The Sopranos: Complete Third Season (2001)
starring James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco
The HBO series hit its stride in the third season (2001), which covers episodes 27-40. Tony Soprano (Gandolfini) continues the tough job of running a New Jersey crime family, as well his increasingly dysfunctional own family.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
starring Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh
The surprise worldwide hit of 2000, Crouching Tiger... won the Best Foreign Picture Oscar in 2001, as well as many other international awards. The movie is director Ang Lee's tribute to martial arts films, artfully blending action, fantasy, and romance into one epic film that is unlikely to ever be copied.
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The Siege (1998)
starring Denzel Washington
Edward Zwick's 1998 movie with Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis chronicles a time of crisis in New York City as a cell of Islamic terrorists unleashes a campaign of bombing, including the destruction of the FBI's headquarters. Telling and relevant in light of the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
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