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10 Items or Less Where does a down-on-his-luck movie star go for inspiration when his career has sputtered to a four-year halt? This is the question director/writer Brad Silberling (LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS) poses for his central character--an unnamed actor played by Morgan Freeman--in 10 ITEMS OR LESS. The answer lies amid the…    more      100% Arabica Set in a predominantly North African housing project just outside of Paris, this prescient 1997 dramedy from director Mahmoud Zemmouri follows a group of friends who escape the poverty and prejudice of their daily lives by forming a band called Rap Oriental. Their rai music (an infectious fusion of rap and traditional North African tunes)…    more      101 Reykjavik Baltasar Kormakur's 101 REYKJAVIK is a crowd-pleasing comedy that gleefully takes the concept of "family dysfunction" to an outrageous new level. Hlynur (Hilmer Snaer Gudnason), an unmotivated Icelander with no interests other than watching porn and getting drunk, still lives at home with his sympathetic mother. He has a brief fling with…    more      13 Moons An ensemble cast, headed by Steve Buscemi (FARGO), stars in this comedy of weird events during one full moonlit night. Bail bondsman Mo Peter (David Proval) is expecting a normal, boring night at the office. Soon, however, an array of offbeat customers begin to file in one after the other. Two clowns, a pretty stripper, and three priests…    more      2000 Seen By... Collection Boxed set includes all eight parts of the "2000 Seen By..." collection. THE BOOK OF LIFE (1998, 63 min.) - Hal Hartley, THE FIRST NIGHT OF MY LIFE (1998, 84 min.) - Miguel Albaladejo, THE HOLE (1998, 95 min.) - Tsai Ming-Liang, LIFE ON EARTH (1998, 61 min.) - Abderrahmane Sissako, MIDNIGHT (1998, 72 min.) - Daniela Thomas and Walter Salles…    more      24 Hours On Craigslist 24 HOURS ON CRAIGSLIST documents a random day-in-the-life on Craigslist San Francisco, where what has evolved into the world's largest community board began back in 1995. Full Synopsis: The community web site Craigslist.org has become one of the most popular sites on the internet, boasting 10 million active users and…    more