Jane Austen might never have imagined that her 1816 novel Emma could be turned into a fresh and satirical look at ultra-rich teenagers in a Beverly Hills high school. Cher (Alicia Silverstone) and Dionne (Stacey Dash), both named after “great singers of the past that now do infomercials,” are pampered upper-class girls who care less about getting good grades than wearing the right clothes and being as popular as possible. But Cher, who lives with her tough yet warm-hearted lawyer dad (Dan Hedaya) and hunky, sensitive stepbrother (Paul Rudd), also has an innate urge to help those less fortunate — like the two introverted teachers she brings together (“negotiating” herself improved grades in the process) and new friend Tai (Brittany Murphy), who starts out a geek and ends up a Cher prodigy. Cher also possesses her own sensitive side, and she is looking for the perfect boyfriend, whom she ends up finding where she least expected.
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Celebrate good friends, classic music and groundbreaking moviemaking with THE BIG CHILL! Join Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, Tom Berenger, Mary Kay Place, Jobeth Williams and Meg Tilly as they reunite for the funeral of a college pal. During the weekend that follows, these friends compare their 60’s ideas with the harsh reality of their lives in the 80’s, and discover that in a cold world, you need your friends to keep you warm.
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Filmmaker Joanna Arnow’s hilarious comedy, which world-premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight and is executive produced by Sean Baker, follows a 30-something New York woman (Arnow) as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family.
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Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream of easy wealth. For Arthur, the Chimera looks like the woman he lost, Beniamina. To find her, Arthur challenges the invisible, searches everywhere, goes inside the earth – in search of the door to the afterlife of which myths speak. In an adventurous journey between the living and the dead, between forests and cities, between celebrations and solitudes, the intertwined destinies of these characters unfold, all in search of the Chimera.
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Bring your mom, wife or significant other! Enjoy special brunch-themed menu options in the Playhouse Cafe and celebrate Mother’s Day with one of the greatest romantic comedies of all time. Charming, bubbly Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) leads a peripatetic life in Manhattan, attending swanky parties and living off the largesse of her gentleman acquaintances, who keep her attired in the very best designer outfits. Intrigued by Holly’s coming and goings, as well as her bouts of wistful loneliness, upstairs neighbor Paul (George Peppard) falls for the neurotic socialite. Directed by Blake Edwards. Warning: this film has outdated attitudes, language and cultural depictions which may cause offense today.
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Words were dangerous long before social media. A stranger than fiction true story of feuding neighbors, wicked letters and an absurd national scandal. Set in a 1920s English seaside town, the film follows deeply conservative local Edith Swan and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding. When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women – led by Police Officer Gladys Moss – begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
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In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, explore the Jewish community’s profound impact on Hollywood while confronting the shadow of antisemitism, followed by a special screening of the classic TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942), in which a group of actors use their talents to outwit the Nazis in occupied Poland.
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Hold on to your popcorn—Ryan Gosling is about to crash, bash, and crash some more… all in the name of love! In ‘The Fall Guy,’ stunts are just another day at the office, but dodging explosions, unraveling a Hollywood mystery, and charming Emily Blunt? Now that’s what we call multitasking! Directed by the stunt master David Leitch, this action-packed rollercoaster is a love letter to the daredevils behind the scenes. Will our hero stick the landing in love and life, or is this just another beautifully choreographed disaster?
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In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.
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The first-ever full-length LEGO movie follows Emmet (Chris Pratt), an ordinary, perfectly average minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmett is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
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