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- Fox Network's broadcast of the 73rd annual Allstate Sugar Bowl, held at the Louisiana Superdome on January 3, 2007, featured a spectacular opening musical sequence, "Dueling Musicians," filmed on the streets of New Orleans by director Sam Irvin. It was designed to celebrate the ongoing recovery of New Orleans in the wake of the 2005 Hurrican Katrina catastrophe.
- A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
- Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
- In 1939, Yiddish was the spoken language of three-quarters of the world's Jews. But when leading Jewish scholars convened in 1980, they estimated that only 70,000 Yiddish books remained in the world. This engaging, often funny documentary film chronicles the adventures of an enterprising 23-year-old named Aaron Lansky, who rallied together an international network of volunteers and set out to rescue the world's Yiddish books. Twenty years later, the National Yiddish Book Center has collected 1.5 million Yiddish books and helped save a rich diverse, and surprisingly modern literature from oblivion. With rare archival images, and a lyrical portrayal of the National Yiddish Book Center's warehouse and cultural complex, A Bridge Of Books celebrates a pursuit that has become a powerful vehicle for the transmission of history, culture and identity across several generations.
- Filmed in remote corners of Maine, this documentary explores how aggressive marketing and prescribing of the painkiller OxyContin led to a drastic spike in opiate addiction among rural populations beginning in 1996, the year of its introduction. Together, the stories of Sayra, a young woman who, not knowing what it was, first takes OxyContin as a teenager at a party; Larry, a wilderness guide who becomes addicted after sustaining injuries on a bear hunt; and Keya and Steve, a Passamaquoddy Indian couple who, due to their proximity to the Canadian border, support their habit through international drug smuggling, illustrate the profoundly corrupting influence of OxyContin addiction on the traditional lives of rural Americans. Connecting their stories is the Discovery House methadone clinic run by substance abuse counselor and community activist Marty O'Brian, who is committed to helping those who feel the 'call to return' to the normal lives that they never sought to leave. Soon demand for such support rapidly out paces the clinic's capacity, with some patients driving six hours each way for treatment. Yet efforts to open more clinics are fiercely challenged by communities afraid of the risks methadone users represent to the safety of their homes and schools. Battle lines are thus re-drawn for a new war on drugs, with no clear way to succeed. In the middle is OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharmaceuticals, which advises doctors not to prescribe its products 'improperly.'
- A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from a German prison in France.
- A young nerdy man is taught social skills and better way of life at a reformatory for hackers.
- The simple act of painting a house turns into an altercation that forces all involved to reexamine their ideas about love, life and loyalty.
- Amy's ruling in the case of a teenager who called in a bomb scare to avoid a test is complicated by the arrival of an I.N.S. agent who's ready to deport the boy to Afghanistan, and almost certain death, if he's found guilty; Eric saves Lauren from being kidnapped by Jason; Gillian's raging hormones leave Peter exhausted as she goes into overdrive about the plans for Maxine's wedding; Kimberly blackmails Sean into getting her job back in exchange for helping Maxine find an endangered teenager who's aged out of the system; Kyle defies hospital protocol to give a dying woman her last wish; Eric ends Jason's stalking with tragic finality.
- The work and unexplained death of Michael Ventris, the English architect, classicist, and philologist who deciphered the ancient Mycenaean Greek script Linear B, are portrayed.
- Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, stoner buds Harold Lee and Kumar Patel cause a holiday fracas by inadvertently burning down Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree.
- Nate, a suicidal 28 year old incidentally finds the beauty in life after mysteriously waking up naked in a park and discovering he is involved in a marijuana heist. Nate is forced to find a special "pillowcase" he lost the night before which is hidden somewhere in the park. He embarks on a journey by putting the puzzle pieces together while encountering a variety of people who include the girl of his dreams and his menacing landlord. All Nate wants to do is get through the day however it may not be that easy.
- A dead father and an secret house he never mentioned. Phillip moves out to the middle of nowhere to search for peace. What he finds may be much worse. A Town of Others is a short sci-fi/thriller set in rural England. The film tackles themes of grief, isolation and what it means to be different.
- The Addams Family goes on a search for their relatives.
- This film is about "embracing of time" - it is about how to use time wisely and to appreciate every passing moment of life. "Busy" is a state of mind and not a matter of lack of time. An elite lifestyle is in setting one's priorities and distributing one's time to optimum use. Our main character in all his excellence displays this quality through this film. The premium Aegon THTF Life Insurance services thus become a 'status' that reflects a 'taste' in such a Man - an elegance exclusive to those who understand and appreciate such ways, of what it means to live as new-age Gentleman. The film takes on a non-linear approach, effectively switching back and forth between the projection of his minds and the observation of the processes involved - giving the overall film a 'sensational elegance' in the visual impression. We observe and portray our main character indulging in the joy of life: at times alone in contemplation; at times in learning; at times in practice; and at times in sharing with fellow friends its joy and wonderment.
