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Title	Overview
Bon appétit	A romantic comedy centered on two young cooks and a female sommelier working in a famous Zurich luxury restaurant.
The Dog Who Saved Christmas	Zeus, a Labrador Retriever and a former police dog (voiced by Mario López), has lost his bark after his barking ended up blowing off a five-year investigation and his partner can't shoot straight again and ends up at the pound. He is adopted by a father (played by Gary Valentine) as both an early Christmas present and as a good guard dog for the house, but the mom (played by Elisa Donovan) is hesitant.
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!	When Tangie, a teddy bear goes into the Smile-erator on his head, his smile is put on upside down, causing him to end up on the bargain bin on Christmas Eve with other misfit toys, then onto Winkle's Emporium, a discount store. There, Tangie does his level best over the coming year to become a part of some family. He spends his time in Winkle's front window with Jack, a Jack-in-the-box with claustrophobia and Bird, a cuckoo clock bird with agorophobia.
Savior	A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia
Right On, Man!	In the punk rock era of the late 1970s three restless teenagers, two boys and a girl, spend their time in and out of a special class for problem kids. Jussi seldom sees his parents at home, so he is free to indulge in petty crimes, pranks, and getting drunk with his friend Pete. Jussi falls in love with equally rebellious classmate Lissu (Aki Kaurismäki's favourite actress Kati Outinen in her debut role), but the lovers' plan to run away together fails dramatically.
Belle and Sebastian	Belle and Sebastian is set high in the snowy Alps during the Second World War. The resourceful Sebastian is a lonely boy who tames and befriends a giant, wild mountain dog, Belle – even though the villagers believe her to be ‘the beast’ that has been killing their sheep.
Calm at Sea	A teenager joins the resistance in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land	This is the story of Starflight One, the world's first "hypersonic plane," which flies faster and higher than any other commercial jet. On the night of its maiden flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, a freak accident incolving an unauthorized rocket launch sends Starflight One out of the atmosphere and into a decaying orbit around the Earth. With no heat shielding and limited oxygen, it is up to the bravery of the crew and the ingenuity of NASA and the plane's designers to save the passengers trapped on board.
Crazy Mama	Jonathan Demme directs this joyous unrelentlessly kitchy celebration of 50's America.
The Host	Gang-du is a dim-witted man working at his father's tiny snack bar near the Han River. One day, Gang-du's one and only daughter Hyun-seo comes back from school irritated. She is angry at her uncle, Nam-il, who visited her school as her guardian shamelessly drunk. Ignoring her father's excuses for Nam-il, Hyun-seo is soon engrossed in her aunt Nam-joo's archery tournament on TV. Meanwhile, outside of the snack bar, people are fascinated by an unidentified object hanging onto a bridge. In an instant, the object reveals itself as a terrifying creature turning the riverbank into a gruesome sea of blood¡¦ Amid the chaos, Hyun-seo is helplessly snatched up by the creature right before Gang-du's eyes. These unforeseen circumstances render the government powerless to act. But receiving a call of help from Hyun-seo, the once-ordinary citizen Gang-du and his family are thrust into a battle with the monster to rescue their beloved Hyun-seo.
The Trip to Spain	Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a road trip along the coast of Spain.
Ween: Live in Chicago	Track List: 1. Buckingham Green 2. Spinal Meningitis Got Me Down 3. Pork Roll Egg and Cheese 4. Take Me Away 5. The Grobe 6. Transdermal Celebration 7. Even If You Don't 8. Voodoo Lady 9. Baby Bitch 10. The H.I.V. Song 11. Roses Are Free 12. Mutilated Lips 13. Chocolate Town 14. I'll Be Your Jonny On Th' Spot 15. Touch My Tooter 16. The Argus 17. Zoloft 18. Ocean Man 19. Don't Laugh (I Love You) 20. All of My Love 21. Big Jilm 22. You Fucked Up 23. Doctor Rock 24. She Fucks Me 25. Booze Me Up and Get Me High 26. The Blarney Stone
Mother For Baby Mammoth	Baby Mammoth is looking for his Mom.
Cloud 9	A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Killswitch	This Internet is under attack. Communications, culture, free speech, innovation, and democracy are all up for grabs. Will the Internet be dominated by a few powerful interests? Or will citizens rise up to protect it?

