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4001) Michael Clayton
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Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of the law firm Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder, Marty Bach. Burned out with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder...
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"Filmmaker and actor Kevin Mukherji takes us on a fascinating journey into the minds of four American storytellers, giving us an in-depth portrait of what makes these directors tick. John McNaughton, Harold Ramis, John Sayles and Forest Whitaker discuss life, art and the process of film making"--Container.
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After headstrong Luke nearly delivers the good guys into Palpatine's clutches, Master Yoda and the ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi unearth the Holocrons "last remnants of the secrets of the Jedi" to further Luke's training. But Darth Vader also seeks the Holocrons, and he'll stop at nothing to get to them first! Meanwhile, courageous superclone Jek-14 comes out of retirement to help bolster the Rebels.
4007) Les Misérables
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In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
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Behind the mask is Lelouch Lamperouge, once a prince of the Britannian Empire who is hell-bent on revenge for his mother's death and protecting his younger sister, Nunnally. He is given a gift, a power known as Geass that allows him to control the mind of anyone he looks at. It is with his Geass that his plan to bring a world worthy of his sister is close to fruition; until he faces off with knight of Britannia and his former best friend, Suzaku Kururugi....