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1) Restrepo
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English
Description
This documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, Restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats.
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English
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Wimbledon, 1980. The rainiest summer in decades. The world is waiting to see the number one tennis player in the world, Björn Borg, claim his fifth Wimbledon title. But few know of the drama behind the scenes: at only 24, Borg is close to the end, run-down, worn out and ridden with anxiety. Meanwhile, the challenger John McEnroe, 20, has decided to replace his former hero on the Wimbledon throne. A story about the price of success.
Language
English
Description
This documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, Restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats.
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English
Description
Welcome to Trona, California-- a dead-end desert town for people with dead-end lives. And no one is going nowhere faster than Ray Tuckby, a mild-mannered underground parking lot attendant saddled with a neurotic shut-in wife and an ill-mannered, sexually-frustrated son. That is, until Ray's life totally bottoms out. Now, with the help of a childhood sweetheart and a concerned stranger, Ray is about to take back his life and his town in this offbeat...
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English
Description
He was born, he went to Cambridge and met John Cleese, he smoked a pipe, he became a doctor, he became a Python, he decided he was gay (well, 70/30, according to a survey he did on himself), he got drunk a lot, he stopped being drunk, he made some films, he had some sex (actually, a lot), and moved to Los Angeles. Finally, he was whisked up into space by aliens (although that might have been in a film).
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English
Description
This film is the first and only feature-length documentary about the infamous Bay Area punk rock performer Marian Anderson. Singer, model, prostitute, bisexual, drug addict, insane, beautiful, talented, selfless, violent...all words used to describe Marian Anderson. Plagued by sexual abuse, mental illness, and self-destruction, Marian's story is a cautionary tale of hope, broken dreams, and shattered endings.
10) Gun Hill Road
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English
Description
After three years in prison, Enrique returns home to the Bronx to find the world he knew has changed. His wife, Angela, struggles to hide an emotional affair, and his teenage son, Michael, explores a sexual transformation well beyond Enrique's grasp and understanding.
11) After
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English
Description
Set in the winter of 2002 in chilly upstate New York, after tells the story of a middle class family struggling with the financial consequences of a failing family business and a series of intergenerational conflicts and rivalries. But, what truly threatens to upset their delicate balance and shatter the emotionally fragile family matriarch is an intricately buried secret that, if revealed, could alter their lives irrevocably.