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Netflix Instant Picks :: Lilyhammer

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Lilyhammer Lilyhammer,” a gripping fish-out-of-water story set in Norway and starring “The Sopranos” mainstay and E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt, is a new Original Series premiering on Netflix in the USA, Canada and Latin America. “Lilyhammer,” follows New York mobster Frank “The Fixer” Tagliano as he enters the federal witness protection program after ratting on his boss. A sports fan, Frank wants to make his new life in Lillehammer, the Norwegian town that hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics – or as he calls it “Lilyhammer.” Frank has visions of a paradise of “clean air, fresh white snow...

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Netflix Instant Picks :: The Pirates of Penzance

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The Pirates of Penzance (1980) Total Cheese Fest! The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The opera’s official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where the show was well received by both audiences and critics. Its London debut was on 3 April 1880, at the Opera Comique, where it ran for a very successful 363 performances, having already been playing successfully for over three months in New York. The story...

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Netflix Instant Picks :: Leading Ladies

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Leading Ladies Once a star, Sheri Campari is now a struggling yet controlling stage mom who lives vicariously through her daughter Tasi, the perfectionist darling of the amateur ballroom circuit. Wallflower older sister Toni, the backbone of the family, helps Tasi maintain a sense of humor in the face of Sheri’s overblown expectations. And then there’s Cedric—Tasi’s flamboyant dance partner, Toni’s best friend and the only person with the confidence to stand up to Sheri. This nutty family’s world gets turned upside down when Tasi confronts an unwanted pregnancy in the midst of rehearsals for the big ballroom...

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Netflix Instant Picks :: Ta Ra Rum Pum

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Ta Ra Rum Pum A poor New York resident, who is of Indian origin, dreams of becoming a fast car race driver. He endeavors, and his efforts are rewarded when he selected by a little-known group called ‘RACING SADDLES’. He joins them and soon becomes their ace race driver. This man, whose name is Rajveer, then meets with a rich American woman, also of Indian origin, whose name is Radhika. Both fall in love with each other. They cannot get married, because Radhika’s family hates Rajveer mainly because he is very poor. But Radhika is very stubborn, so she...

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Netflix Instant Picks :: Bill Cunningham New York

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Bill Cunningham New York Available Until: Mar 13, 2013 Runtime: 84 min Format(s): DVD Instant Streaming Living simply and using a bicycle to get around New York, 80-year-old photographer Bill Cunningham tirelessly records what people are wearing in the city — both out on the sidewalk and in the salons of the wealthy. Through his “Evening Hours” and “On the Street” photo columns in the Sunday “New York Times” Cunningham has faithfully chronicled the city’s fashions and sparkling nightlife while maintaining his own unassuming charm. Cunningham photographs people and the passing scene in the streets of Manhattan every day....

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