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Hollywood favorite Nick Nolte stars with the sexy Greta Scacchi in this impassioned story of forbidden love! During one man's unforgettable visit to liberal and socially permissive France, he meets and falls in love with a worldly and mysterious woman! But when the alluring charms of another prove irresistible, he finds himself courting scandal in a heated triangle of passion and desire!
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In 1968 Arthur Blessitt picked up a cross. After 40 years, Arthur has been on every continent and island nation with his twelve-foot cross, encountering people from diverse backgrounds, sharing a message of hope and destiny - the message of the cross. This is the story of his Guinness World Record setting 38,102 mile walk across the globe.
3) Pride
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The year is 1973, and Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard), a college-educated African-American, can't find a job. Driven by his love of competitive swimming, Jim converts an abandoned recreational pool hall in a Philadelphia slum with the help of Elston (Bernie Mac), a local janitor. But when city officials mark the new Philadelphia Department of Recreation for demolition, Jim fights back - by starting the city's first African-American swim team. Recruiting...
4) The Soloist
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A Los Angeles newspaper reporter discovers a brilliant and distracted street musician, with unsinkable passion, and a unique friendship and bond transforms both their lives.
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What do you do with a pitcher whose dominance has helped his team claim two world-championship banners? If the pitcher is burly lefty George Herman Ruth, you banish him from the mound, put a bat in his hand and watch him clout one record-setting home run after another. William Bendix suits up in Yankee flannels as the renowned pitcher-turned-outfielder and Sultan of Swat in a movie that mixes fact, fiction and more fiction in a way that makes it a...
6) Evita
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EVITA is the riveting true-life story of Eva Peron (MADONNA), who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve unimaginable fortune and fame. Despite widespread controversy, her passion changed a nation forever!
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Five days. Two global icons. One universal question. Through teachings, tears and teasing, experience the infectious JOY in the incredible friendship between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu as they reveal a side of themselves never seen before. Despite very difficult journeys, these men have made happiness a habit - finding joy in the of face adversity and fighting for a better world.
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One of the greatest mysteries of this century has yet to be solved. Based on a true story that has captured the imagination of America for more than half a century, Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight explores the mysterious disappearance of the brave aviatrix, in an exciting and suspenseful way. Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton plays the legendary aviator whose disappearance over the Pacific Ocean is one of the great unsolved mysteries of...
13) Convicts Four
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Emmy Award-winner Ben Gazzara ("Happiness," "The Big Lebowski") portrays a convicted killer who, when he receives a reprieve from a date with the electric chair, goes on to find redemption in prison. An all-star cast provides strong support in this drama based on a true story. Also starring Emmy Award-winner Ray Walston (TV's "Picket Fences," "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"), Academy Award-winner Rod Steiger ("In the Heat of the Night," "On the Waterfront"),...
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As a founding member of The Beatles, singer, songwriter and social activist, John Lennon was one of the most influential voices of the20th century. Lennon led his life in the global media, leaving a profound and moving record of an amazing person. Now, with the cooperation of Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, producer David L. Wolper brings a feature-length film documenting Lennon's life and his profound impact on the world through footage shot during his...
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Examines the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he reinvented himself from pimp to author of 7 groundbreaking books. These books were the birth of Street Lit and explored the world of the ghetto in gritty and poetic detail and have made him a cultural icon. Interviews with Iceberg Slim, Chris Rock, Henry Rollins, Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, and Quincy Jones.
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When Errol Flynn was a young movie idol, he became a crony of aging star John Barrymore, whose rich talent was ravaged by an excess of booze and life. Years later, Flynn leaped at the chance to portray his old friend in this riveting and cautionary 1958 film based on the biography by Barrymore's daughter Diana–and gave a triumphant performance that promised more dramatic greatness to come, if only Flynn hadn't died at just 50 the next year. Dorothy...
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Playmate of the Month, movie deals, a luxurious life in L.A.'s ritziest enclaves: That's a lot to handle for Dorothy Stratten, who little more than a year before was a 17-year-old working in an ice cream shop. It's even more to handle for Paul Snider, the ambitious wheeler-dealer who discovers her, puts her on a path of fame and fortune…and takes it all away from her in a brutal moment of jealousy and rage. Jamie Lee Curtis portrays the centerfold...
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