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This biography of billionaire Howard Hughes follows his
life from the time of his forays into filmmaking in the late 1920s to his
battles with Congress in the 1940s. The film explores his relationships with
Katharine Hepburn and Ava Gardner, his pioneering efforts in the field of
aviation...and the beginnings of his descent into isolation and mental illness.
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When Frankie Dunn,
a fight trainer who runs a Los Angeles gym, is approached by Maggie Fitzgerald,
a young waitress who is determined to become a boxer, he at first refuses her
request to become her manager. Frankie's friend, Scrap, however, recognizes the
determination behind Maggie's dream and convinces Frankie to reconsider.
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As a wedding gift to his friend Jack, Miles Raymond plans a
week-long trip through California's wine country. Divorced and lonely, Miles
finds himself drawn to the sympathetic Maya, who works at a local restaurant,
while Jack embarks on a pre-marriage fling with her friend, Stephanie.
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This biography of singer and songwriter
Ray Charles follows Charles from his childhood in the segregated South, where
his determined mother refuses to let his blindness lead to self-pity, through
his early struggles as a musician, his drug use, his relationships with the many
women in his life, and his eventual success as a performer and recording artist.
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When writer James M.
Barrie meets the widowed Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and her four boys, the
friendships they develop inspire Barrie to write his classic children's story,
"Peter Pan." Barrie is particularly touched by young Peter, who has become
depressed and withdrawn following his father's death.