When literary genius Ernest Hemingway met pioneering war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, the sparks flew -- and continued to fly during their fiery roller coaster marriage as they hobnobbed with the literary and Hollywood elite of their time. |
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Nick, who has Asperger's syndrome, struggles to carry on after the death of his brother Chaz. Their parents have their own problems coping with the loss, but Chaz's best friend takes Nick under his wing. |
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When literary genius Ernest Hemingway met pioneering war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, the sparks flew -- and continued to fly during their fiery roller coaster marriage as they hobnobbed with the literary and Hollywood elite of their time. |
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In early 20th-century China, a man schooled in the ways of modern warfare returns from a stay in Japan to unite his splintering country. But going up against the well-armed Qing Dynasty presents a challenge of epic proportions. |
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In early 20th-century China, a man schooled in the ways of modern warfare returns from a stay in Japan to unite his splintering country. But going up against the well-armed Qing Dynasty presents a challenge of epic proportions. |
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This dramatic documentary profiles actress Nancy Kwan, born Ka Shen Kwan, who achieved sudden global fame from portraying Suzie Wong in her feature film debut and went on to open doors for other Asian-American actors with her breakthrough roles. |
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A delegation from Madame Mao's Beijing Dance Academy selects 11-year-old peasant villager Li Cunxin to study ballet in far-off Beijing, where he trains for seven grueling years to become one of China's greatest dancers. His efforts win him the opportunity to dance in America, opening his eyes to a new love and the possibility of a dramatic defection from China in this remarkable true story based on Cunxin's autobiography. |
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This dramatic documentary profiles actress Nancy Kwan, born Ka Shen Kwan, who achieved sudden global fame from portraying Suzie Wong in her feature film debut and went on to open doors for other Asian-American actors with her breakthrough roles. |
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A delegation from Madame Mao's Beijing Dance Academy selects 11-year-old peasant villager Li Cunxin to study ballet in far-off Beijing, where he trains for seven grueling years to become one of China's greatest dancers. His efforts win him the opportunity to dance in America, opening his eyes to a new love and the possibility of a dramatic defection from China in this remarkable true story based on Cunxin's autobiography. |
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2008 2.8 ★ 106 mins Dramas Rated: NR
From director Zhang Ke Jia comes this drama about changing times in Chengdu, China, where state-owned factory 420 is closed by the government to make way for a high-end apartment complex called 24 City. The film tells the story through the lens of several distinctive characters, from factory workers to executives to the newly monied, who are all affected in different ways by the newfound dynamism and economic growth of their nation. |
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From director Zhang Ke Jia comes this drama about changing times in Chengdu, China, where state-owned factory 420 is closed by the government to make way for a high-end apartment complex called 24 City. The film tells the story through the lens of several distinctive characters, from factory workers to executives to the newly monied, who are all affected in different ways b... |
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A young actress gets caught up in a complex plot involving love, assassination and seduction in Ang Lee's drama set in World War II-era Shanghai and based on the writings of author Eileen Chang. |
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Sundance award-winning director Arthur Dong traces the history of the Chinese-American influence in Hollywood cinema in this insightful documentary. Highlights include footage from more than 90 movies, ranging from 1890s paper prints to modern films. Also featured is the newly discovered 1916 movie The Curse of the Quon Gwon, directed by Marion Wong and believed to be the first Chinese-American film made. |
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A young actress gets caught up in a complex plot involving love, assassination and seduction in Ang Lee's drama set in World War II-era Shanghai and based on the writings of author Eileen Chang. |
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Sundance award-winning director Arthur Dong traces the history of the Chinese-American influence in Hollywood cinema in this insightful documentary. Highlights include footage from more than 90 movies, ranging from 1890s paper prints to modern films. Also featured is the newly discovered 1916 movie The Curse of the Quon Gwon, directed by Marion Wong and believed to be the fi... |
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In an Asian city of the future, every citizen's identity is recorded in a vast computer system known as CyberLink, and no one's privacy is sacred. But when young bounty hunter Dash MacKenzie (Genevieve O'Reilly) discovers that the data collection is all part of an organized corporate effort to launch a large-scale deadly game, she joins forces with a police detective (Luoyong Wang) to bring down the guilty parties. |
