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Independent film maverick. Trailblazing writer/director who takes chances with style and script. Inspirational humanist. Box-office success. Indie filmmaker from the 1970s or 1990s? No--Roger Corman! (mubi.com)

In 1905, a British major from an undistinguished family is invited by the Royal Geographical Society to lead a surveying expedition to Bolivia. Somewhat reluctantly, he accepts, and the course of his life is transformed.

When a young New York couple (Stiller, Barrymore) settle into their first home, they find that it comes with one feature they didn't expect: an upstairs, rent-controlled tenant who is not what they anticipated. (Miramax)

Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close. (imdb)

Boxer Ayhan Kaplan, nearing the age of 40, is on the brink of becoming a has-been. He and his coach already owe a large amount of money to their sponsor -- a member of the Turkish mafia. And if Ayhan doesn't lose the next bout for a bet, he's going to end up in big trouble

The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. (imdb)

In 1930s New Jersey, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.

Eisenstein shows us Mexico in this movie, its history and its culture. He believes, that Mexico can become a modern state. (imdb)

All schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher (Shannon) wants in life is a kiss. But no matter how hard she tries, no one will kiss her. When Catholic Teen Magazine sponsors a talent contest at her school - along with a grand prize of a free trip to Hollywood and the chance to be an extra in a movie with positive moral values - she sees the opportunity to make her dreams come true. (Paramount Pictures)

Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the death of one of Frankie's siblings, they return home, only to find the situation there even worse... (imdb)