THE SHOPPING QUEEN

DescriptionDescription Sandi and her arch nemesis, Veronica, both receive car faxes announcing a sale at Armani and race to buy the same dress.

THE SOULER OPPOSITE

DescriptionDescription An engaging romantic comedy about an obscure stand-up comedian whose life is turned upside down when he falls head over heels for a young political activist who is clearly in the "spiritual quest" mode. They throw themselves into a psycho-sexual dance of high intimacy, but when the relationship hits the rocks and the activist...

SOULMATES

DescriptionDescription A heartwarming drama about the unlikely family that develops between three strangers: a talented but depressed young composer, an embittered old soul musician and a world-weary nurse. The three form an unlikely bond when the composer, having taken a job at a nursing home, saves the musician from hanging himself. An upbeat crowd-pleaser and...

REAL STORIES OF THE DONUT MEN

DescriptionDescription This wi Id and wacky tale of revenge features a young man who, when victimized by the incompetence and injustice of the bureaucracy, puts together a band of anarchist musicians to impersonate the police and wreak havoc on the city. Hilariously tongue-in-cheek, this lowbudget farce manages to incorporate all our retaliation fantasies into a...

REAL STORIES OF THE DONUT MEN

DescriptionDescription This wi Id and wacky tale of revenge features a young man who, when victimized by the incompetence and injustice of the bureaucracy, puts together a band of anarchist musicians to impersonate the police and wreak havoc on the city. Hilariously tongue-in-cheek, this lowbudget farce manages to incorporate all our retaliation fantasies into a...

RAISING THE ASHES

DescriptionDescription In November 1996, while Americans traditionally celebrated Thanksgiving, one hundred and fifty people from seven countries gathered at the Nazi death camp in Auschwitz, Poland for five days of meditation and reflection on the hon-ors of the Holocaust. After appreciating Auschwitz as the scene of perhaps the greatest crime of the twentieth century, this...

RANT

DescriptionDescription Two ants, one sandwich, and a chance to be heroes, as a couple of bold insects encounter the perils of the large world.

PERFECT MOMENT

DescriptionDescription "If you were to die tomorrow, what moment would you most remember and how did it change your life?" This question was asked to over 80 individuals, from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds. PERFECT MOMENT is a film about all ofus in the time of AIDS. But it is not about AIDS,...

PIECES

DescriptionDescription A sinister comedy about three crazed ItalianAmerican brothers in a Cleveland hairpiece business whose sometimes vicious, often hilarious lives have plummeted to an all-time low. The brothers plan to salvage their situation by stealing and selling a competitor's client list. But the plan grotesquely selfdestructs, and the brothers struggle to reconcile the shared guilt...

PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE

DescriptionDescription Hailed as the worst movie ever made. Pompous aliens try conquering Earth by resurrecting corpses from a San Fernando Valley cemetery. This cult film is a must see. Last appearance by Lugosi who died during filming.

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