ADAPTATION

ADAPTATION (director: Spike Jonze; screenwriters: Charlie Kaufman/Donald Kaufman, based on the book "The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orlean; cinematographer: Lance Acord; editor: Eric Zumbrunnen; music: Carter Burwell; cast: Nicolas Cage…

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ADVENTURELAND

  ADVENTURELAND (director/writer: Greg Mottola; cinematographer: Terry Stacey; editor: Anne McCabe; music: Yo La Tengo; cast: Jesse Eisenberg (James Brennan), Kristen Stewart (Em Lewin), Martin Starr (Joel Schiffman), Bill Hader…

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AFTER ALICE

  AFTER ALICE (EYE OF THE KILLER) (director/writer: Paul Marcus; screenwriter: Jeff Miller; cinematographer: Brian Pearson; editors: Kate Evans/Liz Webber; cast: Kiefer Sutherland (Det. Mickey Hayden), Henry Czerny (Harvey), Polly…

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A GEISHA

  A GEISHA (Gion bayashi) (aka: Gion Festival Music) (director: Kenji Mizoguchi; screenwriters: from the novel by Matsutarô Kawaguchi/Yoshikata Yoda; cinematographer: Kazuo Miyagawa; editor: Mitsuzo Miyata; music: Ichirô Saitô; cast:…

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