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Directed by Martin Ritt ("Hud"), this appealing romantic comedy chronicles the unlikely relationship between kindly prostitute Amy Post (Sally Field) and floundering boxer Elmore Pratt (Tommy Lee Jones). When Elmore punches out a cop who was trying to arrest Amy, the troubled pair embarks on a wild cross-country journey while attempting to make sense of their lives. With David Keith, M. Emmet Walsh, Nell Carter. 104 min.

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Based on Pat Conroy’s memoir about his difficult if uplifting days as a teacher on a remote island off the coast of South Carolina. The idealistic young Conroy (Jon Voight) finds a largely illiterate population of black children, ill-equipped for life in the outside world; he determines to help them, combining love, energy, and sheer imagination in an extraordinary effort to pique their burgeoning interest in life off-island. Twilight Time, limited edition of 3,000.

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This acclaimed comedy -- with its serious, compelling theme -- vividly brings to life one of America's most disturbing memories: the Communist witch hunts of the '50s. Woody Allen stars as Howard Prince -- a small-time restaurant cashier, part-time bookie and full-time loser -- who is induced by a writer-friend to front for the submission of his TV scripts when he is blacklisted as an alleged subversive. Howard is soon fronting for other writers. He becomes a celebrity and is lionized as television's most brilliant and prolific young author. But when popular TV comic Hecky Brown (Zero Mostel) is blacklisted and his career is threatened, he agrees to keep Howard under surveillance. Howard is then summoned to appear before an investigative committee and his stand before them brings about an unexpected dramatic conclusion.

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This acclaimed comedy -- with its serious, compelling theme -- vividly brings to life one of America's most disturbing memories: the Communist witch hunts of the '50s. Woody Allen stars as Howard Prince -- a small-time restaurant cashier, part-time bookie and full-time loser -- who is induced by a writer-friend to front for the submission of his TV scripts when he is blacklisted as an alleged subversive. Howard is soon fronting for other writers. He becomes a celebrity and is lionized as television's most brilliant and prolific young author. But when popular TV comic Hecky Brown (Zero Mostel) is blacklisted and his career is threatened, he agrees to keep Howard under surveillance. Howard is then summoned to appear before an investigative committee and his stand before them brings about an unexpected dramatic conclusion.

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The outstanding filmmaking team of director Martin Ritt and screenwriters Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. brings us this adaptation of Elmore Leonard's Hombre (1967), a revisionist Western that offers a variation on the theme of Stagecoach. Paul Newman stars as an Apache-raised white man, initially despised by his fellow stagecoach passengers, who is then appealed to for help when a savage robbery/kidnapping leaves them in peril. Also starring Fredric March, Richard Boone, Martin Balsam, and Diane Cilento.

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The Optimists tells the story of a street performer named Sam, who with a unique outlook on life befriends two children and teaches them to look at life from a new perspective. The novelty of having a song and dance man as a friend soon turns into something much deeper, as Sam realizes that the children have just as much to teach him about life as he does them. Set amongst a wonderful London backdrop, comedy legend Peter Sellers (The Party, After the Fox) stars in one of his most charming, tender and rare dramatic roles. Based on a novel by Anthony Simmons (Little Sweetheart) who also directed this heart-warming classic with a screenplay by Tudor Gates (Barbarella, Danger: Diabolik) and music by legendary Beatles producer George Martin.

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A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved.

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Ram (Paul Newman) and Eddie (Sidney Poitier) are two jazz musicians living in Paris. When they meet and fall in love with two young American girls, Ram and Eddie must decide whether they should move back to America with them or stay in Paris.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the most fierce and relentless killing machine ever to threaten the survival of mankind! An indestructible cyborg - a Terminator (Schwarzenegger) - is sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), the woman whose unborn son will become humanity's only hope. This legendary sci-fi thriller from pioneering writer/director James Cameron, written with Gale Anne Hurd, fires an arsenal of action and heart-stopping suspense that never lets up!

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A lonely widow helps an illiterate baker learn to read, forming a gentle relationship built on dignity, trust and second chances.