Spellbound
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This documentary follows eight competitors in the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee. You’ll find yourself rooting for each one of these bright, engaging, hard-working kids.
Les Miserables in Concert
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This wonderful concert version of Les Miserables was filmed to commemorate the award-winning musical’s tenth anniversary. Its stellar cast is comprised of the stars from many of the worldwide productions.
Theories of Everything
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Oddball offerings from New Yorker staff cartoonist Roz Chast.
The Office
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The original British series that gave rise to the lighter American version. Cringe-worthy humor coupled with a tender love story. And don’t miss Season Two and the wonderful Christmas Special that wraps it all up.
Every Little Step
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Mirroring the events in the musical “A Chorus Line,” this documentary follows the audition process for the play’s 2006 Broadway revival.
Mister Rogers Talks With Parents
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Complex and difficult parenting concerns are addressed here with Fred Rogers’ characteristic gentleness and clarity.
This is a Book
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An offbeat and original collection of jokes, drawings, lists, and mini-essays by one of today’s funniest young comedians.
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects
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From the disgusting to the destructive to the downright deadly, Wicked Bugs tells the stories behind the creepiest of the world’s creepy-crawlies. By the author of Wicked Plants.
The September Issue
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This captivating documentary follows the staff at Vogue magazine as they prepare for the 2007 Fall Fashion issue.
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
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You’ll find a surprising amount of drama and intensity in this documentary about a cutthroat rivalry between two high-level arcade gamers.
Portuguese Irregular Verbs
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Meet the pretentious Professor Dr. von Igelfeld and his equally ridiculous colleagues in academia. And don’t miss the sequel, The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs.
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Following a medical mishap, a misanthropic dentist is annoyed to discover that he can see and communicate with ghosts in this heartwarming comedy.

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