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John Tucker Must Die I DA u I. tlictt} 'l'hoinax. [8.31leme \lctcallc. lirittan) Snow Axhanti. 89mm. John 'l‘uckcr (\lctcallci ix a philandcring xtud u ho xtringx along thrc-c girllricndx \Vlic-n thc urongcd trio gc-t \Hlld ol liix cheating “an. thc} xct tip llL'\\hlL‘ Katc iSnou. ) ax bait to humiliatc liitn (icncric chick llick lor aimlcxx lcc'iix. (irmvu/ I'i'li'uw
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna t IDA. tKaran Johar. liidia. Zoom Amitahh liaclichan. Shahrukh Khan. Rani
Muklicricc Romantic drama about two pcoplc v. ho rcalixc thc} low cach othcr dc-xpitc llic lact that this} arc marricd to alttilllc'l St'li‘t It‘t/ I‘t'lt'tlu’.
Kidnapped 11')... tl)c'|hcrt Mann. l'K. W?! l .\lichacl ('ainc. Lawrcncc Douglax. \'i\ run llcilhron. lU7mtn. ('hcc'x} hut c-iiiti};ihlc' ho} 'x (NH) \crxion ol thix laiiiiliai highland adwnturc haxcd on the Rohcrt l.ouix Stcxcnxon'x lamoux nm cl. (ii/It'lttll'll/ I’M/‘k/u'ml. (i/(Iwmi.
Kiss Me Deadly 1 l8» 0.... (Rtihc'l'l Aldrich. l'S. WSS) Ralph Mcckcr. AI Dckkcr. Maxinc (‘oopc-r. IUSnnn. l’rixatc ow .‘xlikc llammcr pickx up a girl on a lilHlUHHI}. and \\ iiidx up \\ ith a corpxc on liix liandx. 'l‘liux hcginx a qticxt into thc unknonn lit xcarch of ‘thc grcat \xliatxit'. licaulilull) aclcd h} a grotip ol actorx \\ ho nc\cr rcall} got thcir duc in ’l‘inxcltoun. author and xcrccim ritcr Al Bel/cridcx' xcript liax a kind ol dixparit) and dc'xpcration in itx nictcr that ix at lcaxt lcn )carx ahcad ol’ ilx tiinc. (iluyumi I’llm ’I'Iu'utrt'. (iluwmi. Lady in the Watertt’m O. «M Night Sh)aiii;il;iii. l'S. Zoom l’aul (iiamatti. lli') cc l)al|ax Howard. Jc'll'rc} Wright.
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Lassie tl’(il O. t(‘har|cx Sturridgc. l'S/lrcland. 2005i Samantha Morton. John Lurch. Stcw l’cmbcrton. (ircgor l-ixhcr 99min. 'l‘hc implauxihl) rc-xilicnt (‘ollic hottndx back onto lhc' hig xcrccn. 'l‘hoxc' tamiliar \iitli thc- xior} “I” find lllllL‘ to )ap about in Sturridgc'x film The “Al-TA-
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The List Surprise Movie ohm tthc. lhc‘. lbc) thc‘.\\'ho kntmx". ('Im'iiur/t/ Rt'njn'n .S'Irt’t'l. (i/mqmi.
Little Man t IZAJ O th'cnc-n hot} Wayanx. l'S. Zoom Marlon \Va}anx. Shaun Wayanx. 97min. Scc rcxic“. pagc Io. (it'lu'l'u/ I‘i'lt’uu'.
Live Containers and Anonymoust Yourst IS) H'ariouxi l 13min. Douhlc hill of ()r/u Sharipox 'x indictmcnt ol‘ the tixc- ol uomcn ax drug mulcx in 'l‘ajikixtan and (iaylc l‘crraro‘x c'\poxc" ol' Burincxc xcx trafficking. ('( I-l. (Hawaii.
