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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MURDERER’S ROW

MURDERER'S ROW (director: Henry Levin; screenwriters: Harbert Baker/based on the novel by Donald Hamilton; cinematographer: Sam Leavitt; editor: Walter Thompson; music: Lalo Schifrin; cast: Dean Martin (Matt Helm), Ann-Margret (Suzie…

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MURDER WEAPON

MURDER WEAPON (directors: Ellen Cabot; screenwriter: Ross A. Perron; cinematographer: Michael Seaman; editor: Clayton Woolley; music: Del Casher; cast: Karen Russell (Amy), Linnen Quigley (Dawn), Lyle Waggoner (Dr. Randolph ),…

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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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MUSTANG

MUSTANG (director/writer: Deniz Gamze Ergüven; screenwriter: Alice Winocour; cinematographers: David Chizallet, Ersin Gok; editor: Mathilde Van de Moortel; music: Warren Ellis; cast: Ilayda Akdogan (Sonay), Gunes Nezihe Sensoy (Lale), Doga…

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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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A HIJACKING

A HIJACKING (KAPRINGEN) (director/writer: Tobias Lindholm; cinematographer: Magnus Nordenhof Jonck; editor: Adam Nielsen; music: Hildur Gudnadottir; cast: Pilou Asbaek (Mikkel Hartmann), Soren Malling (Peter C. Ludvigsen), Dar Salim (Lars Vestergaard),…

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MY GUN IS QUICK

MY GUN IS QUICK (director/writer: Phil Victor/George White; screenwriters: Richard Collins/Richard Powell/from the novel by Mickey Spillane; cinematographer: Harry Neumann; editor: Frank Sullivan; music: Marlin Skiles; cast: Robert Bray (Mike…

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