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When in Rome (2010)

Disillusioned with romance, an ambitious New Yorker travels to Rome, where she plucks magic coins from a special fountain. The coins attract an assortment of odd suitors, including a sausage merchant, a street magician and an artist. But, when a persistent reporter throws his hat in the ring, she wonders if his love is the real thing.

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Tooth Fairy (2010)

“The Tooth Fairy,” also known as Derek Thompson, is a hard-charging hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster’s dreams, he’s sentenced to one week’s hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek “can’t handle the tooth” – bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers’ homes-doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams.

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions. Intrigued by Jamal’s story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out…

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It’s Complicated (2009)

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Jane is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has – after a decade of divorce – an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake. But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son’s college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable – an affair. With Jake remarried to the much younger Agness, Jane is now, of all things, the other woman. Caught in the middle of their renewed romance is Adam, an architect hired to remodel Jane’s kitchen. Healing from a divorce of his own, Adam starts to fall for Jane, but soon realizes he’s become part of a love triangle. Should Jane and Jake move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around? It’s–complicated.

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Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Movie: Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

“In this film, muckraker Michael Moore turns his eye on George W. Bush and his War on Terrorism agenda. He illustrates his argument about how this failed businessman with deep connections to the royal house of Saud of Saudia Arabia and the Bin Ladins got elected on fraudulent circumstances and proceeded to blunder through his duties while ignoring warnings of the looming betrayal by his foreign partners. When that treachery hits with the 9/11 attacks, Moore explains how Bush failed to take immediate action to defend his nation, only to later cynically manipulate it to serve his wealthy backers’ corrupt ambitions. Through facts, footage and interviews, Moore illustrates his contention of how Bush and his cronies have gotten America into worse trouble than ever before and why Americans should not stand for it. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com”

  • Director: Michael Moore
  • Release Date: 25 June 2004 (USA)
  • Run Time: 122 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Documentary , Comedy , Drama , History , War
  • MPAA: Rated R for some violent and disturbing images, and for language.

Tagline: The temperature where freedom burns!

Trivia: Moore decided not to submit the film for consideration for the Best Feature Documentary Oscar because he wanted to attempt to have it broadcast prior to the US Presidential Election on 2 November 2004 and the rules for that Oscar dictate a longer waiting time for an eligible film to be broadcast. In addition, since he already won an Oscar in that category, he felt the above reason took precedence and he might as well let other documentarians have a fair chance at the award. Instead, Moore announced his intention to have his film compete in the Best Picture category which has less strict submission rules.

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Fah talai jone (2000)

Movie: Fah talai jone (2000)

“In the countryside of Thailand, a gang of outlaws makes the region unsafe. Among them is the handsome gun hero Dum, who became unwillingly involved in the bandit life. Handsome Dum made a promise to his upper-crust lover Rumpoey: despite the class difference, they will get married. When the moment of reunion arrives, Dum gets involved in a fire fight and cannot possibly reach Rumpoey in time. She is desperate: her father has married her off to a policeman. The taciturn Dum, called the ‘Black Tiger’ by his co-conspirators, has however not forgotten Rumpoey. He does everything in his power to reach her, but fate gets in the way: his gang leader suspects him of treachery and his blood brother turns into his greatest enemy. Will the two lovers ever meet up? This urgent question propels the melodrama forward, supported by exciting music, spectacular shootouts and heroic duels. Written by Anonymous”

  • Director: Wisit Sasanatieng
  • Release Date: 9 August 2001 (Singapore)
  • Run Time: 110 min | UK:101 min
  • Country: Thailand
  • Genre: Action , Comedy , Romance

Trivia: The meaning of the title of this movie is “The Prince of the Bunch of Robbers” (Fáa (short for Jâo Fáa) “Prince”; Thálaay – “Bunch”, “Cluster” (mostly used for bunches of are-ca nuts or coconuts; Wisit Sasanatieng’s joke. “Thálaay” written slightly different, without “sàrà’ à’”, but with the same pronunciation, means “destroy”); “Jone” – “Robber”, “Bandit”. The title of the movie is meant to be a little out of the ordinary, as Wisit has mentioned in several interviews on TV.

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Fagin’s Freshman (1939)

Movie: Fagin’s Freshman (1939)

“Momma’s singing “Three Little Kittens” with her brood, but Blackie thinks it’s for sissies and he’d rather listen to crime dramas on the radio. Momma sends him to bed, where he dreams of venturing out. He sees a sign looking for boys, no experience needed. It’s Fagin’s school, where he trains boys to steal. The cops raid the place. In the shootout, the phone rings; Fagin answers and passes the message on to a cop: bring home a pound of butter. Blackie dives out a window, gets tangled up in a curtain, and wakes up, tangled in his blanket; he runs downstairs and joins in “Three Little Kittens.” Written by Jon Reeves {jreeves@imdb.com}”

  • Release Date: 18 November 1939 (USA)
  • Run Time: 8 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Family , Animation , Short , Comedy

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Fag Hag (1998)

Movie: Fag Hag (1998)

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  • Director: Damion Dietz
  • Release Date: 16 July 1998 (USA)
  • Run Time: 73 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Comedy

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Faflatas, O (1971)

Movie: Faflatas, O (1971)

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  • Director: Kostas Karagiannis
  • Release Date: 22 November 1971 (Greece)
  • Run Time: 89 min
  • Country: Greece
  • Genre: Comedy

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