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#630: Twelve Monkeys

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In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth’s population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he’s arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

#631: Only Angels Have Wings

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smhiubkzpzasrldlzvoymeemjhj #631 – Only Angels Have Wings, 1939, Howard Hawks

Geoff Carter is the head of a crumbling air freight service in desperate need of a replacement pilot. He is forced to hire a descredited aviator who arrives with his wife, Carter’s ex-lover. Meanwhile, traveler Bonnie Lee tries to get close to the emotionally closed-off Carter.

#632: Moonrise Kingdom

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8skucwx72wi0xbq2vlzrh4pnikz #632 – Moonrise Kingdom, 2012, Wes Anderson

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

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#633: Autumn Sonata

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8tpqpklptcf27wdvqakni4rpau4 #633 – Autumn Sonata, (Höstsonaten), 1978, Ingmar Bergman

After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities of motherhood for a career as a classical pianist. Over an emotional night, the pair reopen the wounds of the past. Charlotte gets another shock when she finds out that her mentally impaired daughter, Helena, is out of the asylum and living with Eva.

#634: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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ftpli1ncsuedp4itlctps739fcc #634 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 2011, David Yates

Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort’s formidable skills.

#635: Letter from an Unknown Woman

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vseta4tag3am75ccuajgtpnwsm #635 – Letter from an Unknown Woman, 1948, Max Ophüls

A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.

#636: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

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cqwxfrdwm1qu25eyhst2nyhoqae #636 – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 1971, Mel Stuart

Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside five of his delicious candy bars will admit their lucky holders into his top-secret confectionary. But does Wonka have an agenda hidden amid a world of Oompa Loompas and chocolate rivers?

#637: Ratatouille

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1w8ftjvznskmtjsfa9eufhyhtmb #637 – Ratatouille, 2007, Brad Bird

A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family’s wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely – and certainly unwanted – visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy’s passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.

#638: Nostalgia

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il1zno4eeian5k1uowrpmvueyf6 #638 – Nostalgia, (Nostalghia), 1983, Andrei Tarkovsky

The Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov, accompanied by guide and translator Eugenia, is traveling through Italy researching the life of an 18th-century Russian composer. In an ancient spa town, he meets the lunatic Domenico, who years earlier had imprisoned his own family in his house for seven years to save them from the evils of the world. Seeing some deep truth in Domenico’s act, Andrei becomes drawn to him. In a series of dreams, the poet’s nostalgia for his homeland and his longing for his wife, his ambivalent feelings for Eugenia and Italy, and his sense of kinship with Domenico become intertwined.

#639: Diary of a Country Priest

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mft7zjqhxuyfall3zyxx1mn2gro #639 – Diary of a Country Priest, (Journal d’un curé de campagne), 1951, Robert Bresson

An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community’s clergy. But the locals don’t take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.