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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Last Stop 174

2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 Stars

Based on the true events of a 2000 bus hijacking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this tense drama traces the human story behind the tragedy, providing an inside look at the history of the violent hostage-taker. After losing his mother, Sandro (Michel de Souza) lives on the street and becomes hardened by life. Even the efforts of a rehabilitated drug addict (Cris Vianna) who believes he's her long-lost son can't turn him away from a life of violence.
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The Day After Peace

2008 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 Stars

Determined to change the world, Jeremy Gilley spends years trying to make 9/11 a truly meaningful Day of Peace. Gilley's efforts eventually lead him to Afghanistan, where he attempts to launch an ambitious polio vaccination campaign. Filmed in places like Africa, South America and Europe, this documentary features appearances by influential supporters such as the Dalai Lama, Kofi Annan, Angelina Jolie and Jude Law.
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The Narrows

2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 Stars

Mike Manadoro (Kevin Zegers) is torn between two worlds -- his numbers-runner father Vinny's (Vincent D'Onofrio) Brooklyn way of life and the college lifestyle he discovers as a photography student -- in this drama based on Tim McLoughlin's novel Heart of the Old Country. While earning money for school as his father's driver and by delivering packages for a local mobster, Mike yearns to fully embrace the urbane new world he's entered.
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

16 to Life

2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 Stars

On her 16th birthday, never-been-kissed Kate (Hallee Hirsh) decides to play cupid for two people she works with, pairing her boss (Theresa Russell) with a paraplegic customer (Jaime Gomez) and setting up short-order cook Rene (Shiloh Fernandez) with an oversexed co-worker (Emily Foxler). But in the process of matchmaking, Kate learns some surprising lessons about love and the mechanics of romantic relationships.
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Fat Head

2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars

While most people saw the documentary Super Size Me as an exposé of the fast food industry, comedian and former health writer Tom Naughton saw it as a dare: He'd show that you could lose weight on a diet of burgers and fries. In addition to chronicling Naughton's weight drop, the film provides interviews with doctors, nutritionists and others to drive home his thesis that most of what we know about "healthy eating" is wrong.
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Barely Legal

2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 Stars

Now in their first year of college, three girlfriends born on the same day remain virgins. But as their mutual 18th birthday approaches, they decide that it's time to change their pristine status in this saucy sex comedy.
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

A/k/a Tommy Chong

2006 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 Stars

In 2003, the U.S. government allocated an astounding $12 million to apprehend the elusive Tommy Chong -- better known as half of the classic comedy team Cheech and Chong -- for selling bong-like glass pipes over the Internet. In this fascinating documentary featuring interviews with Richard "Cheech" Marin, Jay Leno and Bill Maher, filmmaker Josh Gilbert chronicles the sting that came to be known as "Operation Pipe Dream."
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Acolytes

2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 Stars

After stumbling upon a freshly buried body and learning the murderer's identity, three high school students -- believing the killer can take out a bully who ruined their lives -- elect to blackmail the perpetrator in this taut thriller.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Love, Wedding, Marriage

2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 Stars

When a newly wedded marriage counselor learns that her seemingly happy parents are serious candidates for divorce, she throws all the rules out the window to repair their fractured relationship.
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Macbeth

2006 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 Stars

Something wicked this way comes as discontented mobster Macbeth (Sam Worthington) plots a coup d'état of his Melbourne crime family in this sleek and riveting retelling of Shakespeare's classic story of murder and revenge. When witches prophesize Macbeth's rise to power, he kills mob boss Duncan (Gary Sweet) and assumes control. But Macbeth's rule is soon opposed, and the bloodletting rages out of control. Victoria Hill and Lachy Hulme also star.
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Nothing Like the Holidays

2008 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 Stars

John Leguizmo and Alfred Molina head up an all-star cast in this multicultural ensemble comedy that follows a trio of Puerto Rican siblings -- a Marine, an actress and a businessman -- on their way home to Chicago for a Christmastime family reunion.
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Pulse 3: Invasion

2008 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 Stars

Ever since evil spirits invaded the world through electronic devices years earlier, humans have settled into refugee camps where technology is forbidden. But everything changes when 17-year-old Justine (Brittany Renee Finamore) discovers a laptop computer. She starts communicating with a mysterious man who lives in the city that most humans abandoned. Will her curiosity lead her to a new and better life -- or to more unspeakable horrors?
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Bottle Shock

2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 Stars

France's position as the world's top wine producer went unchallenged until 1976, when the Montelena Winery put California wines on the map -- a story delightfully told in this full-bodied tale about the heady early days of Napa Valley's success.
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Is Anybody There?

