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Suffragette (2015)

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Title: Suffragette
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Sarah Gavron
Written by: Abi Morgan
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter, Grace Stottor, Geoff Bell, Amanda Lawrence and Meryl Streep
Release Date: 10/23/2015
Running Time: 106 minutes

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The foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.


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In Memoriam: In Memory of Christopher Collins 1962 – 2014 and Bob Gavron 1930 – 2015


Bridge of Spies (2015)

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Title: Bridge of Spies
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Written by: Matt Charman, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance and Alan Alda
Release Date: 10/16/2015
Running Time: 142 minutes

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An American lawyer is recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to help rescue a pilot detained in the Soviet Union.


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All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records (2015)?

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Title: All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records
Rating: NR
Directed by: Colin Hanks
Written by: Steven Leckart
Starring: Russ Solomon, Chris Cornell and Heidi Cotler
Release Date: 10/16/2015
Running Time: 94 minutes

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‘All Things Must Pass’ is a documentary that explores the rise and fall of Tower Records, and its legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon.


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Labyrinth of Lies (2014)

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Title: Labyrinth of Lies (aka. Im Labyrinth des Schweigens)
Rating: R
Directed by: Giulio Ricciarelli
Written by: Elisabeth Bartel, Giulio Ricciarelli and Amelie Syberberg
Starring: André Szymanski, Alexander Fehling and Friederike Becht
Release Date: 9/30/2015
Running Time: 124 minutes

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A story that exposes the conspiracy of prominent German institutions and government branches to cover up the crimes of Nazis during World War II.


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Dedication: Dedicated to Attorney General Fritz Bauer, prosecutors Joachim Kügler, Georg Friedrich Vogel, Gerhard Wiese, and journalist Thomas Gnielka.

In Memoriam: In Memoriam Gert Voss


Memories of the Sword (2015)*

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Title: Memories of the Sword
Rating: NR
Directed by: Heung-Sik Park
Written by: Ah-reum Choi and Heung-Sik Park
Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Do-yeon Jeon and Go-eun Kim
Release Date: 8/28/2015
Running Time: 120 minutes

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While in medieval Korea, a young girl sets out to revenge the betrayal and the death of her mother. But therefore she must face one of the most powerful men and warriors of the Goryo Dynasty.


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Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission


Assassination (2015)

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Title: Assassination
Rating: NR
Directed by: Dong-hoon Choi
Starring: Ji-hyun Jun, Jung-woo Ha and Jung-jae Lee
Release Date: 8/7/2015
Running Time: 140 minutes

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While Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army in 1933, the resistance plans to kill the Japanese Commander. But their plan is threatened by a traitor within their group and also the enemies’ forces are hunting them down.


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Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission


Best of Enemies (2015)*

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Title: Best of Enemies
Rating: R
Directed by: Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville
Written by: Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville
Starring: Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley and Dick Cavett
Release Date: 7/31/2015
Running Time: 87 minutes

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A documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr.


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Murder in the Park, A (2014)?

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Title: A Murder in the Park
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Christopher S. Rech and Brandon Kimber
Starring: Dexter Hammett, Kevin Adelstein and Joseph Alex
Release Date: 11/17/2014
Running Time: 91 minutes

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Documentary filmmakers assert that Anthony Porter – a former death-row inmate who was spared the death penalty thanks to the efforts of a college journalism program – was actually guilty, and an innocent man was sent to prison.


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Testament of Youth (2014)

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Title: Testament of Youth
Rating: PG-13
Director: James Kent
Writer: Juliette Towhidi
Based on the autobiography of: Vera Brittain
Stars: Emily Watson, Colin Morgan and Joanna Scanlan
Release Date: 1/16/2015
Running Time: 129 minutes

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A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I.


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Memoriam: In Memory of

Roland Leighton 1895 – 1915
Victor Richardson 1895 – 1917
Geoffrey Thurlow 1895 – 1917
Edward Brittain 1895 – 1918

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission


Iris (2014)*

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Title: Iris
Rating: PG-13
Director: Albert Maysles
Stars: Carl Apfel and Iris Apfel
Release Date: 10/9/2014
Running Time: 83 minutes

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A documentary about fashion icon Iris Apfel from legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles.


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