A group o f English and American ladies\, known as the Scorpioni\, have tea every af ternoon\, and cooperatively raise an orphaned Italian lad named Luca in 19 35 Florence as Fascist Benito Mussolini considers his options. This is a l ighthearted semi-autobiographical film by director Franco Zeffirelli\, who is portrayed as young Luca in the film. It has an extraordinary cast incl uding Maggie Smith\, Cher\, Judi Dench\, Joan Plowright\, and Lily Tomlin.
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\nA dark comedy about a hitman (John Cusack) who returns to his wealthy hometown of Grosse Pointe\, Michigan\, for his high school reunion. Also with Minnie Driver as the hitman&rsquo\;s abandoned girlfri end\, Alan Arkin as his psychiatrist and Dan Aykroyd as another hitman who is stalking him. Several reviews call the film&rsquo\;s writing &ldquo\;s mart.&rdquo\;
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\nA black comedy in which Katie (Tilda Swinto n)\, the wife of former CIA analyst Osborne Cox (John Malkovich)\, directs her divorce lawyer&rsquo\;s assistant to put Cox&rsquo\;s financial recor ds on a disc\, but the assistant unwittingly includes a draft of his autob iography detailing CIA activities. Lost at the assistant&rsquo\;s gym\, th e disc is found by 2 ditzy gym employees (Frances McDormand &\; Brad Pi tt)\, who try to cash in by selling the disc. Also starring George Clooney as a paranoid U.S. Marshall involved with Katie. Written and directed by Ethan and Joel Coen.
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\nBased on a novel by Bernard Malamud\, thi s film is not what you&rsquo\;d expect. It has a spiritual dimension that challenges audiences. As a boy\, Roy Hobbs learns everything about basebal l from his dad. As a teen\, he is an exceptionally good baseball player\, but his desire to make a name for himself is derailed when he has a health crisis. With Robert Redford\, Glenn Close and Robert Duvall.
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\nFriday\, September 4
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\n2020 / 108 min. / R
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\nA powerful movement (and this joyful\, indispensable film) came from the collective thrust of disabled people\, some of whom attended a summer camp for disabled kids in the 70s. We see some of them\, energized\, go on to sit in for weeks at t he Washington DC Office of Health and Human Services until their demands a re substantially met\, resulting later in 1990&rsquo\;s adoption of the Am ericans with Disabilities Act. Don&rsquo\;t miss Crip Camp\, which among o ther things heralds Berkeley&rsquo\;s important role in the disability rig hts movement. Netflix produced the film\, along with the Obamas as executi ve producers.
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\nShortly after Iran detains Ameri can hostages during Jimmy Carter&rsquo\;s presidency\, the CIA drafts a CI A operative (Ben Affleck) to head a ruse in which a supposedly Canadian fi lm crew goes to Iran to shoot a science fiction film. The real plan is to free 6 diplomats being help separately from the other hostages. While faul ted for historical inaccuracy\, Argo is suspenseful and often rapid-fire f unny. It won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director (Ben Affleck).
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\nFriday\, September 18
\n\n1954 / 113 min. / Approv ed Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) is the young daughter of the chauffeur to the Larrabee industrialist family. Sabrina has been &ldquo\;in love&rdquo\; wi th David Larrabbee (William Holden) for years\, so her father sends her to a Paris cooking school. Upon her return\, both David and David&rsquo\;s s tuffy brother\, Linus (Humphrey Bogart)\, fall in line before her. It is t oo utterly charming. Directed by Billy Wilder
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\n\n1995/ 135 min. / PG-13 On assignment to take pictures of the covered bridges of Madison County\, Iow a\, a National Geographic photographer (Clint Eastwood) meets a married wo man temporarily on her own (Meryl Streep). They fall in love. Eastwood dir ects.
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