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In an Asian city of the future, every citizen's identity is recorded in a vast computer system known as CyberLink, and no one's privacy is sacred. But when young bounty hunter Dash MacKenzie (Genevieve O'Reilly) discovers that the data collection is all part of an organized corporate effort to launch a large-scale deadly game, she joins forces with a police detective ... |
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Xiangyang's (played by Zhang Fan, Ge Gao and Wang Haidi at different ages) bond with his father, Gengnian (Haiying Sun), remains strained through the years as China moves from the Cultural Revolution into the modern era. Forced to spend years in a reeducation camp, Gengnian misses Xiangyang's early childhood, and although he returns determined to make up for lost time, the free-spirited Xiangyang resents his father's rules and discipline. |
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Dutiful daughter Wil (Michelle Krusiec) sidesteps her mother's (Joan Chen) attempts to marry her off in Alice Wu's romantic comedy. At 28, Wil's the old maid of her traditional Chinese family, so there's no way she can tell them about he... |
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Dutiful daughter Wil (Michelle Krusiec) sidesteps her mother's (Joan Chen) attempts to marry her off in Alice Wu's romantic comedy. At 28, Wil's the old maid of her traditional Chinese family, so there's no way she can tell them about her budding lesbian romance with Vivian (Lynn Chen). But her widowed mom has her own problems, as she learns she's pregnant at 48. Kicked out by her disapproving father, she seeks refuge at Wil's place. |
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Xiangyang's (played by Zhang Fan, Ge Gao and Wang Haidi at different ages) bond with his father, Gengnian (Haiying Sun), remains strained through the years as China moves from... |
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This multicultural comedy-drama set in Los Angeles's middle-class environs paints an intriguing portrait of family tensions as four ethnic clans -- Latino, black, Jewish and Asian -- get ready for Thanksgiving dinner. The intertwining tales follow the families as minor frustrations escalate into heated battles and skeletons come out of the closet. Mercedes Ruehl, |
Bank exec by day, high priced call girl by night, Alex gets in deeper than she ever imagined when she meets charismatic millionaire Bruno Buckingham and his stunning, enigmatic wife. |
This multicultural comedy-drama set in Los Angeles's middle-class environs paints an intriguing portrait of family tensions as four ethnic clans -- Latino, black, Jewish and Asian -- get ready for Thanksgiving dinner. The intertwining tales follow the families as minor frustrations escalate into heated battles and skeletons come out of the closet. Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert and Joan Chen lead the superb cast. |
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After losing his memory during a dangerous mission, Khmer Rouge terrorist Todd Nguyen (Daniel Wu) is captured by the authorities and brainwashed to believe he's one of the good guys. Using Todd's amnesia to their advantage, the anti-terrorism cops send him back to infiltrate his old haunts, with the hopes that he'll help them uncover a hidden biological weapon. Teddy Chan directs this action-packed Hong Kong thriller. |
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After losing his memory during a dangerous mission, Khmer Rouge terrorist Todd Nguyen (Daniel Wu) is captured by the authorities and brainwashed to believe he's one of the good guys. Using Todd's amnesia to their advantage, the anti-terrorism cops send him back to infiltrate his old haunts, with the hopes that he'll help them uncover a hidden biological weapon. |
Thanks to an edict by the school board, high school custodian Rich Donato (Lou Diamond Phillips) may lose his job unless he passes an equivalency test within 30 days. In an amazing gesture of solidarity and support, the students unite to help the well-loved Donato. Based on a true story, director Robert Munic's heartwarming, made-for-TV drama co-stars Joan Chen as a teacher who also reaches out to Donato and Cara Buono as his supportive wife. |
Thanks to an edict by the school board, high school custodian Rich Donato (Lou Diamond Phillips) may lose his job unless he passes an equivalency test within 30 days. In an amazing gesture of solidarity and support, the students unite to help the well-loved Donato. Based on a true story, director Robert... |
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The heavily armed Judge Dredd plays jury and executioner in the streets of his futuristic megalopolis, only to find the system turn on him when he's framed for murder and sent to prison. |
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New York executive Paul Racine (Christopher Lambert) is on a business trip in Tokyo, where he meets a mysterious woman and witnesses a grisly assassination by a ruthless ninja cult. Now, on the run for his life, his only hope is to become a master of swordplay and team with some samurai to stop the merciless band of killers. |
Director Danny Cannon's sci-fi thriller profiles Joseph Dredd (Sylvester Stallone), one of the heavily armed judges who act as jury and executioner when patrolling the streets of a futuristic megalopolis. After Dredd is framed for murder by a power-hungry judge (Jurgen Prochnow), he finds his own pitiless legal system turned against him. Sent to prison with a talkative criminal (Rob Schneider), Dredd quickly escapes to dispense true justice. |
