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Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
When Marvin Hamlisch passed away in August 2012 the worlds of music, theatre and cinema lost a talent the likes of which we may never see again. Seemingly destined for greatness, Hamlisch was accepted into New York’s Juilliard School as a 6-year-old musical prodigy and rapidly developed into a phenomenon. With instantly classic hits ‘The Way We Were’ and ‘Nobody Does It Better’ and scores for Hollywood films such as The Swimmer, The Sting and Sophie’s Choice and the Broadway juggernaut A Chorus Line; Hamlisch became the go-to composer for film and Broadway producers and a prominent presence on the international Concert Hall circuit. His streak was staggering, vast, unprecedented and glorious, by the age of 31 Hamlisch had won 4 Grammys, an Emmy, 3 Oscars, a Tony and a Pulitzer prize: success that burned so bright, it proved impossible to match.
Le Paris de Zazie
Documentary about the Parisian locations for the film by Louis Malle.
Golpe Baixo
A boxing fighter about to enter the ring ends up engaging in a different and somewhat embarrassing fight.
The Go Masters
Ten years before the outbreak of the Second World War in Asia, a Japanese Go master and his Chinese rival meet in China to play a game of Go (loosely described as an Asian version of chess). It soon becomes evident that the Chinese master's son is the most talented player that the Japanese master has ever encountered, and he convinces the boy's father to let him bring the child back to Japan to train him as a professional Go player. Years pass, and as the young Chinese master grows to maturity in Japan, the Japanese invasion of China forces him to choose between his triumphant career and his loyalty to his native country. His decision is complicated by his marriage to the daughter of the Japanese master, with whom he has produced a child. His choice will profoundly alter the lives of two families. Their saga serves as a reflection of the tragic relations between their two great countries, and the possibility of reconciliation and healing.
Vampýr
Secrets, fate, reality, superstition. How will the visitors cope with these things in one cruise hotel?
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Cake Boy
With danger hot on his heels, erotic-cake baker Selwyn (Warren Fitzgerald) flees his abusive girlfriend and takes up with a punk band in this inspiring tale. Working as a roadie for No Use for a Name, Selwyn falls for a disabled cutie who persuades him to grab his mixer and compete against the "Master Baker of France." The Vandals bassist Joe Escalante directs this film featuring songs from Yellowcard, The Bronx, Jackson, Piebald and many more.
Alles in de Hens
A re-take of the one man show 'Alles in the Hens' from actor Marcel Hensema. The story evolves around a man, in his late 40ies, who takes off for a walk away from the daily struggle with work, family and thoughts, only to find out that you can walk away from your problems, but that you cannot walk away from yourself. This journey of a man, on a road to nowhere, is dramatic, funny and very recognizable especially when you lost track or when you are on a dead-end yourself.
Time Tracers
When the discovery of a five-thousand year old artifact of a humanoid reptile leads an investigative reporter to the Kronos Project, he uncovers an experimental device created to send humans through time, controlled by a ruthless multi-billionaire. As the Kronos experiment progresses through the Civil War era to the Jurassic age, high-tech sabotage and deceit ensue, resulting in devastating events that lead to a ripple in time, a paradox, that if not contained could change the entire course of evolution and destroy the universe as we know it.
The Stranger in the House
Jean Wyllys is one of the MPs of Brazil's National Congress. The politician, who is also a journalist and teacher, fights for minorities, as well as being one of the greatest representatives of the LGBTQ+ cause. Now, he exposes a period of three years of his routine in the public sphere, which provokes a reflection on a time of polarization in Brazilian politics.
The Prague Castle
In 1932 Hammid bought a handheld camera Bell-Howell and made his second film, Na Pražském hradě [Prague Castle], in close collaboration with the composer of the sound track, striving for an organic intertwining of image and music.
Speaking of Animals in a Pet Shop
Part of Tex Avery's "Speaking of Animals" series of animated shorts. A collection of puns, sight gags and slapstick jokes involving dogs, cats, fish and other animals at a pet store, as well as the customers looking to buy them. —Jean-Marc Rocher
Murder in High Places
A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider "eccentric" and others don't care for because he's a former hippie. Complications ensue when soon after the election, a dead body crashes through the skylight of a local building, and the body turns out to be the new mayor's ex-wife.
The Christmas Ball
Clare, a woman struggling with her dance career, accepts her Aunt Bridget’s invitation to come to England for the holidays. When Clare arrives, she meets Liam, a handsome historian who is determined to prove Aunt Bridget’s manor is a historical landmark. Realizing Clare can help Liam prove the manor’s historical value, Aunt Bridget proposes they work together to bring back the Christmas Ball from years ago. In the planning process, Clare and Liam begin to fall in love and realize their true passion in life is to be together.
Shesh Pata
Valmiki, a formerly well-known author, living a life of debt, receives an opportunity and an advance fee to write about his late wife. But, when he is unable to deliver, he seeks a ghostwriter to help him.
Fate of Succession: A Star Wars Story
When Ex-Jedi Erik Candor is found by his old turned-evil-master, Bruce Singru, he must fight for his life or succumb to the dark side of the force.
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Semester's End
Papers, Midterms and Murder. A college woman is targeted by a serial killer terrorizing a campus full of shady characters and dangerous secrets.