- Aimee Mann, the Boston born singer/songwriter, Grammy winner and self-described Oscar loser, was recently named to NPR's list of the ten finest living songwriters. It was a well-deserved honor, and put her in the company of artists like Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, and Tom Waits. While Aimee Mann is widely acknowledged for her songwriting talent, her lesser-known role as an industry trailblazer is as laudable as it is fascinating. Starting with the sudden and disconcerting fame of her band 'Til Tuesday and spanning eight solo albums, the arc of her career has largely reflected, and in some ways shaped, the music business itself. Much of that career was defined by her struggle and just plain bad luck with record labels that couldn't see past Mann's model looks and the dollar signs in their eyes that she was not the artist they were molding her to be. In her struggle to stay true to herself as an artist, Mann chafed under contracts and finally started her own label in order to put out her finely-observed songs the way she wanted to put them out - a ground-breaking move at the time and one that paved the way for musicians just starting to navigate the chaos of the music business today. The irony? With no more Goliath labels to fight and at the absolute peak of her talent as a songwriter, the channels for distributing and making a living from music are disappearing. With surprising humor and optimism, Mann lets us in on her bumpy journey, a few surprising hobbies and why, after a career-long struggle to make a living with her art, she believes there's always a next step.
- A fantastical comedy where three listless losers are about to have their lives upended. Standing in their way, though, are assassins, cults, supernatural powers, and nervous mums.
- Three band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head D.J. refuses to play them.
- Sledge goes undercover to learn why Elvis impersonators are being systematically murdered with a gold microphone.
- In the dangerous world of the Amazon Rainforest, finding a meal proves to be an impossible task for a little treefrog named Bounce. His luck changes when he meets Biggy, a blue-bellied treefrog who takes him under his guidance and shows him the ways of the jungle in this animated journey set to Beethoven's Symphony No.8.
- Dan Mathews and his officers must rely upon an uncommunicative amnesiac to find a seriously injured camper.
- In the midst of California's coastal redwood region, Green Diamond Resource Company continues to clearcut redwood forests, devastating habitats and leaving scars across the land. Farmer, a direct action environmental activist in his late 20s, decides to tree-sit in the McKay Tract -- a 60-acre grove of ancient redwoods that is home to spotted owls, deer, flying squirrels, and countless other life forms. AMONG GIANTS begins three years into the McKay tree-sit. On his tiny platform a hundred feet up in the ancient redwood canopy, Farmer must battle the elements and avoid isolation as he fights for a sustainable future. The film uses a verite style that reflects the pace of life in the tree village and shows the forest from Farmer's perspective. As Farmer outlasts a vicious storm, counts the rings on a felled tree, and trumps through a recent clear cut, the film questions what it means to make personal sacrifices for a larger cause, and how a single person can affect real change in the world.
- A director and his son return to a region damaged by the Guilan earthquake, hoping to find the children who appeared in his film a few years earlier.
- Acacia - Kate Sissons; A young punk-rock musician, moves into a dilapidated rectory and becomes the caretaker after the death of its Vicar - John Stahl. What at first appears to be good fortune becomes disturbing as winter sets with a broken boiler. Strange noises emanate from the eves; sleep is as inadequate as heat, but the fireplaces appear auspicious. Her dreams reflect her experiences and that of 'history', as her abusive boyfriend - Burnal - Stephen D-Arcy and their vices; lead to a meltdown and confrontation with her divided self and her possible pregnancy. As the house takes on parts of her personality, we follow her as she confronts male domination, god and visions of identity.
- Is the homely, sharp-tongued, middle-aged wife of a homesteader really inciting men to fight to the death for her affections?
- Dan Mathews and his officers attempt to ensure the delivery of life-saving gas gangrene serum to a 10-year-old victim.
- A trio of thieves threatens to murder the wife of an armored car guard in order to force him to surrender a $25,000 payroll secured inside the vehicle.
- Two thieves attempt to steal valuable paintings and demand ransom of $500,000. but they are forced to commit murder when the plan goes awry.
- Giles and Carole have been living together for some time now. Late twenties, professional, successful and life is treating them well. However their relationship has become a bit of a routine. Their feelings have become convenient rather than emotional. Carole is off to a conference with her boss but events make her cut short the trip to talk to Giles. As she gets in the door she sees an ashtray full of cigarette ends; all stained with the same distinctive lipstick shade. Both are incapable of communicating and confronting each other so a game of cat and mouse begins.
