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The War Magician

A patriotic British stage magician volunteers his illusionist abilities to help battle the Nazis. After proving his potential value to skeptical commanders, he and a few cohorts are sent to North Africa, where British troops are being pounded by Gen. Rommel. He helps halt Rommel's charge through a campaign of deception. He camouflages a key British-occupied harbor by creating a bogus one that bears the brunt of nightly bombing raids; shields troops in the Suez Canal through a system of anti-aircraft searchlights and mirrors that blind Nazi pilots; and camouflages British weaponry and uses props to give the appearance of a stronger fighting force.

A Letter From Rosemary ...

The story of Rose Marie “Rosemary” Kennedy, the first-born daughter to Rose Fitzgerald and Joseph Kennedy Sr. After displaying behavioral problems that caused her to fall behind the achievements of her siblings due to a mental disability that was long kept secret, Joseph Kennedy arranged one of the first prefrontal lobotomies for her when she was 23. The procedure was botched and left her permanently incapacitated.

Long Way Down

Set during a sixty second elevator ride, a young man struggles to decide whether or not he's going to murder the guy who killed his brother.

Rant

In a dystopian future, urban dwellers are forcefully divided by curfew into two separate classes: the respectable Daytimers and the oppressed Nighttimers. Buster Rant Casey, a murderous demolition driver, takes part in the Party Crashing derby in a world where people intentionally crash into each other violently to feel, and create a vivid reality of the experience.

Remarkable Creatures

Set against the dramatic landscape of the English coastal town of Lyme-Regis and centers on two female 19th century fossil hunters who make significant discoveries that changed the scientific world forever. The story reveals invisible women in science who were influential but marginalized and whose accomplishments were appropriated by men.

The Fortress of Solitude

Set in 1970s Brooklyn, Dylan is a white boy who is out of place with the rough street kids and the priviledged kids of his high-standard school. When he finds a ring that grants him magical powers, he and his friend experiment with crime fighting.

The Garden of Last Days

Set in Florida, a stripper brings her three-year-old daughter to work one night since her usual babysitter is in the hospital. That night the stripper has an unusual client, a foreigner both remote and too personal, and free with his money. Lots of it, all cash.

Prisoner of Denver

A 22-year-old woman convicted of murder proclaims her innocence through correspondence with Hunter S. Thompson. Along with help from hollywood celebrities and a Vanity Fair article, Thompson's efforts eventually overturn of the life sentence.

The Dive

A biopic of Francisco "Pipin" Ferreras and his wife, Audrey Mestre, two world record setters in the sport of "freediving"—diving as deep as possible on one breath and without any scuba equipment. Mestre died in 2002 while trying to break her record of 557.7 feet.

The Grace Year

Examines the complex and sometimes twisted relationships between girls, the women they eventually become, and the difficult decisions they make in between.

The Modern Ocean

Revolves around vengeance and the competition for valuable shipping routes and priceless materials that converge in a spectacular battle on the rolling decks of behemoth cargo ships.

The Story of Edgar Sawt...

The story revolves around a mute teenager who lives on a farm in Wisconsin with a family that’s raised a coveted breed of dog for generations. Edgar Sawtelle’s father dies mysteriously after his uncle comes to stay with the family, which sends the youth fleeing into the woods with three of his dogs.

Beneath A Scarlet Sky

Pino Lella is a normal Italian teenager living an idyllic life in Italy, until bombs begin falling on Milan and word of Nazi atrocities begin to circulate. Lello joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, guiding hundreds of Jews to safety in a year. On his 18th birthday, Lella is forced to enlist with the German Army, and is immediately assigned as a personal driver to Adolf Hitler's left hand, General Hans Leyers. This fly on the wall in the upper echelons of the Third Reich positions him to be recruited by the Allies as a spy.