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Des and Dave Gilroy were once in a band that was going to be 'bigger than the Beatles'. But fame and fortune eluded them and as they enter their twilight years, they decide to collect what they feel life owes them. They embark upon a bombing campaign with the aim of blackmailing a bank into paying them two million pounds.
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John and Sarah Twait are living the retirement life to its fullest. Escaping death just weeks before their last day at the Hillsville Police Department the aging couple now has a different lookout on life. Clambakes, and relaxing nights on the beach are penciled in for the couple's foreseeable future. The aging retired couple have a do nothing life, where coffee and beer are in perpetual rotation. A relaxing atmosphere and an open afternoon make for...
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In Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," the Lady Ophelia dies a tragic death. But what if she had lived? How might things have turned out differently? See the world at Elsinore Castle through Ophelia's eyes as she attempts to change history with her knowledge of herbs and medicines.What would have happened if Hamlet's Ophelia hadn't died in the middle of the play? How would things have gone differently? What was her life like outside of the scope of Hamlet's...
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Julia and her sister Helen are both deaf. Whereas Julia is deeply involved in the hearing-impaired community, Helen has always inexplicably refused to learn sign language. The two sister's world is turned upside down when Helen's new, hearing, boyfriend becomes obsessed with learning to sign. The relationship between the two sisters becomes strained, and there is no turning back...
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A dark drama following Dina, a young girl from a small town in Israel. She falls in love with a man and moves with him to the big city. Little does she know that he's a pimp who recruits girls for the sex industry. Soon enough, she finds herself forced to work for him.
This unsettling arthouse gem exposes the nitty-gritty ugly side of Tel Aviv, and the sex and drug trade that infests its streets.
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A heart-wrenching story of four students who find hope and kinship amidst the challenges of growing up at a harrowing Madrasa in rural Ontario.
Nabil, freshly plucked from middle school in Scarborough, is struggling to find his place at Al Haque Islamic Academy. Between the intense religious studies and new rules, he still longs for his past life of baseball, video games, comic books and girls. When he stumbles upon Maaz and Nawaaz doing something...
11) Misunderstood
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John Duncombe, the British consul in Florence, returns home from his wife's funeral to his two children, who are unaware of their mother's passing. He makes the decision to tell his eldest son, Andrea, but hides the truth from his sickly younger son, Milo.
12) Violet Avenue
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New York City lawyer, Brane is fed up with his life and just about everyone around him including relationships with women including his current girl friend. He has has an admitted breakdown that isn't over. Violet Avenue is masked as a sanitarium where he travels to or lives as an alternate residence when he's trying not to come apart. It's a safe place. During a party in upstate New York he meets a femme fatale named Radiance who changes everything....
13) Phantasmagoria
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Two phantasms meet in a dreamworld, or is it of the real world. Fully color-illustrated.
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After Quebec votes for separation in a rigged election from Canada armed forces from the newly-established, "Republic of Quebec," aided by a right-wing French government, conduct sabotage against Canadian bases.Canadian Prime Minister Jason Carruthers, a former United Nations Major-General, haunted by the recent death of his wife, dons his old uniform to combat Gilles Beauchamp, the charismatic premier who will stop at nothing to make Quebec independent.Embroiled...
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ME & JOAN (formerly titled La Pucelle) was conceived and directed by Ken Marini at Cheltenham Center for the Arts. In an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer, he said: "Joan is a spiritual woman, but she has lost her physical self, and Lili is a very physical woman who has lost her spiritual self. They are like a single woman who has been divided, and it's time to reunite the two selves…""Joan projects magnificent power and grace, while Lili...
16) Buddy
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When a young boy's life is turned upside down by events beyond his control, where does he turn for guidance? Or will their advice only serve to dig an even deeper hole? A dying father, a grieving mother, an irresponsible uncle, an understanding policeman, a stern social worker. These folks and others create a chain of events that will make you laugh and make you cry and, eventually, will restore your faith in the basic goodness of people.
17) Ice Break
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20th Anniversary EditionThis exciting, edge-of-your-seat action-adventure deals with environmental extremists, animal rights activists and international fishing rights in the always troubled waters of the Canadian Grand Banks.ICE BREAK is the account of the CCGS "Canadian," a large, Russian-built icebreaker purchased by Canada, that's equipped with a secret navigation and weapons-control system. The highly anticipated maiden voyage of the CCGS Canadian...
18) Operation 1420
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On patrol in the Persian Gulf testing new surveillance gear, a secret team aboard the destroyer USS John Young uncovers an al Qaeda plot to snatch Kashmiri youth and train them as highly skilled techno-bombers to attack security, financial and air traffic computer systems around the world.The saga begins in 1989 with the first meeting of the al Qaeda Shura Council in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden and other key members of al Qaeda discuss and launch...
19) Borrowed Money
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No man is an island, but for years corporate entrepreneur Peter Ferrell's been acting like one. Isolated, successful and wealthy, he has been in complete control of both his life and his life's work, a third generation family business in Houston. He's got a woman, Megan who loves him, and aside from a few thorny personal problems, he has everything he's ever dreamed of-and more. He's sure the business will be his legacy to future generations and his...
20) The Pawn Broker
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One synonym for pawn is hock. Hock comes from a Dutch word, hok, which is defined as prison or debt.Another definition of a pawn is a person used to advance another's purposes. We think of a pawn broker as a person who is authorized to pay out money against personal property left with him. More often than not, the property is never redeemed and is later sold to recoup the broker's investment and make a little profit on the deal.But what if one particular...
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