2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 Stars

Growing up in a seaside nursing home run by his parents takes its toll on 10-year-old Edward, but things begin to look up for the lonely boy when a retired magician with a zest for life moves in.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

A Fire in the Sky

1978 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 Stars

An astronomer discovers a blazing comet is headed straight for Phoenix, Arizona and scrambles to convince the governor and the president of the imminent danger. If they can't stop the comet, they must evacuate Phoenix... but will it be too late?
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A Love Song for Bobby Long

2004 | R | 3.5 out of 5 Stars

After her mother's death, moody teenage lone wolf Purslane Will (Scarlett Johansson) returns to New Orleans to reclaim her childhood home. But she's shocked to discover that two of her mother's friends have been squatting there for years. In an effort to coexist with Bobby Long (John Travolta), an ex-literature professor, and his protégé, Lawson Pines (Gabriel Macht), Purslane ultimately learns how intertwined they actually are.
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Astro Boy: The Complete Series

2003 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars

After being created and subsequently deactivated by the emotionally unhinged Dr. Tenma, robot boy Astro comes under the care of the kindly Dr. O'Shay, who schools the youthful android in the ways of robots and humans alike. Possessing superior strength, speed and intelligence, young Astro sets out to free the world of injustice, battling legions of evildoers -- including his own brother -- in this remake of the classic 1960s animated series.
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Bad Boys II

2003 | 18A | 3.7 out of 5 Stars

In this hyperkinetic sequel, Miami narcotics cops Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett reteam to investigate Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia and his ties to the influx of Ecstasy. Meanwhile, Marcus' sister -- and Mike's lover -- has been kidnapped by Tapia.
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Basic

2003 | 14A | 3.6 out of 5 Stars

In this twisty thriller, Hardy and Osborne investigate the disappearance of a legendary Army Ranger drill sergeant and the deaths of four of his soldiers on a military training mission during a raging hurricane.
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Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius

2004 | PG | 3.6 out of 5 Stars

In this biopic, Jim Caviezel portrays Bobby Jones, the legendary golfer who received the title of Grand Slam Champion by winning the British Amateur, the British Open, the U.S. Open and the U.S. Amateur in just one year -- 1930. After defeating an illness in his youth, Jones went on to become a record-breaking champion at just 28 years old. Also an accomplished scholar, Jones obtained two college degrees and graduated from law school.
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Cat Ballou

1965 | PG | 3.5 out of 5 Stars

Nat "King" Cole and Stubby Kaye provide a Greek chorus-style narrative in this tongue-in-cheek Western parody that's become a classic in its own right. In director Elliot Silverstein's Oscar-winning comedy, Cat's (Jane Fonda) father has been murdered by a gunslinger (Lee Marvin), and now, the schoolmarm-cum-outlaw must team with boozehound Kid Shelleen (also played by Marvin) to prevent her father's ranch from falling into the wrong hands.
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Crossroads

1986 | 14A | 3.8 out of 5 Stars

In search of a long-forgotten blues song, classical guitarist Eugene (Ralph Macchio) befriends legendary bluesman Willie Brown (Joe Seneca) after meeting him in a Harlem nursing home. Brown convinces Eugene to help him find his soul, which he sold to the devil years ago in exchange for achieving blues perfection. As they travel the Mississippi Delta, the pair befriends a runaway girl (Jami Gertz). Ry Cooder composed and performed the score.
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Early Edition: Season 1

1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 Stars

Kyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights") stars as Gary Hobson, a down-on-his-luck stockbroker from Chicago whose life takes an astonishing turn when he inexplicably starts receiving tomorrow's newspaper a day in advance. Now, with the help of his best friends, Chuck (Fisher Stevens) and Marissa (Shanesia Davis-Williams), Gary races against time to stave off the tragedies predicted in his "early edition."
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Early Edition: Season 2

1997 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 Stars

Kyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights") returns for a second season of this CBS series as Gary Hobson, a onetime stockbroker blessed with the gift of receiving tomorrow's news a day in advance, via a magical copy of the Chicago Sun-Times. In this season, Gary lends a hand to the Chicago Bears, Marissa's (Shanesia Davis-Williams) vision makes a strange turnaround and news of a white supremacist's assassination puts Gary in a tough position.
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Early Edition: Season 3

1998 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 Stars

In the third season of this time-travel series, stockbroker-turned-bar owner Gary Hobson (Kyle Chandler) continues receiving a copy of the Chicago Sun-Times the day before the paper is actually published, enabling him to prevent tragedies and help those in need. This season's headlines prompt Gary to save lives during a power blackout, thwart a terrorist attack, aid an FBI agent hunting mobsters, rescue his mother and confront his own mortality.
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