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The Man without a Face
1993 • 114 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl, Margaret Whitton, Fay Masterson, Gaby Hoffmann, Geoffrey Lewis, Richard Masur, Michael DeLuise
To the people of Craneport Maine, Justin Mcleod has been an outsider since the day he arrived in their peaceful coastal village. For the
last 10 years, his scarred face, taciturn behavior and mysterious past have made him the object of rumor and scorn. Twelve year old
Chuck Norstadt also feels like an outsider to his own family. The two form a friendship and discover the understanding long missing from
their lives.
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991 • 94 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Stewart Raffill
Cast: Kirsty Swanson, William Ragsdale, Terry Kiser, Stuart Pankin
A follow-up to the 1987 hit film "Mannequin," this time is a mythical tale of princely proportions. A woman frozen into stone by a curse
awakens centuries later when true love finds her.
March of the Penguins
2005 • 80 minutes • Colour • Maple Pictures
Director: Luc Jacquet
Cast: Charles Berling, Romane Bohringer, Morgan Freeman, Jules Sitruk
The cycle of life the Emperor's penguins is disclosed in this wonderful documentary. Every autumn, these animals leave the safety of the
ocean and march along twenty days to a place called "Oamack". Once there, they select their mates, they procreate, protect and feed their
offspring and after months they return to the sea. Later, their progeny go to the ocean, where they stay for four years, and when they reach
their adult life, they follow the same pattern of their parents.
Marie: A True Story
1985 • 112 minutes • Colour • Turner/MGM WB
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka
Academy Award-winning Sissy Spacek stars in the true story of Marie Ragghianti, the first woman to head Tennessee's Board of Pardons
and Paroles. Marie risks her career, safety, and reputation to expose the political corruption engulfing the state.
Marley and Me
2008 • 115 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: David Frankel
Cast: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Alan Arkin, Haley Hudson, Nathan Gamble, Marc Macaulay
The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters
in life.
Marmaduke
2010 • 88 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Tom Dey
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Ron Perlman, Jeremy Piven, Judy Greer, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Stacy Ferguson, Steve Coogan, Lee Pace,
William H. Macy, Damon Wayans Jr., George Lopez
In this family comedy event, the super-sized, ultra-awkward lap dog is living the good life with the Winslow family, including beleaguered
dad Phil. But when Phil uproots the clan from Kansas to California, Marmaduke finds his life turned upside-down. He must navigate the
volatile Mutts vs. Pedigrees turf wars, woo the purebred of his dreams, and overcome a fall from grace from his new four-legged friends.
Mars Attacks
1996 • 106 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Michael J. Fox, Martin Short, Glenn Close, Anette Benning
Tim Burton returns to the studio where he enjoyed his greatest successes, "Beetlejuice" and the first two "Batman" movies, to direct this
large-scale science-fiction comedy. Inspired by the popular Tops trading cards series, the story follows several bands of citizens from
across America as they defend themselves against a Martian invasion of Earth.
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