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Members of an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment, in this deeply resonant tale of dreams deferred. Following the death of their patriarch, the Youngers await a life insurance check they hope will change their circumstances, but tensions arise over how best to use the money.
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In the 1930s, William Randolph Hearst's media empire included 28 newspapers, a movie studio, a syndicated wire service, radio stations and 13 magazines. Nearly one in four American families read a Hearst publication. His newspapers were so influential that Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Winston Churchill all wrote for him. The first practitioner of what is now known as 'synergy,' Hearst used his media stronghold to achieve unprecedented political...
3) Beauty shop
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"When Jorge, the egotistical boss at a posh salon, pushes his star stylist, Gina, a hair too far, Gina leaves and opens a beauty shop of her own. Inheriting an opinionated group of stylists, a colorful clientele and a sexy upstairs neighbor, Gina proves that you can't keep a good woman down -- and you can't keep a shopful of outrageous women from speaking their minds!"--Container.
6) Vivarium
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A couple's search for a dream home plunges them into a terrifying nightmare after they are trapped in a mysterious, labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.
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Passion, intrigue, adventure, love-- everything happens in the yellow Rolls-Royce, a luxury automobile that ties together three stories as it passes from owner to owner. In the first, an aristocrat with a penchant for the racetrack discovers his wife has a penchant for backseat amour. Then a moll takes a spin down lover's lane in the Rolls while her mobster boyfriend is busy rubbing out the competition. Finally, an imperious widow purchases the car...
9) Summer stock
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There is an unusual harvest at Falbury Farm: beans, hay, and show tunes. It₂s a bumper crop, too, with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly leading all the hoofing, singing and sparking. In her final MGM musical, Garland plays Jane Falbury, a farm owner more than a bit riled when her aspiring-actress sister shows up with a theatrical troupe that wants to stage a musical in the family₂s barn. Any guess who becomes the show₂s sudden star after its lead...
10) Ellen: Season 2
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Los Angeles bookstore owner Ellen Morgan is a good-humored bachelorette whose loose-lipped outbursts often land her in outrageous situations.
11) Taste of hope
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In a world driven by competition and capital, workers of a self-managed tea factory struggle to survive against all odds. In 2010, Unilever announced the closing of the profitable Fralibtea processing and packaging plant in the South of France. After 1,336 days of resistance, the workers celebrated their victory against the giant multinational and became owners of the factory. Now, with the take-over of the company and production under workers’...
12) Beeswax
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From director Andrew Bujalski, BEESWAX revolves around the personal and professional entanglements of twin sisters Jeannie and Lauren living in Austin, Texas. Charming and intimate, this is a story about how we depend on our families, the kind we're stuck with, and the kind we build for ourselves and the beeswax that holds them all together. Nominated for the Producers Award at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards.** Official Selection at the **Berlin...
13) Silver skies
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Chronicles a group of working-class residents whose lives turn upside down when their apartment complex threatens to be sold out from under them. Director Rosemary Rodriguez has assembled a high-profile cast to play some very complicated roles. With humor and compassion, she brings these old-timers to a place of fear, a little romance and deep caring for each other's wellbeing. The story is easily relatable, as the aging population confronts a downturn...
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For me and my gal: Musical comedy about a vaudeville song-and-dance team who buck tough times and World War I on their way to success in show business.
The Harvey girls: Susan meets a cheery group of young women traveling out to open a 'Harvey House' restaurant at a remote whistle stop to provide good cooking and wholesome company for railway travelers.
In the good old summertime: A musical version of "The shop around the corner" tells the story...
15) A girl & a gun
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Bringing a female perspective to the debate that's raging across the nation, it explores the intersection of 'girl power' and firepower. Filmed throughout the U.S. the film delves deep into the American gun world to show the relationship between women and their guns.
16) Guns in America
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The United States has 300 million citizens. There are 270 million guns. This tells 5 stories from America's connection with guns through the eyes of its citizens. From gangs, to local law enforcement, to gun hobbyists to a young mother. This explores the lives of people with guns.
17) Beauty shop
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Gina Norris is in Atlanta making a name for herself at a posh Southern salon with her cutting-edge hairstyles. But when her flamboyant, egotistical boss takes it one criticism too far, she leaves his salon to open a shop of her own.
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"Why does a famine struck country such as Ethiopia export tons of food to us, when it can hardly feed its own population? Why does the World Bank spend billions of dollars on development aid, when millions of farmers at the same time are being deprived of the right to their land? Hoping to achieve high export earnings and secure future prosperity, the Ethiopian government has decided to lease millions of hectares of land to foreign investors. Land...
19) No control
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Presents both sides of the gun ownership rights/gun control question. Examines the potential effects of 3D printing on access to firearms and gun violence. Looks at the role of artists in promoting gun control, focusing on an installation by Boston artist Greg Bokor.
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No issue currently divides Americans more than their constitutional right to bear arms versus the merits of gun control. This special captures the role that guns play in so many people's lives by placing fixed-rig cameras inside a small, family-run gun shop in Michigan. Avoiding simple stereotypes and well-worn clichés, as well as understanding the everyday challenges of running a business in a contreversial industry, the film explores and reflects...
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