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Jesus: The Miracle Maker
2000 • 87 minutes • Colour • Alliance Films Inc
Director: Derek W. Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Michael Bryant, Julie Christie, Rebecca Callard, James Frain, Richard E. Grant, William Hurt
A family is seeking help for their sickly but cheerful daughter, Tamar, when they cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus,
who walks the countryside explaining the wonders of God. Tamar's father is loyal to the king but torn by his need for this Miracle Maker's
help. Against this crisis of faith, an extraordinary event occurs, as the true meaning of Christ comes to life, not just for his family but for all
who come to hear his words and experience his love.
Jihad for Love
2007 • 81 minutes • Colour • Mongrel Media
Director: Parvez Sharma
Cast: Muhsin Hendricks, A.K. Hoosen, Mazen,Abdellah Taia, Sana, Maryam, Maha, Amir, Arsham Parsi, Payam, Mojtaba
A documentary on gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims across the Muslim and Western worlds.
Jingle All The Way
1996 • 89 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Brian Levant
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Robert Conrad, Martin Mull, Jake Lloyd, James Belushi, E.J. De La
Pena
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a neglectful but well meaning father who promises his young son that he will deliver without fail the
number one item on the boy's wish list. But it turns out to be the most sought-after toy in the country. Dad's Christmas Eve turns into a
hilarious nightmare scramble across the city to obtain the virtually impossible-to-find toy.
Joe Somebody
2001 • 99 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: John Pasquin
Cast: Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, Kelly Lynch, Hayden Panettiere
Tim Allen plays Joe, a divorced corporate Every-man whose dead-end personal and professional lives are turned around after the office
bully publicly humiliates him in front of Joe’s daughter. As Joe trains for a rematch — and give himself a makeover — he begins an
unexpected ascent up the corporate ladder. Eventually, Joe realizes he doesn’t need revenge or to become someone else to earn his
daughter’s respect and win the heart of a coworker.
Joe's Apartment
1996 • 80 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers
Director: John Payson
Cast: Jerry O’Connell, Megan Ward, Sandra Denton, Thousands of Cockroaches
This romantic comedy follows a single guy struggling with life inside his cockroach-infested apartment in New York City. His attempts to
romance are constantly thwarted by thousands of dancing and singing cockroaches.
John Tucker Must Die
2006 • 89 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Ashanti Douglas, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel, and Jenny McCarthy; Penn Badgley
When three popular girls from different cliques discover they've all been dating the school stud, they band together to seek revenge.
Despite the jerk's charm and ever-growing popularity, the girls cleverly scheme with the help of the inconspicuous new girl in town, to soil
his reputation and break his heart.
Johnny Guitar
1954 • 110 minutes • Colour • Paramount Pictures
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Scott Brady, Ward Bond, Ben Cooper, Ernest Borgnine, John Carradine
Vienna has built a saloon oustide of town, and she hopes to build her own town once the railroad is put through, but the townsfolk want her
gone. When four men hold up a stagecoach and kill a man the town officials, led by Emma Small, come to the saloon to grab four of
Vienna's friends, the Dancin' Kid and his men. Vienna stands strong against them, and is aided by the presence of an old acquaintance of
hers, Johnny Guitar, who is not what he seems.
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