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In Clint Eastwood`s MYSTIC RIVER, a murder mystery in South Boston unites three men who have been friends since childhood. Grippingly powerful performances from the entire cast--Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, and Laura Linney--combined with gritty photography, an exceptionally emotional script, and a convincing working-class Boston setting make this film one of Eastwood`s most consistent and penetrating works.Though they live in the same houses where they grew up, Jimmy (Penn), Dave (Robbins), and Sean (Bacon) have drifted apart over time. Their distance is due to a disturbing and violent episode that occurred when they were children. Even now, as adults married with kids, they have never managed to overcome their fear and guilt about what happened. Dave and his wife (Harden) still live next door to Jimmy, who is married to a tough-sexy blond (Linney) and has three daughters. When Jimmy`s 19-year-old girl is murdered, he turns to Sean, who works as a policeman, and delivers an ultimatum: find the killer fast or I`ll go after him myself. Little do they know, the culprit is the last person they`d ever suspect.This movie screened in October 2003 as part of the 41st New York Film Festival organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
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This story recreates the events that began in May 1917, when three shepherd children witness a vision of a
beautiful lady
in a grotto just outside the village of Fatima, Portugal. At a time when World War I rages across Central Europe and Portugal is locked in the grip of a repressive, anti-religious government, their report ignites the religious fervor of the villagers - and foreshadows a dangerous confrontation with government officials.
Academy Award Nominations: Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.
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THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI, an atmospheric film noir based on Sherwood King's novel IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE, features Orson Welles as producer, director, co-screenwriter, and star. Welles plays rogue seaman Michael O'Hara, complete with Irish brogue. After saving beautiful Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth) from thieves in Central Park, O'Hara is requested to serve on the yacht owned by Elsa's husband, Arthur (Welles veteran Everett Sloane), an older man who needs special crutches in order to walk. A fiery passion lurks underneath the relationship between Michael and Elsa; in actuality, the marriage between Welles and Hayworth was ending at the time the film was shot. Enter George Grisby (the eerie-sounding Glenn Anders), one of Bannister's associates and a man with a very special offer for O'Hara, luring him into a web of lies and murder.Although Welles claimed he made THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI just to finance other projects and the film does not show off his typical Wellesian flair, it still plays like a classic noir that draws the viewer in and never lets go. The characters are complex and fascinating, and the tension runs high and hot as the truth behind all the lies starts to come out. The film is most famous for its thrilling climax, which takes place in a hall of mirrors. Welles might have considered THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI workmanlike, but this noir thriller is only as workmanlike as any Welles film can be.
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One of America's most treasured playwrights, Eugene O'Neill, has his masterful words brought to life in this phenomenal production of his MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA. Set just after the Civil War, it is a tale of a New England family in a horrible strife that results in revenge, suicide, and even murder. Loosely based on Aeschylus's THE ORESTEIA, this is truly a drama of epic proportions.DVD Features:Region 0Snap CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - English
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Hip-hop artists Prodigy, Havoc, and Nas star in this urban drama about an aspiring rapper from a Queens housing project torn between success and the lure of the streets. Features music by 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Mobb Deep, and more.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Behind the Scenes Footage Bonus Feature - 1. YOUNGSTAZ Making-of Featurette - 1. ONE ON ONE WITH LAWRENCE PAGEInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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