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1) The bad seed
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A mother makes the tortuous discovery that her cherubic eight year old daughter harbors an innate desire to kill and remembers the horrors of her own forgotten childhood. As Christine fits the puzzle pieces together, tension and menace build into a taunt cocoon of overpowering dread. And, unlike the earlier movie, this production includes the original ending, a chilling denouement considered too shocking for '50s audiences.
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"The true story of the Wakatsuki family of Santa Monia, California, is told by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was seven years old when she and her family were taken by bus 250 miles to Camp Manzanar, near the High Sierras. The drama follows the family from their well-ordered, pleasant life in Santa Monica to the emotion-shattering experience of being uprooted and evacuated to camps."--Container.
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In the year 2000, America's national sport is the Death Race, a cross-country excursion in which contestants rack up points by killing innocent bystanders. Meanwhile, a revolution is brewing, and rebels disrupt the televised competition in an attempt to overthrow the morally bankrupt President.
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A young woman's devotion to a childhood fantasy kingdom has taken over her entire life and causes her endless pain and degradation. Placed in a mental hospital, she has the great good fortune to have a truly caring therapist who tries to help her accept reality, even though reality isn't so great either.
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"Single, attractive Isabelle ("Izzy") Grossman has a rent-controlled uptown apartment and a blooming career in publishing. She also has Bubbie, a tradition-minded grandmother who's hired a matchmaker to find a husband for Izzy. There's already a prospect: the corner pickle seller?!?"--Container.
7) Crackers
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A crazy bunch of off-the-wall characters all frequent the pawn shop of the meanest, money-hungriest man in town -- who just happens to have a safe that holds the answer to the prayers of these "customers."
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In Resting place, a neighbor, residing in patriotic but racially divided Georgia, helps a young soldier's parents seek an honorable burial place for their son, an army officer whose mysterious death is under investigation. In The terror, a young officer in Napoleon's army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly baron where he discovers that she is the pawn of an old witch bent on driving the baron to suicide.
10) Noon wine
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"A hauntingly rich and mysterious tale of the old West. It is set on a small Texas farm at the turn of the century, where a Swedish immigrant asks for work and begins a new life. Through no fault of his own, he causes the downfall of his new employer, Royal, when a suspicious visitor comes to call"--Container.