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Bad Education
Gael García Bernal and Fele Martínez star in Pedro Almodóvar's melodramatic noir about deception, shifting identities and blackmail set against a tale of priestly sexual abuse. Almodóvar echoes classic Hitchcock thrillers like Vertigo to explore the urge to reinvent history via storytelling as different interpretations of the past play out in literature and in an imagined film.

Graphic sexuality and adult themes earned this film an NC-17 rating. Definitely not for children.

Playing on Sundance Channel December 20, 29.

Clerks II
Your favorite slackers, Dante and Randall of Kevin Smith's debut feature "Clerks," are back.

After Randall manages to burn down the Quick Stopthe "Clerks"end up working at a bovine-themed fast-food restaurant called Mooby's.

Often sarcastic, sometimes disgusting but ultimately a humorous, heart-felt look at growing out of your twenties.

Playing on TMC December 3, 6, 8, 19.

Cocaine Cowboys
The true story that inspired "Scarface" and "Miami Vice" is told in this riveting documentary that looks back at the rise of the Miami cocaine trade in the late 1970s and early '80s, fueled by Colombia's Medellin cartel, stacks of cash, and buckets of bullets and blood. Directed by Billy Corben.

Playing on Showtime December 6, 7, 13, 21, 23.

Jesus in India
Referred to by scholars as "the hidden years," Jesus's life between the ages of 12 and 30 remains largely a mystery.

English teacher Edward T. Martin and filmmaker Paul Davids investigate a theory that Jesus traveled the Silk Road as a young man and lived with both Hindus and Buddhists. In their quest, Martin travels more than 4000 miles through India and looks into reports of an ancient manuscript about Jesus housed in a remote monastery in Ladakh.

Playing on Sundance Channel December 22, 26.

Keane
The search for a daughter who disappeared at New York's Port Authority Bus Terminal directs the life of William Keane (Lewis), a man on the edge of madness. However, after he befriends a single mother (Amy Ryan) and her daughter (Abigail Breslin), he must face a fearsome responsibility.

"A searing portrait of one man's hell, from inside and outside" - Chicago Tribune.

Playing on Sundance Channel December 5, 13, 17, 30

The Last King of Scotland
Forest Whitaker delivers an Oscar-winning
performance in this somewhat fictionalized account of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's descent into madness.

Amin's homicidal regime isdetailed from the perspective of Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy), who witnesses Amin's terrifying disintegration firsthand.

Playing on Cinemax December 17, 22, 25.

Sling Blade
Billy Bob Thornton careerskyrocketedafter he wrote, directed and starred in this acclaimed drama as Karl Childers, a mildly retarded man.

After spending most of his life in a mental institution after killing his abusive mother and her lover, Karl starts life over in a small Southern town, where he befriends a sensitive boy and his mother. The mother's violent boyfriend (Dwight Yoakam) stirs up old impulses in Karl that could lead to tragedy.

Playing on Showtime December 8, 12, 26, 23.

Playing on TMC December 14.

Bishop's Wife, The (1947) 12/19 8:00 PM
An angel helps set an ambitious bishop on the right track. Cast: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven. Dir: Henry Koster.

Also playing Christmas Eve at 6:00 PM