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1) DEMISE
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One lie destroys the lives of many, while one's obsession leads to the demise of a rising star in the fashion world.
2) Amira
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Arabic
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Amira, a 17 year old Palestinian, was conceived with the smuggled sperm of her imprisoned father, Nawar. Although their relationship since birth has been restricted to prison visits, he remains her hero. His absence in her life is overcompensated with love and affection from those surrounding her. But when a failed attempt to conceive another child reveals Nawar's infertility, Amira's world turns upside down.
4) Begin Again
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From the writer-director of the Academy Award®-Winning movie ONCE. Gretta (Keira Knightley) and Dave (Adam Levine) are college sweethearts and songwriting partners who head to New York when he lands a major label deal. But the trappings of fame soon lead Dave astray and a lovelorn Gretta is left on her own. Her world takes a positive turn when disgraced record-label exec Dan (Mark Ruffalo) is captivated by her raw talent. An enchanting portrait emerges...
6) Pratfall
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Eli (Joshua Burge), a troubled insomniac encounters Joelle (Chloé Groussard), an enigmatic French tourist in Central Park. The two set off on a sleepless New York adventure as the city casts a shadow over them.
7) Alam
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Arabic
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Tamer is a Palestinian teenager living in Israel. He leads a typical life until the arrival of the beautiful Maysaa'. To seduce her, Tamer agrees to take part in a mysterious flag operation on the eve of Israel's Independence Day.
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Once the new dynamics of industrial war had been recognized, there followed a series of months-long battles of attrition. You examine the battles of Verdun and Somme in 1916, and in 1917 the French Champagne Offensive and the Third Battle of Ypres, also called Passchendaele.
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Increasing war-weariness led all the combatant powers to attempt to reinvigorate the war effort. In France and Britain new civilian governments took the lead in this effort, while in Germany the de facto military dictatorship inaugurated a new propaganda campaign.
11) Battle of Midway
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Filmed as it happened; On June 4-6, 1942, a large Japanese force attempted to capture Midway Island in the Pacific but was defeated by U.S. forces with a loss ratio of 4:1. On hand was a crew of naval photographers; their documentary footage was edited together with narration by actors. The film covers the attack on Midway, aerial footage, the search for survivors, and aftermath of the battle.
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Rick Steves' Europe ; 11
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English
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Shimmering Impressionist canvases by Monet and Renoir, plus Van Gogh, Gauguin and more.
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A wonderful retelling of the Nativity story in both song and words from the point of view of the Innkeeper's wife, her husband and their servants. General Electric Theater released a new story with different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electrics Department of Public Relations. Ronald Reagan appears with his family at Christmas.
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Beyond Invention ; 2
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English
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A sea serpent in the Pacific Northwest- Caborosaurus, Sasquatch and supposedly extinct Tasmanian Tiger in Australia are investigated using the latest in hi tech equipment.
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Rick Steves' Europe ; 12
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English
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The turbulent century and its rule-breaking art-Picasso, Surrealism, and edgy architecture.
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