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Rise to Power April 2019 Beware the quiet man. For while others speak, he watches. And while others act, he plans. And when they finally rest...he strikes. ---Vice (2018) Power changes people, sometimes for better, sometimes not. Brain science tells us that as we feel more confident in ourselves, we express our true selves more freely. On the positive side, power brings the ability to think about the bigger picture in optimistic, creative ways, sharing a clear purpose and advocating for others. On the negative side, when power goes to the head, it may shut out the heart. How do you find the way back to a compassionate self?
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Roger Ebert's Film Festival April 10 - 13, 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival April 11-14, 2019
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ViceThe story of Dick Cheney (Christian Bale), an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today. Rated R.
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An inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the US Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. This movie coincides with Justice Ginsburg's real-life 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court. Rated PG-13.
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An engaging documentary recounting the story of two of the first highly successful women entrepreneurs in America, Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein. One hundred years ago, these women immigrated to the United States and, starting with next to nothing, created what is today the $150 billion global health and beauty industry. Not rated.
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Born Malcolm Little (Denzel Washington), his minister father was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. Little becomes a gangster, and while in jail discovers the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. Upon his release, Malcolm preaches the teachings, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, subsequently converting to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni. Changing his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz and stopping his anti-white teachings, he realizes the error of his mistakes, while also making himself a target for assassination and martyrdom. Rated PG-13.
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Josey Aimes (Charlize Theron) needs a job and goes to work at a Minnesota steel mine after splitting with her violent husband, but the job proves to be almost as harrowing as her marriage. The male miners are resentful of women taking their jobs, subjecting the female miners to abuse and humiliating pranks. After being physically assaulted by a coworker, Josey tries to fight against a hostile workplace, but the other women are afraid to join her case for fear that things will only get worse. With the help of a crusading attorney, they begin a class action fight. This film is a fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the U.S. - Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won a landmark 1984 lawsuit. Rated R.
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A window washer's (Robert Morse) meteoric rise to junior executive can be attributed to a devious mind, charm, luck, a series of fortuitous mistakes - and a helpful little book - in this hilarious adaptation of the 1960's Broadway hit. Hum along to the funny music and lyrics of Frank Loesser. Not rated.
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The story of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (Filippo Timi) and the woman he loved. Ida Dalser (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) was scorned, denounced, and then written out of history. Mussolini's rise to power and Dalser's descent into an insane asylum are tragic counterpoints in a doomed romance. Italian language. Not rated.
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Circumstances propel a feeble-minded gardener named Chance (Peter Sellers), whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching television, into becoming adviser to a powerful but dying tycoon (Melvyn Douglas). Rated PG.
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Chronicles the life and times of Queen Victoria (Emily Blunt) from her childhood to her early rise to power and the first turbulent years of her rule. Her romantic relationship and eventual marriage to Prince Albert (Rupert Friend) culminates in a royal power struggle which ultimately is the key to her happiness when she comes to the realization that he is someone she can fully trust and believe in. Rated PG.
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When the CEO of France's Phenix Bank collapses on the golf course, Machiavellian young executive Marc Tourneuil (Gad Elmaleh) is crowned as his replacement. A whirlwind of ruthless ambition, power struggles, greed and deception ensues as Tourneuil's brutal ascent is jeopardized by a hostile takeover attempt from a large American hedge fund led by Dittmar Rigule (Gabriel Byrne), erotic distractions from international supermodel Nassim, and adversaries with an agenda for destruction. French language. Rated R.
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