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Gran Torino

Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.
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The Buddy Holly story

La Bamba
Includes "The Buddy Holly story" and "La bamba.".
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Wild China

a land of history, mystery and extraordinary diversity
Location footage and commentary examine the landscape, wildlife, and people of China.
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The merchants of cool

Examines how marketers research the tastes, desires, and attitudes of American teenagers and capitalize on them, and explores the culture American teenagers inhabit, discussing how it differs from that of generations past.
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Rent

In New York's East Village, a group of bohemians struggle to express themselves through their art and strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness, and the AIDS epidemic.
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La Llorona

the weeping woman
A retelling, in English and Spanish, of the traditional tale told in the Southwest and in Mexico of how the beautiful Maria became a ghost.
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Crouching tiger, hidden dragon

Two master warriors track the mysterious and highly skilled thief of the legendary sword Green Destiny who they suspect is hiding in the governor's household, while the governor's beautiful daughter, who is keeping secrets of her own, fights against her coming marriage as she admires the freedom of the wudan masters.
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The fifth element

A New York City cab driver finds an alien girl who is the only one who can stop an evil force from outer space from destroying life on Earth.
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Mongol

the rise of Genghis Khan
Delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. Follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny. Shows the future conqueror and revealing him not as the evil brute, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader.
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Cadillac Records

Chicago record-company executive Leonard Chess makes a name for his company, Chess Records, and the new talent he signs, including Etta James, Chuck Berry, and Muddy Waters, while the musicians deal with fame, sex, drugs, race issues, and violence during the 1950s and 1960s.
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