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This sobering documentary exposes the inequities of the coffee business -- a $50 billion industry that continues to shortchange Ethiopia's indigent farmers, inspiring fair-trade crusader Tadesse Meskela to take action. The eye-opening film, which follows the tireless Meskela as he journeys around the globe to initiate change, offers an unrepentant indictment of the World Trade Organization's unjust and outdated policies.

After a night of debauchery, Dante (voiced by Dermot Mulroney) awakens in an unfamiliar part of town, where he encounters the Roman poet Virgil (James Cromwell) … who promptly leads the errant urbanite on a journey through a 21st-century version of hell. Director Sean Meredith interprets Dante Alighieri's classic text with an intriguing blend of paper puppets and hand-drawn backdrops, resulting in a unique take on the centuries-old morality tale.

When a young aspiring musician forms a rock band with a troll, dwarf, and a magical guitar, he soon has all of Discworld eating out of the palm of his hand -- even Susan, the teenage granddaughter of Death himself. But as the rocker's tunes gain a strange life of their own, Susan and her grandfather must stop the music before Discworld succumbs to them entirely. This delightfully mad animated romp is based on the beloved novel by Terry Pratchett.

While trolling London's Goth clubs to chronicle a subculture of wannabe vampires, nascent filmmaker Holly (Morven Macbeth) meets and falls for smoldering lesbian Vicki (Anna Walton) -- who turns out to be a bona-fide bloodsucker. Though several vampire-style killings arouse Holly's suspicions about her new love, she soon finds herself drawn into Vicki's seductive netherworld in this atmospheric tale of horror also starring Kate Sissons.

Marjane (voiced by Chiara Mastroianni) just wants to be an ordinary kid, but that isn't easy in 1978 Iran. This profound animated film follows Marjane's childhood in a repressive society, her adolescence in France and return to Tehran as an adult. Based on Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, this Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature Film also features the vocal talents of Catherine Deneuve and Simon Abkarian.

Coldplay, the Clash and Jimi Hendrix will never sound the same once you've heard the Young@Heart chorus, a group of Massachusetts senior citizens who thrill audiences worldwide with their unusual -- and unusually poignant -- covers of rock songs. Stephen Walker's humane and heartwarming documentary, which premiered at Sundance in 2008, follows the elderly ensemble as they prepare their new show.

In 1995, author and Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a stroke that put him in a coma; he awakened mute and completely paralyzed. Mathieu Amalric stars in this adaptation of Bauby's autobiography, which he dictated by blinking. Julian Schnabel was nominated for the 2008 Best Director Oscar and won the Golden Globe in the same category for his poignant film about the strength of the human spirit.

Charming but luckless treasure hunter Ben Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) has sacrificed his relationship with wife Tess (Kate Hudson) in search of the Queen's Dowry, a legendary treasure lost at sea. When he discovers a fresh clue, hope for riches -- and his marriage -- is rekindled. Will they locate the loot before their rivals and rediscover love? Directed by Andy Tennant, this romantic adventure also features Donald Sutherland.

After their parents die in a car accident, Chris Emerson (Tad Hilgenbrink) and his sister, Nicole (Autumn Reeser), move in with their quirky Aunt Jillian in her California beach town. Soon Nicole falls for a local surfer, who, unbeknownst to her, is also a vampire. Now Chris finds himself battling the whole gang of vampire surfers in an effort to rescue his sister. Corey Feldman and Corey Haim co-star in this sequel to 1987's Lost Boys.

In the wake of a battle waged on North American soil between Norsemen and Native Americans, a young Viking boy is left behind and raised by the very tribe his kinfolk had attacked. But when the Vikings return years later, the boy -- now a man at 25 -- vows to end the invaders' raids by leading the charge against his ancestors. Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown and Jay Tavare co-star in this rousing period adventure.

Young computer whiz Will Farmer (Matt Lanter) inadvertently sparks an international incident when he hacks into a government supercomputer simulation that identifies him as a potential terrorist. Directed by Stuart Gillard, this timely thriller is a follow up to the popular Cold War-inspired hit from the early 1980s that launched Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy to stardom.

In this self-help video, leadership development guru and consultant Stephen R. Covey presents the proven precepts he first popularized with his best-selling 1989 book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey's inspiring and clear-cut Foundational Principles -- which apply to personal and professional issues -- will show you how to profoundly change your life while maintaining your integrity.

In this live-action version of the beloved Disney classic, Dalmatians Pongo and Perdy and their human owners, Roger and Anita (Jeff Daniels and Joely Richardson), are overjoyed by the arrival of 15 puppies. But when the spotted-fur-loving Cruella De Vil (Glenn Close) and her clumsy cohorts, Jasper and Horace, dognap the litter -- along with every other Dalmatian pup in London -- Pongo and Perdy must rally all the city's animals to their rescue.

Director Jane Campion's adaptation of Henry James's novel stars Nicole Kidman as Isabel Archer, an American heiress visiting her relatives in 1872 England. She falls prey to the manipulations of a scheming friend (Barbara Hershey, in her Oscar-nominated performance), who arranges Isabel's betrothal to an utter scoundrel (John Malkovich). Ironically, Isabel's poor choice ultimately leads to discovery of her true self -- and her one true love.

Vampires and villains rule the roost in this thriller that tells the tale of the "Cronos Device," a 14th century golden scarab that holds the key to eternal life. Nightmarish and surreal, the film, directed by Guillermo Toro, nonetheless manages to score on the tongue-in-cheek humor meter as its characters (Margarita Isabel, Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman and Tamara Shanath) battle for control of the insidious device.

A camping trip results in some twisted family memories in this off-the-wall black comedy. Hoping for one last family vacation before his children leave the nest, laid-back dad Eric Bury (Frank Harper) takes his brood to a trailer park teeming with oddballs. The clan's plans for a relaxing holiday go down the drain as they encounter sex addicts, a sadistic cop (Michael Bowen), decapitated corpses, bloodthirsty fish and a sage (David Carradine).

Before Anne Boleyn (Jodhi May) married King Henry VIII (Jared Harris), her sister Mary (Natascha McElhone) -- who had recently wed a nobleman -- was the king's mistress. Based on Philippa Gregory's best-selling novel imagining these events that took place in 16th-century England, this lush BBC production explores the passion, rivalry and intrigue between the historic siblings. U.K. documentary filmmaker Philippa Lowthorpe directs.

In this thriller from M. Night Shyamalan, a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States. Fleeing from contaminated cities into the remote countryside, science teacher Elliott Moore (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife, Alma (Zooey Deschanel), fight to survive and discover the truth: is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon, or something even more terrifying? John Leguizamo and Betty Buckley co-star.

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Tak is just an ordinary kid living in an extraordinarily primitive jungle as a member of the Punununu tribe -- until he discovers that he has magical powers that enable him to communicate with magical spirits of the jungle called the Jujus. While Tak would rather just hang out with his friends, his powers present new challenges that he can't seem to manage, which gets him, his family and even the Jujus, into all kinds of trouble.