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The Stone

2014

The Stone

2014
6
A gang boss Nam-hae meets a young Go player Min-su, who rekindles his interest in the game. Despite his outstanding talent, Min-su has been wasting his days as a gambler without pursuing a real career out of it. Nam-hae orders his second in command to persuade Min-su and Min-su becomes Nam-hae’s private Go tutor. In learning Go from Min-su, Nam-hae looks back on his own life. While Min-su discovers the coarse masculine underworld, the meaning of life and true victory through Nam-hae. However, when Nam-hae’s competition starts to expand their territory, Nam-hae is forced into a path to destruction.
CornerStore

2011

CornerStore

2011
7
Chronicles one eventful hot summer day at a convenience store along Detroit's Six Mile Road. Owned by the Jenkins family, the store is operated by Earl Jenkins, a handsome, middle class, father of his son Gerard and daughter Gail. Gerard’s dream is leave life behind the counter and attend culinary school in New York with the dream of becoming a chef.
Souls of Sin

1949

Souls of Sin

1949
6
Unsuccessful gambler 'Dollar Bill' Burton lives in a crummy New York basement room with old friend Bob and a new roommate, friendly blues singer 'Alabama' Lee. But, tired of being broke, Dollar Bill gets more steady employment...doing illegal errands for gangster Bad Boy George. The now prosperous Bill ignores pretty, adoring Etta and takes up with sultry singer Regina. Will Bill's way of life catch up with him? Will his upright friends be more successful in the end?
Mary White

1977

Mary White

1977
5
The true story of the relationship between famed author William Allen White and his teenaged daughter Mary, who died in a horseback-riding accident at age 16, and the powerful effect the tragedy had on the life of her father.
Eastside

1999

Eastside

1999
6
A young man is transformed from criminal to local hero.
Butterfly Crush

2010

Butterfly Crush

2010
5
Butterfly Crush is a modern love story, starring award winning Australian actress Amelia Shankley, and set against the backdrop of the Sydney music industry. The song and dance duo, Butterfly Crush are about to break big, and are up for the Australasian Song Awards, but their chance at success is jeopardized when half of the duo; Eva, gets involved with a Kings Cross cult, the “Dreamguides”, deep into astrology and virtual dreaming. Moana must risk everything to save her, in this brand new contemporary feature about music and love.
Torn Apart

1990

Torn Apart

1990
5
A Jew and an Arab in Israel become romantically involved, much to their family's dismay.
Ronnie and Julie

1997

Ronnie and Julie

1997
1
In this modern day version of 'Romeo and Juliet,' a rising hockey star and a figure skater with a bright future fall in love. However, they find themselves on opposite sides of the rink due to the fierce rivalry between their parents.
Don't Touch If You Ain't Prayed

2005

Don't Touch If You Ain't Prayed

2005
1
A woman's Mr. Right turns out to have extra baggage in the form of a drunk ex wife and criminal past.
How You Look to Me

2005

How You Look to Me

2005
6
An English professor helps three men come to terms with themselves in Kentucky.
Johnny's Girl

1995

Johnny's Girl

1995
1
A father gives his daughter an unorthodox upbringing on the fringes of the Alaskan underworld in the 1960's and 70's.
17 and Under

1997

17 and Under

1997
5
A 17 year-old gang member is convicted and sentenced to live with a family that has lost their son to gang violence.
Colorz of Rage

1999

Colorz of Rage

1999
5
Writer-director Dale Resteghini's indie drama follows a young interracial couple (Resteghini and Nicki Richards) whose recent move to New York from the Boston suburbs lands them in an environment of bigotry and hatred that they're ill-equipped to handle. Hip-hop artist turned actor Redman also stars in this thought-provoking tale.
Basketball Girlfriends

2014

Basketball Girlfriends

2014
10
Tyron is one of the top college basketball stars in the country and is expected to be a top NBA draft pick, but as the pressure to perform well in school threatens his ability to perform on the court, things start to fall apart. Then, when his brother, Blak, is released from prison, he is pressured to rejoin the family business hustling drugs on the street. In a last ditch effort to save his star player, Tyron's coach introduces him to Carmen, a tutor who Tyron falls deeply in love with.
Kings County

2003

Kings County

2003
10
When four teenage drug dealers and their boss violate the altar of a crack addicted Santeria prophetess, their lives become unhinged when she predicts one of them will die and one of them will be incarcerated within a day.
My Brother's Keeper

1995

My Brother's Keeper

1995
1
A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.
Soldier of Destiny

2012

Soldier of Destiny

2012
5
In worn-torn Afghanistan, young marine Tyler's life is changed when he is saved by a fellow soldier, Quincy, who dies in doing so.
El balcón de la Luna

1962

El balcón de la Luna

1962
10
The lives of 3 singers during their last few months working at a venue called "The Moon's Balcony"
Nothing in Los Angeles

2013

Nothing in Los Angeles

2013
4
A young artist's bittersweet love affair with the city of LA.
The Imagemaker

1986

The Imagemaker

1986
5
Roger Blackwell has been a media advisor to countless politicians: probably one too many. He is set on using his experience to make a film about manipulation of the media by unscrupulous politicos.