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"Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the mythical village of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire--an allegorical representation of all life--is an American classic. It is the simple story of a love affair that asks timeless questions about the meaning of love, life, and death. Our Town explores the relationship between two young neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood friendship blossoms into romance, and then culminates...
2) ParaNorman
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From the makers of Coraline comes the story of Norman, a boy who must use his special powers to save his town from a centuries-old curse. In addition to spooky zombies, he'll also have to take on unpredictable ghosts, wily witches, and, worst of all, clueless grown-ups. But this young ghoul whisperer will soon find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grownups to save his...
3) Fresh horses
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Passion knows no limits for Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy in the provocative romantic drama, Fresh Horses. A compelling tale of love and awakening set against the dual backdrop of city and country in the American heartland.
7) Frownland
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A return to the rugged aesthetics of 1970s independent cinema, Frownland plumbs the life and neuroses of a young New Yorker and his failures to communicate. Devoid of plot, and relying largely on lead actor Dore Mann's array of tics, stutters, and mumbles, this grainy, do-it-yourself film is sure to divide audiences with a portrait of life that is by turns hopeless and comic. "[A] pitch-black character study of Keith Sontag, a neurotic, manipulative,...
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Zazie is an energetic, saucy little girl from the suburbs who comes to Paris with her mother Jeanne for the weekend. Jeanne has an urgent appointment with her lover, so Uncle Gabby will be looking after Zazie. Zazie particularly wants to ride the Metro--the subway--but the train staff is on strike. So after the obligatory sightseeing trip to the Eiffel Tower, Zazie loses her uncle and embarks on a series of madcap, rather Rabelaisian adventures. While...
12) Closer
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Play focuses on the desperate struggles of four individuals as they couple and re-couple, increasingly desperate in their attempts to get 'closer.' For mature audiences only, this is a powerful play examining difficult and painful issues with honesty, integrity, humor and humanity. The language, while poetic and powerful, is rough. Sex is dealt with frankly and graphically. It is an uncompromisingly honest look at the possibility (and impossibility)...
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Christmas at Maple Creek When romance novelist Diana (Jeni Ross) learns that Maple Creek, a charming pioneer village, is struggling to stay afloat, she uses her notoriety to help generate interest in the town by sponsoring a Christmas gala. No Time Like Christmas After Emma (Kyla Pratt) finds her college boyfriend's engraved watch at a vintage jewelry shop, her sister Bronwyn (Rachel McLaren) believes it is a sign, and decides to secretly play cupid...