Anne Heche (TV's "Men in Trees") stars in this stylized thriller as Alex Lee, an upscale call girl who finds herself in a perilously compromised position when she's forced to help the police bring down a powerful crime boss named Bruno Buckingham (Christopher Walken). Directed by Donald Cammell, this provocative tale also stars Steven Bauer and Joan Chen (Lust, Caution) as Buckingham's seductive wife. |
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Anne Heche (TV's "Men in Trees") stars in this stylized thriller as Alex Lee, an upscale call girl who finds herself in a perilously compromised position when she's forced to help the police bring down a powerful crime boss named Bruno Buckingham (Christopher Walken). Directed by |
New York executive Paul Racine (Christopher Lambert) is on a business trip in Tokyo, where he meets a mysterious woman and witnesses a grisly assassination by a ruthless ninja cult. Now, on the run for his life, his only hope is to become a master of swordplay and team with some samurai to stop the merciless band of killers. John Lone, Yoshio Harada and Joan Chen co-star in this action-packed martial arts spectacular. |
Government agent Forrest Taft (Steven Seagal) has uncovered gross environmental misconduct in Alaska, where a huge oil company helmed by a wicked CEO (Michael Caine) is strangling Mother Nature. But when Taft threatens to go public with the information, he's attacked and left to die in the rugged wilderness ... |
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Set in Shanghai during the glamorous 1930s and '40s, this two-part romance follows the trials of one man (Winston Chao) who finds himself in love with two very different women. First, there's the fiery Chiao-jui (Joan Chen), a woman he nicknames "Red Rose" -- and who just so happens to be his best friend's ... |
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Set in Shanghai during the glamorous 1930s and '40s, this two-part romance follows the trials of one man (Winston Chao) who finds himself in love with two very different women. First, there's the fiery Chiao-jui (Joan Chen), a woman he nicknames "Red Rose" -- and who just so happens to be his best friend's wife. Then there's the gentle Yen-li (Veronica Yip), his beloved "White Rose" whom he falls for and marries before breaking her heart. |
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Matt Dillon stars in this American Playhouse production as Kevin Walker, a newly minted FBI agent assigned to find communists living in a Chinese neighborhood in San Francisco at the height of the McCarthy era. He initially turns his attentions to a laundromat owner, but when he falls in love with the man's daughter (Joan Chen), he's forced to reexamine his loyalties. Director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) helms this Cold War romance. |
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Government agent Forrest Taft (Steven Seagal) has uncovered gross environmental misconduct in Alaska, where a huge oil company helmed by a wicked CEO (Michael Caine) is strangling Mother Nature. But when Taft threatens to go public with the information, he's attacked and left to die in the rugged wilderness -- where he's eventually rescued by a tribe of benevolent Eskimos. Seagal also directs this environmentally conscious action-adventure. |
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After enduring a lifetime of hardship in her native country at the hands of French colonists and the communist Viet Cong, a young mother (Hiep Thi Le) becomes the wife of a U.S. marine (Tommy Lee Jones) and starts a new life in America. Director Oliver Stone also penned the screenplay for this Vietnam War-era drama with a Golden Globe-winning score, the third and final installment of Stone's Vietnam trilogy. |
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After enduring a lifetime of hardship in her native country at the hands of French colonists and the communist Viet Cong, a young mother (Hiep Thi Le) becomes the wife of a U.S. marine (Tommy Lee Jones) and starts a new life in America. Director |
Joan Chen (The Last Emperor) plays a dual role in Hong Kong director Clara Law's adaptation of a novel by Lillian Lee (who wrote &NFi;Farewell My Concubine,&NFi_; both the novel and screenplay). During China's Tang dynasty, the emperor's bodyguard, Shi (Wu Hsin-kuo), fails in a coup attempt and takes refuge in a Buddhist monastery. There, he experiences a spiritual rebirth and has an erotic encounter with a nun (Chen). |
In a futuristic prison where pairs of inmates are literally bound together by an electronic device that prevents them from getting more than 100 yards apart from each other, Frank Warren and Tracy Little risk their lives to escape. With their eyes on a valuable cache of stolen diamonds, the "wedlocked" fugitives work together to elude the cops and members of Frank's former gang. But if one strays too far from the other, they'll both die. |
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In a futuristic prison where pairs of inmates are literally bound together by an electronic device that prevents them from getting more than 100 yards apart from each other, Frank Warren and Tracy Little risk their lives to escape. With their eyes on a valuable cache of stolen diamonds, the "wedlocked" fugitives work together to elude the cops and members of Frank's former gang. But if one strays too far from the other, they'll both die. |
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Cooper and Truman raid One Eyed Jack's, and Shelly and Bobby host a welcome home party for Leo. |
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Agent Cooper receives unwanted help and unwelcome news, and Audrey gets into deeper trouble. |
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The town hums with activity as the one-armed man helps Cooper and Truman in their search for Bob. |
