feature films

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The last emperor

Portrayal of the life and times of China's last emperor, Pu Yi-- crowned at age 3, and destined to live as a prisoner in his own country in one way or another for his entire life.

Il postino

The postman
A shy postman gets help from the exiled poet Pablo Neruda to win the heart of the most beautiful woman on the isle of Capri.

Joyeux Noel

Merry Christmas
Based on the true story of three armies in the bloody trenches of World War I and the miraculous Christmas Eve truce they unexpectedly forge.

Miracle at midnight

A Danish couple and their son, a resistance fighter, help save thousands of Jews from Nazi extermination.

The lion in winter

Estranged spouses King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine battle over which of their sons should ascend the English throne, while King Philip of France plots to make their arguments moot.

Wag the dog

When the President is implicated in a sex scandal weeks before the next election, the White House needs to create some serious spin on the incident. Hollywood's best producer is called in to create a diversion-- so he produces a war to distract the public's attention.

Goal II

living the dream
Newcastle United's favorite player, Santiago Mu??ez, reaches superstardom and starts to live every footballer's dream when he is transferred to Real Madrid to play in the UEFA European Champions League. He gets to play alongside some of the greatest players, including David Beckham. As Santiago basks in the glory, acclaim and money, he discovers that success has an ugly face, one that threatens to destroy everything he has worked for and everyone that he loves.

My family =

Mi familia
"A powerful, three-generation epic saga of the Sanchez family as told by the eldest son. From the very beginnings of his father's adventurous journey from Mexico to California in the 1920s, to his brother Chucho's tragic rebellion of the 1950s, to the stark realities of modern day, the struggle to live the American dream is sometimes darkened but never diminished"--Container.

Hairspray

In 1962 a girl dances her way to a local television music show's top spot, but the jealous reigning princess won't stand for it.

Prom night in Mississippi

Documents the experiences of students and townspeople in Charleston, Mississippi, as they planned and held an integrated prom for high schoolers, which was paid for by actor Morgan Freeman; and explores attitudes of racial intolerance that still persist in the early twenty-first century.

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