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NewsRadio: Season 1
1995 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWNYX director Dave Nelson tries to boost ratings while dealing with his quirky employees and impulsive boss in this hilarious ensemble comedy. In his new position, Dave romances Lisa and wins over haughty Bill, hypersensitive Matthew and funky Beth.
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NewsRadio: Season 2
1995 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen it comes to sidesplitting comedy and laughter, they're number one! Tune in to the hysterical misadventures of the wackiest news team in New York. With this ragtag group of misfits, it's a wonder anything gets on the air!
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NewsRadio: Season 3
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAs the frazzled news director for New York City's No. 2 radio station, Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) does his best to keep his quirky co-workers from killing each other. In the show's third season, Mr. James (Stephen Root) runs for president; a heat wave spurs office hallucinations; Bill (Phil Hartman) makes Jerry Seinfeld look bad; and Dave's co-workers are shocked to learn he's Canadian. Maura Tierney, Khandi Alexander and Vicki Lewis co-star.
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NewsRadio: Season 4
1997 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe co-dependent co-workers of radio station WYNX snipe, snuggle and snicker their way through life in a New York City newsroom in this popular ensemble sitcom. In Season 4, Dave (Dave Foley) and Lisa (Maura Tierney) split up, switch jobs and then switch back. Meanwhile, Bill (Phil Hartman, in his last season on the show) hires a butler, and Matthew (Andy Dick) gets fired. Stephen Root, Vicki Lewis and Joe Rogan also star.
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NewsRadio: Season 5
1998 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsJon Lovitz joins the cast in this popular sitcom's final season, replacing Phil Hartman after his tragic death. A poignant opening episode deals with the loss by memorializing arrogant news anchor Bill McNeal (Hartman) after he suffers a fatal heart attack. Later in the season, things at the station are thrown into an uproar when WNYX owner Jimmy James (Stephen Root) lands in jail, accused of being mysterious federal fugitive D.B. Cooper.
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Nip/Tuck: Season 1
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSouth Beach, Miami -- where looking good is a full-time job -- is the setting for Season 1 of this controversial series about plastic surgeons with ethics that often take a back seat to more pressing carnal (and financial) urges.
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Nip/Tuck: Season 2
2004 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis season, as both men turn 40, an age that usually sends their patients into panic, Sean attempts to repair his fractured marriage, while Christian continues to blaze a trail of sexual excess.
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Nip/Tuck: Season 3
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSean is still questioning his professional ethics, and his home life is falling apart as his wife flirts dangerously with divorce. Meanwhile, plastic surgeon Quentin Costa joins the team, and Christian runs into trouble with the law.
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Nip/Tuck: Season 4
2006 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSeason 4 finds Sean and Julia preparing for the birth of their child, while Christian realizes his most intimate relationship is with Sean. Meanwhile, a couple buys the practice, and Christian's new therapist has an obsessive crush on him.
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Nip/Tuck: Season 5
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn Season 5, Christian and Sean uproot their successful practice and move to the plastic surgery-laden shores of Los Angeles. But the change of scenery will do nothing to ease the drama that constantly surrounds them.
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Nip/Tuck: Season 6
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDesperate to boost their struggling practice, Sean and Christian turn to a former rival to bring in new clients. Meanwhile, Christian and Liz's divorce proceedings get increasingly ugly, and Sean and Teddy take their relationship to the next level.
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North Face
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn 1936, young German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser face off against a rival Austrian duo in an attempt to be the first team to scale the infamous north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps.
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OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsRelieve the moments that left an indelible impression on the WWE universe, from classic battles of the 1980s to the best title bouts of the 21st century. The action features "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Undertaker, Triple H and other superstars.
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Older Than America
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsRain (Georgina Lightning) has visions of a cruel incident suffered by her Native American ancestors. Afraid she'll be branded a lunatic like her elderly aunt, Rain fears telling even her policeman husband, Johnny (Adam Beach), about the dreams. But as they intensify, she finds that they have eerie connections to her current life. Lightning also writes and directs this mix of supernatural and historical mysteries.
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On Any Sunday
1971 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAcclaimed filmmaker Bruce Brown explores the dizzying world of rugged road riders, where cycles hit incredible speeds, segueing first into the excitement of a muddy motocross race before moving on to the mayhem of the Mexican 1000 off-track trial.
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Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis Sergio Leone classic, a tribute to Hollywood Westerns, stars Henry Fonda as Frank, a deft gunslinger hired by the powerful owner of a railroad conglomerate to kill anyone who derails the project. But Frank contends with the wrong person when he murders Brett (Frank Wolff), a landowner, prompting Brett's wife (Claudia Cardinale) to hire two renegades (Charles Bronson and Jason Robards) to go after Frank.
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Open Season 3
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsGrizzly bear Boog is geared up for the annual guys' trip, but his buddies want to stay home to spend time with their families instead. So, Boog heads out on his own -- and lands smack-dab in the middle of a traveling circus.
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Orchestra of Exiles
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis inspiring documentary focuses on Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman, who rescued hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust and founded the globally renowned orchestra that would eventually become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Origin: Spirits of the Past
2006 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn the wake of a large-scale disaster that literally shatters the moon, plants -- not humans -- become the world's most intelligent life forms, until a young boy discovers a mysterious girl who's been in a state of suspended animation for 300 years. Her awakening threatens to disrupt the expansive and long-dominate Forest. Keiichi Sugiyama directs this futuristic anime that explores the delicate interplay between man and his natural environment.
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Paa
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsReal-life father and son reverse roles in this drama featuring Bollywood idol Amitabh Bachchan, who portrays a youth with a rare condition that causes him to age rapidly. Abhishek Bachchan stars as the boy's dad, who helps him cope with the illness.
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Page One: Inside the New York Times
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDocumentarian Andrew Rossi goes inside the New York Times to examine how the venerable paper and its reporters are responding to the massive changes in how news is gathered, analyzed and dispersed.
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter discovering that he's the son of the Greek god Poseidon (Kevin McKidd), teenage Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) strikes out on an action-packed odyssey to rescue his mortal mother and negotiate a peace treaty between his father, Zeus (Sean Bean), and Hades (Steve Coogan). Directed by Chris Columbus, this family-friendly tale of adventure also stars Pierce Brosnan, Rosario Dawson and Uma Thurman.
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Pink Ribbons, Inc.
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWho really benefits from the pink ribbon campaigns: the cause or the company? In showing the real story of breast cancer and the lives of those who fight it, this film reveals the co-opting of what marketing experts have labeled a "dream cause."
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThink you've had a bad day? At every turn, marketing exec Neal Page's (Steve Martin) plans to get home to his family for Thanksgiving get foiled, and somehow the loudmouthed, idiosyncratic fellow traveler Del Griffith (John Candy) is always right next to him driving him nuts. Will this odd couple make it to Chicago without killing each other? Ben Stein and Edie McClurg also appear in writer-director John Hughes's comedy classic.
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Planet B-Boy
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis Tribeca Film Festival selection affords viewers exclusive access to the underground world of break dancing, charting the highs and lows of five B-boy teams practicing for the all-important "Battle of the Year." Combining stunning dance footage from Japan, Germany, South Korea, France and the United States, documentarian Benson Lee sets out to show that break dancing didn't fade into history -- it merely evolved into a remarkable art form.
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