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Maria Bello
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The acclaimed actress and dedicated activist shares her personal journey of discovery, and destroys outdated ideas about partnership, love and family that will resonate with anyone in an unconventional life situation.
Actress and activist Maria Bello made waves with her essay, "Coming Out as a Modern Family," in the New York Times popular "Modern Love" column, in which she recalled telling her son that she had fallen in love with her best friend,...
3) Carjacked
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Lorraine (Maria Bello of TV's TOUCH, PRISONERS), a vulnerable single mom, is struggling to make ends meet, and to gain custody of her 5 year-old son. One night on the way to a mother-son dinner, they are carjacked by Roy (Stephen Dorff of SOMEWHERE, BLADE), a vicious bank robber on the run. He forces Lorraine to drive to meet up with his accomplice who still has money from their most recent heist. Roy's directives are reminiscent of the emotional...
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A newly reconstructed family moves into a little converted church in the country. Jean tries to convince her two children, Molly, a teenager with a post-traumaLc stress disorder, and Michael, her whiz-kid younger brother, that it'll be good for everyone. Maybe even for Heather, Dave's difficult six-year-old daughter, who has not spoken since a mysterious fire took her mothers life. Upon exploring their new land, the kids discover an old cemetery behind...
5) Duets
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Road-trip comedy which revolves around the little-known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley choir come together for a the ultimate sing-off.
6) Betrayed
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"Blockbuster author Lisa Scottoline returns to the Rosato & Associates law firm with Betrayed, and maverick lawyer Judy Carrier takes the lead in a case that's more personal than ever. Judy has always championed the underdog, so when Iris, the housekeeper and best friend of Judy's beloved Aunt Barb, is found dead of an apparent heart attack, Judy begins to suspect foul play. The circumstances of the death leave Judy with more questions than answers,...
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En "Inventario de recuerdos", María Elena D′Alessandro Bello realiza un análisis de la literatura escrita desde y sobre Caracas a partir de la propuesta de tres novelistas y cinco novelas: "El exilio del tiempo" (1990), "Vagas desapariciones" (1995) y "Los últimos espectadores del acorazado Potemkin" (1999) de Ana Teresa Torres; "Juegos bajo la luna" (1994) de Carlos Noguera y "El round del olvido" (2002) de Eduardo Liendo. A partir de estas...
8) Payback
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After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.
9) The Dark
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In mourning over the tragic drowning of their daughter Sarah, James and Adèle are visited by Ebrill, a young girl who claims she died 60 years ago - and bears a startling resemblance to Sarah.
10) The Confirmation
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Clive Owen shines in this irresistible comedy about an estranged father and son, whose weekend adventure leads to something they never imagined: a true family connection.
11) Femme
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A celebration of women around the world actively transforming and healing our global society.
12) The Water Man
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Gunner (Lonnie Chavis) sets out on a quest to save his ill mother (Rosario Dawson) by searching for a mythic figure who possesses the secret to immortality, the Water Man. After enlisting the help of a mysterious local girl, Jo (Amiah Miller), they journey together into the remote Wild Horse forest -- but the deeper they venture, the stranger and more dangerous the forest becomes. Their only hope for rescue is Gunner's father (David Oyelowo), who...
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Franky Winter (Josh Wiggins) and Ballas Kohl (Darren Mann) have been best friends since childhood. They are high school royalty: handsome, stars of the swim team and popular with girls. They live a perfect teenage life - until the night of Franky's epic 17th birthday party, when Franky and Ballas are involved in an unexpected incident that changes their lives forever.
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After nearly two decades caught under the wing of an aging husband, devoted mother and housewife Pippa Lee undergoes a midlife breakthrough. Unearthing the sexually curious wild child of her teens, Pippa sparks a relationship with a kindred soul. A wry, moving, and complex portrait of the many lives behind a single name
17) Shattered
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A desperate father fights to save his daughter in this thriller starring Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler and Maria Bello. Neil (Butler) and Abby (Bello) have a seemingly perfect marriage-until the day their young daughter is kidnapped by a sadistic criminal mastermind (Brosnan) who makes outrageous demands. With nothing left to lose, Neil must take matters into his own hands to rescue his daughter in a high-stakes game where nothing is as it seems.
