VARIETY LIGHTS

VARIETY LIGHTS (LIGHTS OF VARIETY) (LUCI DEL VARIETA) (directors/writers: Federico Fellini/Albert Lattuada/story by Federico Fellini; screenwriter: Tullio Pinneli; cinematographer: Otello Martelli; editor: Mario Bonotti; music: Felice Lattuada; cast: Carlo Romano…

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VERBOTEN!

VERBOTEN! (director/writer: Sam Fuller; cinematographer: Joseph F. Biroc; editor: Philip Cahn; music: Harry Sukman; cast: James Best (Sgt. David Brent), Susan Cummings (Helga Schiller), TomPittman (Bruno Eckart), Harold Daye (Franz…

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VICE RAID

VICE RAID (aka: PLEASURE GIRL) (director: Edward L. Cahn; screenwriter: Charles Ellis; cinematographer: Stan Cortez; editor: Grant Whytock; music: Paul Sawtell/Bert Shefter; cast: Mamie Van Doren (Carol Hudson), Richard Coogan…

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VIOLIN, THE

VIOLIN, THE (EL VIOLIN) (director/writer: Francisco Vargas; cinematographers: Martín Boege/Oscar Hijuelos; editors: Ricardo Garfias/Francisco Vargas; music: Armando Rosas/Cuauhtémoc Tavira; cast: Don Ángel Tavira (Don Plutarco), Dagoberto Gama (the Captain), Fermín…

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VISITOR Q

VISITOR Q (BIZITA Q) (director: Miike Takashi; screenwriter: Itaru Era; cinematographer: Hideo Yamamoto; editor: Yasushi Shimamura; music: Kôji Endô; cast: Kenichi Endo ( Kiyoshi Yamazaki), Jun Mutô (Takuya), Shungiku Uchida…

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VOYAGE IN ITALY

VOYAGE IN ITALY (Viaggio in Italia) (director/writer: Roberto Rossellini; screenwriter: Vitaliano Brancati; cinematographer: Enzo Serafin; editor: Jolanda Benvenuti; music: Renzo Rossellini; cast: George Sanders (Alex Joyce), Ingrid Bergman (Katherine Joyce),…

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WAITING FOR SUPERMAN

WAITING FOR SUPERMAN (director/writer: Davis Guggenheim; screenwriter: Billy Kimball; cinematographer: Erich Roland/Bob Richman; editors: Greg Finton/Jay Cassidy/Kim Roberts; Runtime: 102; MPAA Rating: PG; producer: Lesley Chilcott; Paramount Vantage; 2010) "Tells…

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WALKER

WALKER (director: Alex Cox; screenwriter: Rudy Wurlitzer; cinematographer: David Bridges; editors: Alex Cox/Carlos Puente Ortega; music: Joe Strummer; cast: Ed Harris (William Walker), Richard Masur (Ephraim Squier), René Assa (Doctor),…

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WALTZ WITH BASHIR

WALTZ WITH BASHIR (Vals Im Bashir) (director/writer: Ari Folman; animation: Bridgit Folman; editor: Nili Feller; music: Max Richter; Runtime: 87; MPAA Rating: R; producer: Ari Folman/Ms. Folman/Yael Nahlieli/Serge Lalou/Gerhard Meixner/Roman…

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