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Kyle MacLachlan stars as eccentric FBI agent Dale Cooper in David Lynch's surreal cult classic series. When Cooper arrives in Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of teenager Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), he begins to get to know the quirky residents. Soon, many secrets concealed beneath the small town's façade of normalcy start coming to light, while Cooper finds himself searching his own soul for hidden truths. |
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The investigation of Laura Palmer's murder reaches a terrifying conclusion in the season finale. |
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Cooper and the Bookhouse Boys pay a special visit to One Eyed Jacks, while Audrey goes undercover as a hostess there. |
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Cooper and Truman have tea with the Log Lady and discover a macabre crime scene in the woods, and Audrey takes a job in her dad's department store. |
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Agent Cooper and Sheriff Truman arrange a trap for Jean Renault. |
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1990 3.1 ★ 450 mins TV Shows Rated: NR The full first season of bizarre, ingenious, hysterical and terrifying stories set in the Pacific Northwest logging town of Twin Peaks follows quirky FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper as he tries to solve the murder of high school student Laura Palmer. |
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Cooper finds a clue, while Dick Tremayne and Andy confront concerns over little Nicky's past. |
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Agent Cooper and Sheriff Truman track the one-armed man and stange new evidence in Laura Palmer's murder. |
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Cooper and Truman discover an unexpected twist in the trail to Laura Palmer's murderer. |
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While the townsfolk gather for Laura's funeral, Cooper interprets his dream about the killer, and Truman reveals secrets of the Bookhouse Boys. |
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Dale demonstrates odd deductive techniques for the sheriff's department; Benjamin and his brother take a trip; and Donna and James pledge their love. |
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Agent Cooper and Sheriff Truman learn more about the secret life of murdered student Laura Palmer. |
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Cooper reveals the history of Windom Earle to Truman, and Audrey strikes a deal with Bobby. |
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Agent Cooper's investigation into Laura Palmer's death continues. |
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Cooper asks Truman to give him 24 hours to prove who murdered Laura Plamer. |
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Laura Palmer's killer is revealed with help from the one-armed man. |
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1990 3.1 ★ 450 mins TV Shows Rated: NR The full first season of bizarre, ingenious, hysterical and terrifying stories set in the Pacific Northwest logging town of Twin Peaks follows quirky FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper as he tries to solve the murder of high school student Laura Palmer. |
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This disc contains episodes 3 and 4, with commentary by directors Tina Rathborne and Tim Hunter and writer Robert Engels, script notes and more. |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "May the Giant Be with You," "Coma" and "The Man Behind Glass." |
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This disc contains episode 7, with commentary by production designer Richard Hoover, script notes and more. |
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This disc includes the "Pilot" episode. Also included is the alternate international version of the pilot. |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "Traces to Nowhere," "Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer," "Rest in Pain" and "The One-Armed Man." |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "Cooper's Dreams," "Realization Time" and "The Last Evening." |
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1990 3.0 ★ 1081 mins TV Shows Rated: NR Creator David Lynch's surreal cult phenomenon returns for a second season, following FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper as he continues to investigate the puzzling murder of high school student Laura Palmer. |
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While romance blooms for Cooper and Annie, Donna finds a scrapbook that's full of surprises. |
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While Cooper and Truman try to unlock the secret of Owl Cave, the Miss Twin Peaks contest draws hot competition. |
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Cooper takes the sheriff's department on a midnight spelunking adventure, and Truman finds himself in the deadly embrace of a naked woman. |
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Cooper is attracted to a beautiful, reclusive woman as Truman grieves over Josie's death. |
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Ed proposes to Norma; James and Donna say good-bye; and Audrey meets her fated one. |
