STOCKHOLM

STOCKHOLM (director/writer: Robert Budreau; screenwriter: based on the 1974 New Yorker article "The Bank Drama" by Daniel Lang; cinematographer: Brendan Stency; editor: Richard Comeau; music: Steve London; cast: Mark Strong…

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STRANGER, THE

  STRANGER, THE (director/writer: Orson Welles; screenwriters: from a story by Victor Trivas/Anthony Veiller/ an uncredited John Huston; cinematographer: Russell Metty; editor: Ernest Nims; music: Bronislau Kaper; cast: Orson Welles…

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SUPER 8

SUPER 8 (director/writer: J. J. Abrams; cinematographer: Larry Fong; editors: Mary Jo Markey/Maryann Brandon; music: Michael Giacchino; cast: Joel Courtney (Joe Lamb), Elle Fanning (Alice Dainard), Riley Griffiths (Charles), Ryan…

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TAKING LIVES

TAKING LIVES (director: D.J. Caruso; screenwriters: Jon Bokenkamp/based on the novel by Michael Pye; cinematographer: Amir Mokri; editor: Anne V. Coates; music: Philip Glass; cast: Angelina Jolie (Illeana Scott), Ethan…

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TASTE OF CHERRY

TASTE OF CHERRY (TA'M E GUILASS) (director/writer/editor: Abbas Kiarostami; cinematographer: Homayon Payvar; cast: Homayoun Ershadi (Mr. Badii), Mir Hossein Noori (The seminarian), Abdolrahman Bagheri (Mr. Bagheri, the taxidermist), Safar Ali…

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TERMINAL CHOICE

TERMINAL CHOICE (aka: DEATHBED) (director: Sheldon Larry; screenwriters: Neal Bell/story by Peter Lawrence; cinematographer: Zale Magder; editor: Murray Magder; music: Brian Bennett; cast: Joe Spano (Dr. Frank Holt), Diane Venora…

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THEM!

THEM! (director: Gordon M. Douglas; screenwriters: story by George WorthingYates/Russell S. Hughes/Ted Sherdeman; cinematographer: Sidney Hickox; editor: Thomas Reilly; cast: James Whitmore (Sgt. Ben Peterson), Edmund Gwenn (Dr. Harold Medford),…

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THIEF, THE

  THIEF, THE   (director/writer: Russell Rouse; screenwriters: Clarence Greene; cinematographer: Sam Leavitt; editor: Chester Schaeffer; music: Herschel Burke Gilbert; cast: Ray Milland (Allan Fields), Martin Gabel (Mr. Bleek), Rita…

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