Look Both Ways t 12A) .0 (Sarah Watt. Auxtralia. Zoom William Mclnncx. Jlixtinc (‘lark. Anthon} lla_\cx. l.ixa Flanagan. l()(lmin. An unconxcntional coincd)‘ hlcnding animation and lixc action ax Nick tMclnnc-x) and Mcryl (Clarke) xharc lhcir mutual ohxuxion \\ ith thcir min dcth in thix gcntlc Anxtralian drama that xurprixingly caxtx itxcll' ax a romantic coincd)‘. (ilusgmr I’ilm 'I‘hmm'. (Human; The Lost Children (15)... (Ali Saniadi Ahadi. ()livcr Stoltl. (icrman); 2005) lthin. A documentary about thc
childrcn tn l'ganda xx ho hax c managcd to c'xcapc abduction into thc' gucrrilla l.ord'x Rc'xtxtancc Ann} I‘l/HJIII’HH‘. faint/Hugh Lost Embrace I 1%.. ii).llllL'i Burman. .»\rgcntinalirancc Ital) Spain. 2004: Danicl llcndlcr. Adriana .-\i/cml\crg. Jorgc l)‘l:|ia ltllmin l)ixappointing conic-d} drama wt in a Bucnox .-\ircx xhopping mall Shmalt/ and chcap production \alucx dcrail xomc intcrcxting momcntx (i/uwun I’llm Iln'um: (i/uwon March of the Penguins a»... tl.uc Jacquct. l'irancc. 2005) 85mm l)c'lightlu| ll l'airl} routinc tin a l)txco\ci'_\ ('hanncl kind ot \\;l_\ | documcntar} \xhich tolloux thc lzmpcror l’cnguinx' annual altcmpt to bring ncxx life into thc trcc/ing climhx ot .-\ntarctica Morgan l'rccman'x rich. c‘llcc\_\ \oicc-ox c-r maka thc film (il'tHit'IiUI: (ilthfluii.
Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing 8. Charm School 1 I2.-\»
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Miami Vice t 15) O... t.\lichac| Mann. l'S. Zoom (‘olin liarrcll. Jainic l-'o\\. l.i (iong. 132mm. lntcrcxting fL‘llHL‘llllttll ol thc' qtiiiitc-xxc-ittial Xil'x cop xliou lrom acclaimcd dirc-ctor Michacl Mann, (ionc ix thc gloxx} glamour. inxtc'ad rcplacc‘d with an cpic Hm! xt_\ lc' criinc-talc and (‘ollatcral'x xlick lll) digital \'l\lliii\. l5arrcll and lim lack chcmixtr} hut thc} 'rc carried h} thc dircctor'x tradcmark xt} lc and xomc tcrrific action \CCHCx. (imvml I't'll’UM'.
Monster House tl' l .000 ((ill Kcnan. l'S. zoom Voicc'x ol‘ Stcxc Buxccmi. Maggic (i_\'llcnhaal. Mitclicl Muxxo. ‘Jlimn. ’l‘rouhlc-niaking t_\kc'x im c'xtigatc thc Cft‘c‘p} liouxc iii thix film. which i.x nicked fun for all agcx. (‘(il production in \xlucli not onl} ix thc titular houxc a [X'l'xtiliélhlc \ illain. it actuall} tcarx itxcll‘ tip from itx l'oundalionx in the climax ol Kcnan‘x xkill'ull} rcalixcd lamil) film. (iwn'rul n'lmm'.
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Napoleon Dynamite ti’( o O... tJarcd llcxx. l'S. IiNHi Jolin llcdci. John (it'lc‘\. Aaron Rticll Uttmin Napolcon tllcdcri ix a qtiiik} Iccnagc gcck \\ ho hclicwx hc hax tlic potcntial to iulc lllt‘ unncrxc through tlic moxt oddball mcaiix but when lnx grandmothci ciackx hci cocc} \ in a motorhikc accidcnt. \lt'al} l'nclc Rico
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