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Dog of Flanders (1999)

HISTORICAL ADVENTURE: (1999, PG) In early 19th Century Flanders, young Nello exhibits a natural talent for drawing. When a man almost beats a dog to death and leaves him, Nello and his grandfather adopt him and nurse him back to health. With grandfat

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Dragonheart : A New Beginning (2001)

FANTASY: (2001, NR.) A novice learns of a dragon hatchling being raised in his monastery. Geoff steals a key to a dungeon where meets the young talking dragon, Drake. Meanwhile, Master Quan, a Chinese, and his daughter arrive at the monastery to help

Spice World (1997)

MUSICAL COMEDY: 1997, PG. During a concert tour, the popular British singing quintet, The Spice Girls – Ginger Spice, Baby Spice, Sporty Spice, Posh Spice and Scary Spice – tire of the drudgery of fame, fortune and popularity and try to f

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Zeus & Roxanne (1977)

ANIMAL ADVENTURE/COMEDY: 1977, PG. Vacationing composer Terry meets marine biologist Marybeth because his dog, Zeus, chases her cat. Meanwhile, Zeus makes friends with Roxanne, the dolphin Marybeth is studying. Zeus falls into the water and Roxanne s

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Astronaut’s Wife (1999)

SCIENCE FICTION & HORROR: (1999, R.) Astronaut Spencer Armacost experiences a 2-minute blackout in outer space while an alien entity enters his body. After his return to earth, he rapes and impregnates his wife Jillian. Their previously happy ma

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Teen Wolf (1985)

HORROR COMEDY: 1985, PG. Young, inept athlete Scott suddenly finds himself growling in times of stress. He begins hearing dog whistles. He can get a keg of beer by using his voice. Suddenly, he’s popular . . . and a werewolf. Once he “comes out,

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Calendar Girls (2003)

COMEDY: (2003, PG-13) (Touchstone Pictures) (1 hr, 48 min) WARNING: This review reveals plot surprises. In a small village in the Yorkshire Dales, the Woman’s Institute (AKA WI) is a club of the local women that has never been adventurous but provi

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Birthday Girl (2002)

THRILLER/ROMANTIC COMEDY: (2002, R.) (Miramax Films) (1 hr, 33 min) WARNING: This review reveals major plot surprises. Bored and desperate bank clerk John obtains an Internet mail-order bride from Russia, Nadia. When he picks her up from the airport,

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Black Beauty (1994)

ANIMAL DRAMA: 1994, G. The sentimental and romantic story of a stallion, Black Beauty, traded to various owners, told and narrated from the horse’s point of view. At three years, after some training, young Black Beauty joins squire Gordon’s famil

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Bandits (2001)

CRIME COMEDY: (2001, PG-13.) (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) (2 hr, 4 min) WARNING: This review reveals plot surprises. Joe Blake and Terry Collins break out of Oregon State Prison, recruit Joe’s cousin, Harvey Pollard, a slow-witted wannabe stuntman as thei

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Ace Ventura Pet Detective (1994)

SPORTS COMEDY: 1994, PG-13. A Miami Dolphin football player misses a field goal and thereby loses the Super Bowl. He blames his failure on the teammate who didn’t hold the ball correctly for the kick. Guilt – assisted by public pressure &

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8 Mile (2002)

DRAMA: (2002, R.) (Universal Pictures) (1 hr, 58 min) In the seedy ruins of 1995 Detroit, Jimmy Smith Jr., an aspiring rap artist, freezes at a rap competition which only adds to his depression – working in a stamping plant after losing a job in a

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I-Spy (2002)

ACTION COMEDY: (2002, PG-13.) (Columbia Pictures) (1 hr, 35 min) Inept but earnest secret agent Alex Scott is assigned to go under cover by becoming an “assistant” to famed boxing champion and professional egoist Kelly Robinson and find the where

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Yogi And The Invasion Of The Space Bears (1988)

ANIMATED ANIMAL ADVENTURE: 1988 To steal food from tourists, Yogi disguises himself as a park ranger, Robin Hood and a monk. Ranger Smith sets out to catch him. Coincidentally, Yogi and Booboo are kidnapped by aliens and kept in style, that is, well

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You’ve Got Mail (1999)

ROMANTIC COMEDY: (1999, PG) Joe and Kathleen are carrying on an anonymous correspondence though e-mail. Each has a live-in partner: Joe lives with Patricia and Kathleen lives with Frank. Joe is building a book superstore. Kathleen works in a small ch

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