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THE COLOR OF FREEDOM (dir: Bille August, R) – Bille August directs the wicked inspiring true story of the 20+ years Nelson Mandela spent in prison on Robben Island and the relationship that developed between him and a prison guard. I mean, it’s always inspiring when an imprisoned black guy can find it in his heart to see the good side of the white supremacist that’s keeping him locked up. I guess. |
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COVER (dir: Bill Duke, PG-13) – A fine cast of downwardly mobile actors like Lou Gossett Jr., Leon and Vivica A. Fox populate this Bill Duke-directed thriller about a woman who discovers her husband is leading a secret double life. |
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DAM STREET (dir: Yu Li, Not Rated) – A 16-year-old girl in a small Chinese town causes a scandal by getting pregnant. Ten years later she is still dealing with the repercussions when she befriends a slightly mysterious 10-year-old boy. Hmm… |
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DIARY OF THE DEAD (dir: George A. Romero, R) – Kurt says, “Have you ever gone online looking for an amazing animal attack video, and all you can find is crappy home footage of people at the zoo pretending animals are being vicious when they are actually just being boring? Welcome to this movie. Zombies seem to never die, and so does George A. Romero’s career. The only thing better than the end of this movie is if you never started it. NO JOBS!!” |
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*A DIRTY CARNIVAL (dir: Ha Yu, Not Rated) – A small time Korean mobster finds himself up to his neck in trouble when the big boss finds out he’s sold their secrets to a filmmaker. |
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^FIREWORKS WEDNESDAY (dir: Asghar
Farhadi, Not Rated) – The untidy lives of several Iranian families are explored against the backdrop of the traditional festival of fire in this acclaimed look at life inside the axis of evil. |
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THE FLOCK (dir: Andrew Lau, R) – Who’s gonna use tough, unorthodox methods to protect the public from
pervs? Richard Gere and Claire Danes, that’s who! |
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FORGIVING THE FRANKLINS (dir: Jay Floyd, R) – A super-religious family from North Carolina family find themselves irrevocably changed by a car accident. Premiere magazine calls it, “the perfect antidote to THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST.” |
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KILLING ZELDA SPARKS (dir: Jeff
Glickman, Not Rated) – Remember teen sensation Vincent Kartheiser? Neither do I! But he’s in this indie film about a high school reunion gone wrong. |
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KING CORN (dir: Aaron
Woolf, Not Rated) – Whoa, corn is in everything. Hamburger, soda, corn chips. All that stuff. That’s what two college buddies discover in this documentary when they return home to Iowa. |
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MEETING RESISTANCE (dir: Molly Bingham / Steve Connors, Not Rated) – Ever wondered what those pesky insurgents in Iraq get up to in their free time? No? Well, now you can find out all about it in this fascinating documentary. It turns out they consider the American presence to be an unlawful invasion and occupation of their country. |
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STRANGE WILDERNESS (dir: Fred Wolf, R) – Adam Sandler liked this movie enough to produce it, but not enough to star in it. So if that means it’s not as funny as I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY, we’re gonna have a real laughter shortage here. |
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