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Ken Burns: Prohibition
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsKen Burns's fascinating multipart documentary examines the history of alcohol in America, including the events leading up to the passage of the 18th Amendment, the social and legal effects of prohibiting alcohol, and the repeal of Prohibition.
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Ken Burns: The National Parks: America's Best Idea
2009 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThe award-winning documentarian turns his insight and cameras to the history and breathtaking splendor of America's national parks. The words of early naturalists and modern advocates accompany panoramas of Yosemite, Glacier, Redwood and other parks.
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Ken Burns: Prohibition
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsKen Burns's fascinating multipart documentary examines the history of alcohol in America, including the events leading up to the passage of the 18th Amendment, the social and legal effects of prohibiting alcohol, and the repeal of Prohibition.
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Ken Burns: The National Parks: America's Best Idea
2009 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsTrace the history of American national parks with director Ken Burns's rousing documentary, which recounts how remarkable heroes fought to preserve nature for all people and offers striking views from Yosemite, Yellowstone and other stunning locales. Narrated by Peter Coyote, this Emmy-nominated program also features the voices of talented actors like Tom Hanks, Andy Garcia, John Lithgow, George Takei and Sam Waterston.
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Terms of Endearment
1983 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsJames L. Brooks directs this Academy Award-winning drama that follows widowed Aurora (Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter, Emma (Debra Winger), through the years as they support each other through relationships with various men -- and deal with heartbreaking tragedy. This warm, offbeat adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel won five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actress (MacLaine), Best Director and Best Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson).
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Santa Claus: The Movie
1985 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis is the delightful story of a master toymaker who discovers a magical kingdom of elves at the North Pole. There he is entrusted with special powers. But one of his elves goes to work for a greedy toy baron who wants to put Santa out of business.
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Footloose
1984 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis special edition of the movie that shot Kevin Bacon to the stratosphere of fame features the actor playing Ren McCormack, a decidedly urban teen who's transplanted to a small Midwestern town where dancing is outlawed. Recruiting his best pal, the quiet Willard (Chris Penn), and his girlfriend (Lori Singer), a clergyman's daughter, Ren starts a revolution by moving to the beat. Includes commentaries, footage from the musical and more.
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The Manhattan Project
1986 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTeenager Paul learns that Dr. Mathewson is building nuclear bombs. To expose the secret, Paul and his girlfriend steal plutonium, build a bomb and enter it in a science fair. But the military finds out Paul's plan and pursues him with lethal force.
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Scholastic: Good to Know!
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA dog learns how to bark, dinosaurs learn about behaving in school. What will you learn? Includes: How Do Dinosaurs Go To School; The Teacher from the Black Lagoon; Bark, George; Sam and the Lucky Money; and A Very Brave Witch.
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Scholastic: Good to Know!
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA dog learns how to bark, dinosaurs learn about behaving in school. What will you learn? Includes: How Do Dinosaurs Go To School; The Teacher from the Black Lagoon; Bark, George; Sam and the Lucky Money; and A Very Brave Witch.
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsPeter Weller stars as the titular hero, who makes his living as a physicist, neurosurgeon, secret agent and rock star traveling through a comic book universe with his band of assistants and background musicians.
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The Big Fix
1978 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsPrivate eye Moses Wine gets mixed up in murder when a former college flame from Berkeley hires him to investigate a political scandal involving a gubernatorial candidate and an antiwar radical on the run.
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A Good Man in Africa
1994 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen British officials discover that there are massive oil reserves within the borders of Ninjana -- a West African country that up until very recently was under colonial rule -- they search for a way to cash in. Unfortunately for the Brits, they put their trust in Morgan Leafy (Colin Friels), a dim-witted diplomat far more interested in booze and women than oil profits. Louis Gossett Jr. and Sean Connery co-star in this comedy of manners.
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