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Agent Cooper finds out who shot him and gets help with his deadly chess game against Windom Earle. |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "May the Giant Be with You," "Coma" and "The Man Behind Glass." |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "Laura's Secret Diary," "The Orchid's Curse," "Demons" and "Lonely Souls." |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "Drive with a Dead Girl," "Arbitrary Law," "Dispute Between Brothers" and "Masked Ball." |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "The Black Widow," "Checkmate," "Double Play" and "Slaves and Masters." |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "The Condemned Woman," "Wounds and Scars," "On the Wings of Love" and "Variations on Relations." |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "The Path to the Black Lodge," "Miss Twin Peaks" and "Beyond Life and Death." |
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Donna Hayward demands to know the truth; Nadine Hurley enrolls in the school of hard knocks; and Ben Horne apologizes for trying to be good. |
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1990 3.0 ★ 1081 mins TV Shows Rated: NR
Creator David Lynch's surreal cult phenomenon returns for a second season, following FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper as he continues to investigate the puzzling murder of high school student Laura Palmer. |
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In this cult classic series, eccentric FBI agent Dale Cooper arrives in Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of teenager Laura Palmer -- and soon scores of secrets concealed behind the town's facade of normality begin coming to light. |
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This disc includes the "Pilot" episode. Also included is the alternate international version of the pilot. |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "Traces to Nowhere," "Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer," "Rest in Pain" and "The One-Armed Man." |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "Cooper's Dreams," "Realization Time" and "The Last Evening." |
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Undercurrents of passion, greed, jealousy and intrigue surface in a seemingly respectable town when a high school homecoming queen is murdered. |
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Donna and Maddy plan to steal Laura's secret diary. |
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Ben Horne asks Agent Cooper to save Audrey's life, and Lucy's love life gets complicated. |
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This disc contains episodes 1 and 2, with commentary by director Duwayne Dunham and director of photography Frank Byers, script notes and more. |
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This disc contains episodes 5 and 6, with commentary by directors Lesli Linka Glatter and Caleb Deschanel and writer Harley Peyton, script notes and more. |
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In this postapocalyptic saga that takes a page from Mad Max and Rollerblade, Rutger Hauer plays a former star of "jugging" -- a futuristic type of rugby -- who's preparing a crew of bush-leaguers for a championship match against his ex-team. This fight for victory is also a quest for revenge. Among the competitors are |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Laura's Secret Diary," "The Orchid's Curse," "Demons" and "Lonely Souls." |
This disc includes the following episodes: "Drive with a Dead Girl," "Arbitrary Law," "Dispute Between Brothers" and "Masked Ball." |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "The Black Widow," "Checkmate," "Double Play" and "Slaves and Masters." |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "The Condemned Woman," "Wounds and Scars," "On the Wings of Love" and "Variations on Relations." |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "The Path to the Black Lodge," "Miss Twin Peaks" and "Beyond Life and Death." |
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This disc includes the following bonus material: 'A Slice of Lynch,' 'Secrets From Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks,' 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Twin Peaks Festival' and 'The Black Lodge Archive.' |
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1990 3.9 ★ TV Shows In David Lynch's surreal cult classic series, eccentric FBI agent Dale Cooper arrives in Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of teenager Laura Palmer. Soon, many secrets concealed beneath the small town's façade of normalcy start coming to light. |
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This disc contains episodes 5 and 6, with commentary by directors Lesli Linka Glatter and Caleb Deschanel and writer Harley Peyton, script notes and more. |
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Agent Cooper and Sheriff Truman rush to the Black Lodge, where Cooper tries to save the life of Miss Twin Peaks. |
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This disc contains episode 7, with commentary by production designer Richard Hoover, script notes and more. |
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This disc contains episodes 1 and 2, with commentary by director Duwayne Dunham and director of photography Frank Byers, script notes and more. |
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This disc contains episodes 3 and 4, with commentary by directors Tina Rathborne and Tim Hunter and writer Robert Engels, script notes and more. |
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The full first season of bizarre, ingenious, hysterical, terrifying stories set in the Pacific Northwest logging town of Twin Peaks follows quirky FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) as he tries to solve the murder of high school student Laura Palmer. As Cooper settles in, the town's facade of extreme normality begins to crack, revealing a barrage of schemes, fronts, and more. (The two-hour pilot episode is not included.) |