- At First Sight is a psychological thriller questioning the simple foundations on which we build our lives: laws, rules, money, language and 'love' - do these social constructs limit us or guide us?
- Meet William H. Ashe. That's kind of like William H. Macy, so it must be a sign, right? William Ashe is 30 years old, but he seems more like 16, still living at home with mother with no concrete plans in life other than a belief in signs, which today, have him convinced to be an actor. And with all the signs in place, William Ashe travels to the big city all by himself to audition for a movie in this absurd character study where life may lead anywhere once you choose to see the signs. And even though murder, mayhem, and mistaken identity sidetrack him along the way, a sign's a sign... right?
- Struggling to find the truth behind her son's mysterious death, an estranged mother must confront her own hidden guilt.
- The perpetrator of a robbery and murder attempts to dispose of the getaway car by convincing his brother to crush it beyond recognition in a large hydraulic press.
- TRUNK sees SIMON going for a walk carrying the puppy in his backpack. She sneaks behind SIMON, wanting Puppy to play with her. But when MUNKI tries to put Puppy back into the backpack, he accidentally gets picked up and shoved into it instead. SIMON doesn't know he's carrying a monkey instead of a puppy, and TRUNK has to do what-ever she can to rescue her friend before SIMON finds out.
- Munki wakes up with a tuft of hair sticking out the side of his head. Trunk tries to fix it. She wets the tuft, brushes it, glues it down with honey, hides it under a hat, and even puts it in curlers, but everything she does makes the situation worse. And when she tries shaving it - much, much worse.
- Lottie and Nickie wake up from a wild night, worried about a boy who has been stalking them only to find out that he is waiting for them outside the house.
- Matt rescues teen-aged Trudy Trent from a life of isolated poverty with her incestuous and alcoholic father, but he subsequently learns that "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" when he rejects her misguided romantic overtures toward him.
- Moscow, January 1948. In the bitter cold, a large crowd attends the State Funeral of the Yiddish actor and director Solomon Mikhoels. An official proclamation mourns the death of "a great People's Artist of the Soviet Union." What people are really mourning is the death of the most popular Jewish theater in the Soviet Union, and the man who kept it alive against all odds for over 20 years. No doubt many suspected the truth: he had just been assassinated by Stalin's secret police.
- MUNKI and TRUNK introduce the puppy to ROCKY the Rhino, but ROCKY is terrified of the tiny pup. MUNKI tries to get them both to play with a ball, but ROCKY runs away and MUNKI gives up. ROCKY REALLY wants the ball, though, and keeps on trying to sneak over and get it. But no matter what he tries, Puppy keeps popping up unexpectedly and scaring the rhinoceros away.
- As a climax to the season, Dr. Weird unwittingly creates a powerful vortex within his lab. The same vortex sucks him and his assistant Steve into another dimension. Then, the vortex reappears in Carl's backyard - this time, taking Carl and Frylock after an uninspired rescue attempt by Master Shake. Seeing an opportunity, Master Shake lures and locks Meatwad in a dryer. Frylock returns to find Meatwad charged with abnormal levels of static electricity. His attempts to dispel the electricity only result in the creation of an enormous electric balloon, coined by Master Shake as "Balloonenstein."
- Munki and Trunk wake up to discover that all the bananas have disappeared. They travel around the jungle like a pair of private sleuths, investigating the crime, and trying to find the banana-stealing suspect. It it Tallbert? Baby Ostrich? Or maybe someone closer to home?
- A husband and wife team rob couriers with large amounts of cash, then kill them so that there will be no witnesses.
- An Iranian boy is lost after fleeing home for his life; his family has been killed during the Iran-Iraq war. He's saved and trained by a middle-aged woman.
- "Bayne el Wilayat" is a television magazine, targeting the Saudi Arabian audience. The 15-episode series is filmed in the United States. Whether visiting the Cherokee Heritage center in Oklahoma or Little Havana in Miami, the goal of the program is to reflect the diversity of the American people.
- Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire.
- Munki and Trunk are about to tuck in to an epic fruit picnic. But the beehive falls from the tree, and Buzzby comes to them for help - They're the only ones who can get it back. Reluctantly, they give up their bounty and chase the hive as it bounces wildly through the jungle.
- A disillusioned pilot shot down over war-torn Bosnia goes on the run from the local military and an assassin, as his commanding officer risks all to save him.
- A pair of recently married gay men are threatened by the brother of one of the partners, a religious fanatic who plots to murder them after being ostracized by his church.