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J.A.Martin, photographer.
After fifteen years and five children, Rose Aimee feels her marriage to J.A. Martin has lost more than its luster. Determined to close the growing distance between them, she decides, against everyone's opposition, to accompany her photographer husband on his yearly six week business tour through 19th century Quebec. Along the way they encounter pleasure and pain, tears and laughter and each other. Starring Marcel Sabourin, Monique Mercure. Directed by Jean Beaudin.  MPAA RatingNR. 83 minutes.

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Jack and the beanstalk.
When a professional baby sitter Jack is engaged, with his greedy manager Dink, to look after a troublesome child, he gets a lot more than he bargained for. While reading a book of fairy tales, he dozes off and dreams himself into the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Buddy Bear, William Farnum, Dorothy Ford. Directed by Jean Yarborough. MPAA Rating NR. 78 minutes.

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Jack London.
Episodes in the novelist's life: In 1890, young Jack London quits a cannery job to try oyster piracy. Later, he signs on for a sealing voyage, tries Yukon prospecting and a brief university career, loving and leaving woman along the way. Instead of riches, he gets story ideas. Suddenly, he finds success and a delectable lady; but the urge to adventure won't let him go. With Michael O'Shea and Susan Hayward. Directed by Alfred Santell. MPAA Rating NR. 82 minutes.

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Jamaica Inn.
An orphaned girl becomes involved with some dangerous characters in this Hitchcock adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's famous novel. England in the early 1800s, when the arm of the law is neither long nor strong. This is especially true on the remote coast of Cornwall where storm driven ships are lured to their death by the false beacons of wreckers who murder the crew, steal the cargo, and retire to their lair, Jamaica Inn. Then one night, into their midst, destiny leads a lovely young woman seeking refuge. Starring Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks, Mervyn Jones. Directed by Alfred Hitchock. MPAA Rating NR. 93 minutes.

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Jamu, the orphaned leopard.
Focuses on the extraordinary friendship that develops as a researcher struggles to raise an orphaned leopard cub. MPAA Rating NR. 

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Jane Eyre.
After years of ill treatment in an orphanage, Jane Eyre becomes a governess in the home of Edward Rochester. Despite the rigid social order that separates them, they fall in love. But a dark secret threatens to destroy their happiness. With George C. Scott and Susannah York. Directed by Delbert Mann. MPAA Rating NR. 101 minutes.

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Jigsaw.
When a second apparent suicide occurs on his watch, crusading Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy discovers the deaths are linked to a shadowy right wing hate group with connections to high society. Soon his own life is on the line. With Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace and Marc Lawrence. Directed by Fltecher Markle.  MPAA Rating NR. 73 minutes. 

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Jigsaw man.
Sir Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays of M16 and the KGB against each other. With Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier and Susan George. Directed by Terence Young. MPAA Rating PG. 94 minutes.

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Jinnah on crime: Pizza 911..
Just days from retiring the Vancouver Tribune's colorful reporter Hakeem Jinnahis persuaded to wrap up one more story. Using his quick wit and community connections, Jinnah plunges into a dangerous slew of biker gangs, drug smuggling, Russian crime syndicates and murder. With Dhirendra Miyanger, Emily Holmes, Pamela Sinha and Christian Bocher. Directed by Brad Turner. MPAA Rating NR. 92 minutes. 

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Jinnah on crime: white knight, black widow.
When the Vancouver Tribune's crime reporter Hakeem Jinnah gets tipped off to the suspicious death of Sam 'The Sham' Schuster, sleazy businessman, he envisions a first rate, front page story. What he doesn't envision are the impending death threats, police charges and a clandestine flight to Hong Kong. With Dhirendra Miyanger. Directed by Brad Turner. MPAA Rating NR. 92 minutes.

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Joe DiMaggio: the hero's life.
He possessed wealth, a record breaking hitting streak, and the adoration of millions. But despite his fame and fortune, Joe Dimaggio died a sadly solitary man. Both of his movie star marriages ended in divorce. He was estranged from his only child. And he had no real friends in whom to confide his troubles. The seemingly perfect life and yet lonely death of this American icon eloquently express the dark side of our celebrity culture. MPAA Rating NR. 90 minutes.