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In this postapocalyptic saga that takes a page from Mad Max and Rollerblade, Rutger Hauer plays a former star of "jugging" -- a futuristic type of rugby -- who's preparing a crew of bush-leaguers for a championship match against his ex-team. This fight for victory is also a quest for revenge. Among the competitors are Vincent D'Onofrio, Delroy Lindo and Joan Chen as Hauer's single-minded female apprentice. |
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The full first season of bizarre, ingenious, hysterical, terrifying stories set in the Pacific Northwest logging town of Twin Peaks follows quirky FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) as he tries to solve the murder of high school student Laura Palmer. As Cooper settles in, the town's facade of extreme normality begins to crack, revealing a barrage of schemes, fronts, and more. (The two-hour pilot episode is not included.) |
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This disc includes the following bonus material: 'A Slice of Lynch,' 'Secrets From Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks,' 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Twin Peaks Festival' and 'The Black Lodge Archive.' |
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Sheriff Truman defends Agent Cooper's activities at One Eyed Jack's when they come under scrutiny. |
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Agent Cooper and Sheriff Truman exchange goodbyes, and a wake is held for Leland Palmer. |
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Sergeant J.J. Striker (Charles Napier) tracks an indestructible serial killer in this crime thriller. Able to repel any bullet that's fired at him, the murderous Sommers (Robert Z'Dar) confidently indulges his habit of killing prostitutes with little fear of being caught. It's up to hard-drinking Striker ... |
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Sergeant J.J. Striker (Charles Napier) tracks an indestructible serial killer in this crime thriller. Able to repel any bullet that's fired at him, the murderous Sommers (Robert Z'Dar) confidently indulges his habit of killing prostitutes with little fear of being caught. It's up to hard-drinking Striker and brave prostitute Rene (Michelle Reese), who teams up with the policeman, to stop Sommers before more innocent victims are killed. |
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Recounting the last years of China's Ching Dynasty through flashbacks and fast-forwards, this drama from director Bernardo Bertolucci collected nine Oscars. The lavish epic charts the transformation of Pu Yi (John Lone) -- who ascended the throne at age 3 -- from coddled aristocrat to enlightened insurgent to ordinary citizen. With the help of his Scottish tutor (Peter O'Toole), the young emperor learns about the world outside the palace walls. |
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Recounting the last years of China's Ching Dynasty through flashbacks and flash-forwards, this Oscar-winning epic charts the life of Pu Yi (John Lone) -- who ascended the throne at age 3 -- from coddled aristocrat to enlightened insurgent to ordinary citizen. Co-starring Peter O'Toole as Pu Yi's Scottish tutor a... |
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Recounting the last years of China's Ching Dynasty through flashbacks and fast-forwards, this drama from director Bernardo Bertolucci collected nine Oscars. The lavish epic charts the transformation of Pu Yi (John Lone) -- who ascended the throne at age 3 -- from coddled aristocrat to enlightened insurgent to ordinary citizen. With the help of his Scottish tutor (Peter O'Toole), the young emperor learns about the world outside the palace walls. |
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Recounting the last years of China's Ching Dynasty through flashbacks and fast-forwards, this drama from director Bernardo Bertolucci won nine Oscars. The lavish epic charts the transformation of Pu Yi (John Lone) -- who ascended the throne at age 3 -- from coddled aristocrat to enlightened insurgent to ordinary citizen. With the help of his Scottish tutor (Peter O'Toole), the young emperor learns about the world outside the palace walls. |
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Recounting the last years of China's Ching Dynasty through flashbacks and flash-forwards, this Oscar-winning epic charts the life of Pu Yi (John Lone) -- who ascended the throne at age 3 -- from coddled aristocrat to enlightened insurgent to ordinary citizen. Co-starring Peter O'Toole as Pu Yi's Scottish tutor and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, the lavish drama collected nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. |
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Filmed on location in the People's Republic of China, this epic adventure relates the founding of Hong Kong and tells of the merchant chiefs who traded the South China Sea, risking their lives to create magnificent dynasties. It's 1841, and traders Dirk Struan (Bryan Brown) and Tyler Brock (John Stanton) bot... |
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Filmed on location in the People's Republic of China, this epic adventure relates the founding of Hong Kong and tells of the merchant chiefs who traded the South China Sea, risking their lives to create magnificent dynasties. It's 1841, and traders Dirk Struan (Bryan Brown) and Tyler Brock (John Stanton) both dream of making Hong Kong the "crown jewel" of Britain's foreign colonies. Joan Chen, Tim Guinee and Kyra Sedgwick also star. |