Bon appétit

A romantic comedy centered on two young cooks and a female sommelier working in a famous Zurich luxury restaurant.

The Dog Who Saved Christmas

Zeus, a Labrador Retriever and a former police dog (voiced by Mario López), has lost his bark after his barking ended up blowing off a five-year investigation and his partner can't shoot straight again and ends up at the pound. He is adopted by a father (played by Gary Valentine) as both an early Christmas present and as a good guard dog for the house, but the mom (played by Elisa Donovan) is hesitant.

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

When Tangie, a teddy bear goes into the Smile-erator on his head, his smile is put on upside down, causing him to end up on the bargain bin on Christmas Eve with other misfit toys, then onto Winkle's Emporium, a discount store. There, Tangie does his level best over the coming year to become a part of some family. He spends his time in Winkle's front window with Jack, a Jack-in-the-box with claustrophobia and Bird, a cuckoo clock bird with agorophobia.

Savior

A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia

Right On, Man!

In the punk rock era of the late 1970s three restless teenagers, two boys and a girl, spend their time in and out of a special class for problem kids. Jussi seldom sees his parents at home, so he is free to indulge in petty crimes, pranks, and getting drunk with his friend Pete. Jussi falls in love with equally rebellious classmate Lissu (Aki Kaurismäki's favourite actress Kati Outinen in her debut role), but the lovers' plan to run away together fails dramatically.

Belle and Sebastian

Belle and Sebastian is set high in the snowy Alps during the Second World War. The resourceful Sebastian is a lonely boy who tames and befriends a giant, wild mountain dog, Belle – even though the villagers believe her to be ‘the beast’ that has been killing their sheep.

Calm at Sea

A teenager joins the resistance in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

This is the story of Starflight One, the world's first "hypersonic plane," which flies faster and higher than any other commercial jet. On the night of its maiden flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, a freak accident incolving an unauthorized rocket launch sends Starflight One out of the atmosphere and into a decaying orbit around the Earth. With no heat shielding and limited oxygen, it is up to the bravery of the crew and the ingenuity of NASA and the plane's designers to save the passengers trapped on board.

Crazy Mama

Jonathan Demme directs this joyous unrelentlessly kitchy celebration of 50's America.

The Host

Gang-du is a dim-witted man working at his father's tiny snack bar near the Han River. One day, Gang-du's one and only daughter Hyun-seo comes back from school irritated. She is angry at her uncle, Nam-il, who visited her school as her guardian shamelessly drunk. Ignoring her father's excuses for Nam-il, Hyun-seo is soon engrossed in her aunt Nam-joo's archery tournament on TV. Meanwhile, outside of the snack bar, people are fascinated by an unidentified object hanging onto a bridge. In an instant, the object reveals itself as a terrifying creature turning the riverbank into a gruesome sea of blood¡¦ Amid the chaos, Hyun-seo is helplessly snatched up by the creature right before Gang-du's eyes. These unforeseen circumstances render the government powerless to act. But receiving a call of help from Hyun-seo, the once-ordinary citizen Gang-du and his family are thrust into a battle with the monster to rescue their beloved Hyun-seo.

The Trip to Spain

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a road trip along the coast of Spain.

Ween: Live in Chicago

Track List: 1. Buckingham Green 2. Spinal Meningitis Got Me Down 3. Pork Roll Egg and Cheese 4. Take Me Away 5. The Grobe 6. Transdermal Celebration 7. Even If You Don't 8. Voodoo Lady 9. Baby Bitch 10. The H.I.V. Song 11. Roses Are Free 12. Mutilated Lips 13. Chocolate Town 14. I'll Be Your Jonny On Th' Spot 15. Touch My Tooter 16. The Argus 17. Zoloft 18. Ocean Man 19. Don't Laugh (I Love You) 20. All of My Love 21. Big Jilm 22. You Fucked Up 23. Doctor Rock 24. She Fucks Me 25. Booze Me Up and Get Me High 26. The Blarney Stone

Mother For Baby Mammoth

Baby Mammoth is looking for his Mom.

Cloud 9

A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.

Killswitch

This Internet is under attack. Communications, culture, free speech, innovation, and democracy are all up for grabs. Will the Internet be dominated by a few powerful interests? Or will citizens rise up to protect it?