Michelle Rodriguez
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Twelve-year-old Milton Adams feels his world is in crisis. With his parents stressing about their careers and finances, and the neighborhood bully tormenting him, he is constantly anxious. But when Milton's optimistic Grandpa (Donald Sutherland) comes to visit, he learns the secret to finding true happiness from a man who has seen the world and who has committed to living life in the 'now'.
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The inspiring and untold story about the unsung professionals, their struggles on screen to perform at the highest level, and their fight off-screen to be treated fairly and equally. The movie takes us behind-the-scenes and introduces us to the female stunt performers who drive the action and thrills of Hollywood's biggest blockbuster movies from the silent age of cinema to present day.
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Finding Your Roots volume 10
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English
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Michelle Rodriguez, Adrian Grenier and Linda Chavez all share Spanish colonial roots, yet each views their own identity very differently. In this episode we ask what it means to be Hispanic-and find that the answer lies in the tangled histories of European, Native American and African peoples. Crisscrossing Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and the Southwest, Professor Gates reveals stories of ancestral Conquistadors, Indian rebels, and "Crypto-Jews"...
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Español
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Las conversaciones que componen este "Álbum de familia" permiten trazar un bosquejo sobre la situación actual de la cultura en Venezuela, al tiempo que reflexionar en profundidad sobre la identidad del país: sus contenidos simbólicos, el impacto de la Revolución Bolivariana en su eventual reconfiguración y la suerte que han corrido sus intentos por reescribir las principales representaciones de la nación venezolana.
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7) 3 A.M
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A provocative, frightening, and moving film in which the good luck, bad luck, fates and fortunes of four taxi drivers collide during one incredible night in Manhattan.
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In November of 1999, Seattle broke into a full-scale state of emergency as thousands of peaceful protestors gathered in resistance to the World Trade Organization. The city's mayor, a SWAT cop on the streets and his pregnant wife, and four demonstrators are caught in the crossfire as their lives intersect in the ensuing riots. Stuart Townsend, in his debut writing and directing role, seamlessly merges actual footage of the devastating chaos with brilliant...
9) Crisis
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A drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation. An architect recovering from an Oxycodone addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's disappearance. A university professor battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a pharmaceutical company bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market. Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, their stories collide in this dramatic thriller from writer/director Nicholas...
10) Control
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A sociopath on death row (Ray Liotta, "Goodfellas") is given a chance to live if he agrees to take part in a chemical behavioral modification program. Also starring Willem Dafoe ("Spider-Man"), Michelle Rodriguez ("Lost") and Stephen Rea ("Interview with the Vampire").
11) Mad Hot Ballroom
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Mad Hot Ballroom is the award-winning film that follows New York City fourth and fifth graders as they journey into the world of competitive ballroom dance.