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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004)
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★ 9.4 5 ratings
Edith Becker / 凯文·布恩斯 actor: 罗伯特·克洛特沃西 / 沃尔特·克朗凯特 …
other title: 梦之帝国：星球大战三部曲的故事 / 꿈의 제국: 스타워즈 3부작 이야기 …
From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.
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Evolution (2015)
Évolution
★ 6.0 19 ratings
露西尔·哈兹哈利洛维奇 actor: 罗珊妮·杜兰 / 茱莉-玛丽·帕芒提耶 …
other title: 에볼루션: 새로운 탄생 / エヴォリューション …
11-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother in a seaside housing estate. The only place that ever sees any activity is the hospital. It is there that all the boys from the village are forced to undergo strange medical trials that attempt to disrupt the phases of evolution.
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Star Wars: Caravan of Courage - An Ewok Adventure (1984)
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约翰·科蒂 actor: Eric Walker / 沃维克·戴维斯 …
other title: 勇敢的马队：伊沃克人历险记 / Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure …
Wicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.
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Dec. 2, 2024
March 4, 2026 Review a review of - a review of Star Wars: Caravan of Courage - An Ewok Adventure
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Blue Moon (1997)
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柯一正 actor: 苏慧伦 / 戴立忍 …
other title: 蓝月 / 藍月 …
There is usually only one full moon every month, but occasionally there are two – and that second full moon is called the Blue Moon. It is said that when a person sees a blue moon and makes a wish, he will be granted a second chance in things.
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PlayStation: Double Life (1999)
Frank Budgen
Double Life is a television advertisement released in 1999 by SCE Europe. The 60-second long ad – conceived and written by copywriter James Sinclair, art director, Ed Morris and Trevor Beattie (creative director) – shows 19 PlayStation players discussing their gaming experience with the console. The ad was the most highly awarded in the world in 1999/2000 and has gone on to gain cult status.
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Great Happiness (2020)
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★ 8.0 6 ratings
王一骜 actor: 周翔 / 陶瑜琼 …
other title: 极乐点 / China One
An insightful, ironic look at the challenges and contradictions that young generations are facing in China, "Great Happiness" is Wang Yao’s auspicious debut that welcomes a new voice into the firmament of local independent cinema and one that is poised to bridge the gap between engaged auteur cinema and lighter, yet socially relevant, comedies, aimed at a wider audience. Set in Xining, the capital of Qinghai province on the border with Tibet, this ensemble film follows the ups and downs in the lives of three friends from the generation born at the time of China’s one-child policy.
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Codename Cougar (1989)
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★ 4.6 34 ratings
张艺谋 / 杨凤良 actor: 刘小宁 / 葛优 …
other title: 代号美洲豹 / 台湾海峡上空指令 …
A commercial airliner on a routine flight between Taipei and Seoul is hijacked and taken to mainland China by the Taiwan Revolutionary Army Front. Chinese authorities cannot seize the plane because of the presence of an important business figure on board, but agree to cooperate with Taiwanese authorities to defuse the tense situation.
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
★ 8.1 619 ratings
乔治·卢卡斯 actor: 伊万·麦克格雷格 / 娜塔莉·波特曼 …
other title: 星球大战前传3：西斯的复仇 / 星球大战第三集：西斯的复仇 …
The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power -- and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.
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Den of Thieves (2018)
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★ 7.0 80 ratings
克里斯蒂安·古德加斯特 actor: 杰拉德·巴特勒 / 巴勃罗·施瑞博尔 …
other title: 贼巢 / 極盜戰 …
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Best of the Best (1989)
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Robert Radler actor: Eric Roberts / Phillip Rhee …
other title: 베스트 오브 더 베스트 / ベスト・オブ・ザ・ベスト …
A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
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Aug. 11, 2025
Aug. 11, 2025 Review a review of - a review of Best of the Best
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The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
The Many Saints of Newark
★ 5.4 17 ratings
阿兰·泰勒 actor: 迈克尔·甘多菲尼 / 亚历桑德罗·尼沃拉 …
other title: 纽瓦克众圣 / 纽瓦克诸圣 …
Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Soprano.
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Stormy Weather (2003)
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Sólveig Anspach actor: Élodie Bouchez / Didda Jónsdóttir …
other title: Stormviðri / 暴风雨
The psychiatry department of a young doctor Cora has just admitted a young lady who refuses to speak and whose identity remains unknown. Cora becomes fond of her patient and establishes a relationship which goes beyond the usual course of treatment. She feels a kind of "call" from this woman as a strange and strong tie grows between them. One day, Cora learns that the identity of her patient has been discovered. Her name is Loa, she is a stranger, she has been sent back home…to Iceland. Cora, who had no idea of this woman's life outside their relationship, is deeply moved : she decides to meet up with her in order to finish the treatment.
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April 15, 2025
April 15, 2025 Review a review of - a review of Stormy Weather