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Last Man Standing by Walter Hill

John Smith, a lone gunslinger on the lam, drives into the town of Jericho, Texas in the depression era south. Two rival Irish and Italian gangs have turned Jericho into a ghost town. Smith takes advantage of the situation by playing the two gangs off each other to make a profit for himself. Little does Smith know that he is playing a dangerous game where his honor and life are on the line...

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Shadow Magic by Ann Hu

Beijing 1902: Photographer Liu Jiang befriends Raymond Wallace. An Englishman opening "Shadow Magic," the first movie theatre in Beijing. Liu loves his new job but it conflicts with his father's authority, the woman he loves and age old traditions. Can movies bring change but still presrve tradition?

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The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed whilst tailing a man. The girl who asked him to follow the man turns out not to be who she says she is, and is really involved in something to do with the `Maltese Falcon', a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its kind. (imdb.com)

tags (add tags): crime, drama, femme fatale, murder, mystery, Sam Spade

Psycho by Joseph Stefano

Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by ...

tags (add tags): alfred, hitchcock, horror, remake, thriller

Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono (book)

Kiki is a resourceful, spunky girl who follows her maternal tradition to be a witch. She possesses only one gift of witchcraft -- the power to fly. Like all young witches, she sets out at age 12 to find a town of her own. With her ever-present companion Jiji -- a cynical and faithful black cat -- Kiki departs on her broomstick and arrives at a big town near the ocean. Though nervous at first, she soon sets up a business delivering packages, meets all kinds of people, and has many adventures. (amazon.com)

tags (add tags): adventure, Anime, cartoon, fantasy, Live Action, witches