Larry Pine
2) Freak show
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English
Description
Billy bloom is one-of-a-kind: a fabulous, glitter-bedecked, gender-bending teenager whose razor-sharp wit is matched only his by his outrageous, anything-goes fashion sense. When his glamorous mother is forced to send him to live with his straight-laced father, Billy finds himself a diva-out-of-water at his new ultra-conservative high school. Undaunted by the bullies who don₂t understand him, the fearless Billy sets out to make a big statement in...
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English
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A dark comedic thriller follows an art dealer who teams with a hitman and his boss for a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight Avant-Garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.
6) Jimmy P
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English
Description
Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France during WWII, is admitted to Topeka Military Hospital in Kansas, an institution specializing in mental illness. Although he does not suffer any psychological causes for his painful symptoms, he is diagnosed as schizophrenic. Nevertheless, the hospital management decides to seek the opinion of Georges Devereux, a French anthropologist, psychoanalyst and specialist in Native American culture....
8) Still here
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English
Description
Christian Baker, a young New York journalist from The Chronicle, gets assigned to a social story about the disappearance of Monique Watson, a twelve-year-old African-American girl from Brooklyn. Trying to get the assignment behind, he quickly and poorly researches the story and goes with the first lead. This brings down a series of pains. Christian with guilt decides to finally do his work properly finding himself in a race against time to help the...
9) Islander
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English
Description
Ebon Cole loses his family and friends after causing a tragic accident at sea. He is determined to win back the way of life he fought so hard to protect in his island fishing community.
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English
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Comprising nine hardscrabble tales set across the great state of Texas and beyond, Sandhill County Lines is a triumph from author Clay Reynolds. Off the beaten path, concealed behind the weather-worn clapboard walls of decaying farm houses, desperate folk struggle and strive. These are their stories.
11) Outsourced
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English
Description
After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman heads to India to train his replacement, in this delightful cross cultural romantic comedy.
12) Beirut
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Language
English
Description
Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives (Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris) must send a former U.S. diplomat (Jon Hamm) to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.
Language
English
Description
An innovative feature length documentary that explores the parallel lives of legendary outsider artist Henry Darger. Reclusive janitor by day, visionary artist by night, Darger's 15,000 page novel details the exploits of the Vivan Girls, seven angelic sisters who lead a rebellion against godless, child-enslaving men.
14) Still Here
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English
Description
When twelve-year-old African American girl Monique Watson goes missing in New York City, the police are apathetic and her father Michael is distraught. Out of options, Michael teams up with Christian Baker, the journalist assigned to Monique's story. With public interest waning and time running out, Michael and Christian race to uncover the truth - and find Monique, before it's too late.
15) A master builder
Series
Criterion collection volume 762
Language
English
Description
A visionary yet tyrannical middle-aged architect is haunted by figures from his past.
16) Moonrise kingdom
Series
Criterion collection volume 776
Language
English
Description
On an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, two twelve-year-olds fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore, and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.