Edward James Olmos
21) 500 nations
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500 Nations is an eight-part documentary that looks back at life in North America before the arrival of the Europeans, then follows the epic struggles of Indian Nations as the continent is reshaped by contact.
22) Walkout
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Based on a true story, the film describes how L.A.'s public schools treat Mexican-American students in 1968, with a mixture of negligence, apathy, and occasional cruelty. Graduation rates are low, students caught speaking Spanish in class are paddled on the spot, they are denied access to bathrooms at lunch. Paula Crisostomo is smart and gets good grades, but when she attends a student leadership conference at a wealthy Westside facility, she begins...
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From their initial action-packed battles against the Cylons to their desperate attempts to find the fabled 13th colony, Earth, the determined band of human survivors continue to fight for their lives and their hopes. Join them now as the fleet journeys into the furthest reaches of unexplored space.
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Presents the three-generation saga of the Sanchez family as told by the eldest son. From the beginnings of his father's journey from Mexico to California in the 1920s, to his brother Chucho's tragic rebellion of the 1950s, to the stark realities of modern day, the struggle to live the American dream is sometimes darkened but never diminished for Paco Sanchez and his family.
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After losing the war against the Cylon robots, the Battlestar Galactica crew heads toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth. Galactica Commander Adama and President Laura Roslin are facing the problems of waning supplies and crushed morale. Along the way they have to deal with the credible threat that Cylons may be aboard the ship.
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A priest's cynical nephew returns home for his uncle's funeral. But his hero worship turns to intense curiosity when he discovers a large sum of money and a gun among his uncle's possessions. Being the reporter he is, John takes a journey through his uncle's dark past trying to to piece together what happened.