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Joe Panther.
Born on a reservation in Florida Everglades, where he wrestles alligators to amuse the tourists, a Seminole youth dreams of making a place for himself in the white man's world. With Brian Keath, Ray Tracey and Ricardo Montalban. Directed by Paul Krasny. MPAA Rating G. 109 minutes.

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John Brown's holy war.
A look inside a complex man, farmer and warrior, family man and avenging angel, to reveal the man behind the legend. He is the father of American terrorism and an inspiration to the Civil Rights movement. More than 150 years after his execution, questions swirl around John Brown; was he a madman or a martyr? A bloodthirsty fanatic or a great American hero? Draws on interviews with historians and writers, including novelist Russell Banks, a stunning dramatic reenactments to trace one man's obsessive battle against human bondage. MPAA Rating NR. 85 minutes.

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Johnstown flood.
When an earth dam broke without warning on 5/31/1889, the city of Johnstown, PA was swept away by a wave of water over 30 feet high, killing more than 2,000 people. This program explores Johnstown before the disastrous flood, highlighting the lives of those who worked in the valley and those who summered high above in the mountains. MPAA Rating NR. 60 minutes.

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Jory.
A 15 year old orphan is hired on by a trail boss and his young sidekick to help drive a herd of horses to Texas. Along the way the boy learns how to handle guns, horses, booze, gals and most importantly, himself. With Robby Benson, John Marly and B.J. Thomas. Directed by Jorge Fons. MPAA Rating PG. 98 minutes.

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Journey to the center of time.
In the late 1960s, three scientists experimenting with time travel are hurled from the present into the distant future and then back into the prehistoric past on a hair raising, unpredictable and deadly adventure from which they may be no return. With Scott Brady and Lyle Waggoner. Directed by David L. Hewitt. MPAA Rating NR. 87 minutes. 

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Jurassic Park III.
When renowned paleontologist Dr. Grant agrees to accompany a wealthy adventurer and his wife on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna, InGen's former breeding ground for prehistoric creatures, he has no idea that he was brought along for a totally different reason. When their plane crashes and they become stranded, they discover the island's native inhabitants are smarter, faster, fiercer and more brutal than imagined. Starring Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Jeter. Directed by Joe Johnston. MPAA Rating PG13. 92 minutes.

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Juiced.
Welcome to Ted's Diner and another hilariously worse than ever working day in the life of Syd, a career waitress and aspiring actress. The only people more annoying than her customers are her co-workers. Starring Susan Brooks, Tim Kohout, Thomas Michael. Directed by Katie Tallo. MPAA Rating PG.

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Jack the ripper.
Three tales of the macabre and the supernatural. In the first tale, a father sends a cryptic message from the grave to help settle a dispute over his will. In the second tale, a sea captain decides its time to be rid of his wife. Little does he know that her maddening mayhem will carry on long after she's gone. And in the third story, a clairvoyant "witnesses" murders by Jack the Ripper. The problem is that they are all in his head, and police find his story preposterous. MPAA Rating NR. 75 minutes.

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Jigsaw man.
Sir Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other. Starring Michael Cain, Laurence Olivier and Susan George. Directed by Terence Young. MPAA Rating PG. 94 minutes.

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Julius Caesar.
Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play about Julius Caesar.

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Just before dawn.
A group of campers ignore warnings about a maniacal killer loose in the woods until they start to die, one by one. Starring George Kennedy, Deborah Benson.  Directed by Jeff Lieberman. MPAA Rating R. 90 minutes.

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Jamu, the orphaned leopard.
Focuses on the extraordinary friendship that develops as a researcher struggles to raise and orphaned leopard cub. MPAA Rating NR. 60 minutes.

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Justice denied.
When a youth is stabbed to death in a Sydney, Nova Scotia Park, his companion, a young Micmac Indian, is arrested for the crime. So begins the harrowing tale of Donald Marshall, Jr. With Troy Adams and Peter McNeil Directed by Paul Cowan. MPAA Rating NR. 100 minutes.