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Woody Allen's latest crime caper stars Allen as crackerjack insurance investigator CW Briggs. Briggs might be forced to relinquish bragging rights to being the best in the business when he falls under the spell of a crook -- and a beautiful colleague -- in his most baffling case to date, and finds that he is the one left clueless. (DreamWorks SKG)

When a man inadvertently injurers Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place. (imdb)

1931 short documentary directed by Jean Vigo about the French swimmer Jean Taris. The film is notable for the many innovative techniques that Vigo uses, including close ups and freeze frames of the swimmer's body. (Wikipedia.org)

Kosmos is a thief and a miracle-worker. He appears one morning in a tiny, snowbound border village where he is welcomed with open arms - on account of arriving just in time to resuscitate a small boy who would otherwise have drowned. Neptün, the boy's sister, and Yahya, his father, are all too willing to take the stranger under their wing. But Kosmos values his independence too much. He queers his pitch still further when he openly declares himself to be in search of love. (Berlinale)

Hacker Thomas Anderson's normal life is upended when meets Trinity and discovers his reality is a simulated illusion controlled by machines. Joining a group of rag-tag rebels, he navigates this artificial realm, facing mind-bending clashes between perception and truth, and redefining the meaning of existence within "The Matrix".

The passengers on a New York subway car are terrorized by two teenage delinquents. Although outnumbered, the teenagers take advantage of the passenger's passivity and unwillingness to act together. We watch how the different personalities of the passengers react to the situation. (imdb)

One Night in Miami is a fictional account of one incredible night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the civil rights movement and cultural upheaval of the 60s. (imdb)

Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson. (imdb)

Centers on a large 15-year-old boy in a small town as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life. (imdb)

Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but at getting enough to eat. When they scam the rich and beautiful Grey Ellison into believing she backed her Mercedes into Bill, they're only hoping for a free meal... (imdb)