GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946)

 




















Directed by: David Lean
Based on the novel by: Charles Dickens
Starring: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Anthony Wager, Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Martita Hunt, Alec Guinness, John Forrest, Ivor Barnard, Freda Jackson, Eileen Erskine, George Hayes, Hay Petrie, Torin Thatcher, O.B. Clarence, John Burch, Richard George, Grace Denbeigh-Russell, Everley Gregg, Anne Holland, Frank Atkinson, Gordon Begg, Edie Martin, Walford Hyden, Roy Arthur

118 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
A humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.

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MARWENCOL (2010)

 




















Directed by: Jeff Malmberg
Starring: Mark Hogancamp, Emmanuel Nneji, Edda Hogancamp, Tom Neubauer, Julie Swarthout, Janet Wikane, Mark Wikane, Lisa Bruck, Colleen Vargo, David Naugle, Ruthie Hotaling, Tod Lippy

83 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:
Documentary about Mark Hogancamp. After a vicious attack leaves him brain-damaged and broke, Mark seeks recovery in "Marwencol", a 1/6th scale World War II-era town he creates in his backyard.

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SERIES 7 - THE CONTENDERS (2001)

 




















Directed by: Daniel Minahan
Starring: Brooke Smith, Glenn Fitzgerald, Marylouise Burke, Richard Venture, Michael Kaycheck, Merritt Wever, Will Arnett, Tom Gilroy, Angelina Phillips, Donna Hanover, Danton Stone, Alex Yershov, Nada Despotovich, Stephen Michael Rinaldi, Joseph Barrett, Mark Woodbury

87 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:
A TV program selects people at random to kill one another for fame and their freedom.

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SUPERSTAR - THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY (1987)

 




















Directed by: Todd Haynes
Starring: (voices) Gwen Kraus, Bruce Tuthill, Merrill Gruver, Michael Edwards, Melissa Brown, Rob LaBelle, Nannie Doyle, Cynthia Schneider, Larry Kole, Joanne Barnett, Todd Haynes, Michele Manenti, Moira McCarty

43 minutes
(NR - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:
Karen Carpenter's battle with anorexia nervosa and the cultural influence of the Carpenters in the 1970's.

THE VILLAGE (2004)

 




















Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Gleeson, Cherry Jones, Judy Greer, Michael Pitt, Celia Weston, Jayne Atkinson, Frank Collison, Jesse Eisenberg, Fran Kranz, Liz Stauber, Charlie Hofheimer, M. Night Shyamalan

108 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, frightening images)

PLOT:
A series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village.

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ALICE (1990)

 




















Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Mia Farrow, Keye Luke, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt, Alec Baldwin, Blythe Danner, Judy Davis, Bernadette Peters, Cybill Shepherd, Gwen Verdon, June Squibb, Holland Taylor, Peggy Miley, Robin Bartlett, Patrick O'Neal, Diane Salinger, Bob Balaban, Caroline Aaron, Julie Kavner, James Toback, Elle Macpherson, Lisa Marie, Rachel Miner, Kristy Graves, Laurie Nayber, Matthew Williamson, Marceline Hugot, Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow, Linda Wallem, Kim Chan, Peter Tolan, James McDaniel, Kenneth Edelson, George J. Manos, Judith Ivey

106 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, drug use)

PLOT:
A spoiled Manhattan housewife re-evaluates her life after visiting a Chinatown healer.

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BAD DAY TO GO FISHING (2009)

 




















Directed by: Alvaro Brechner
Starring: Gary Piquer, Jouko Ahola, Antonella Costa, Cesar Troncoso, Roberto Pankow, Bruno Aldecosea

100 minutes
(NR - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)
Country of origin: Uruguay

PLOT:
A flamboyant impresario and an aging ex-wrestling champion arrive in a small town, offering a hefty award to the local challenger. In fact, the promoter wants to rinse the spectators for every penny. But, is this a good day to go fishing?