A RAGE IN HARLEM

A RAGE IN HARLEM (director: Bill Duke; screenwriters: novel by Chester Himes/John Toles Bey/Bobby Crawford; cinematographer: Toyomicichi Kurita; editor: Curtiss Clayton; music: Elmer Bernstein; cast: Forest Whitaker (Jackson), Gregory Hines…

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NO END IN SIGHT

NO END IN SIGHT (director/writer: Charles Ferguson; cinematographer: Antonio Rossi; editors: Chad Beck/Cindy Lee; music: Peter Nashel; cast: Campbell Scott (Narrator); Runtime: 102; MPAA Rating: NR; producer: Charles Ferguson/Jennie Amias/Jessie…

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ARRIVAL, THE

THE ARRIVAL (director/writer: David Twohy; cinematographer: Hiro Narita; editor: Martin Hunter; music: Arthur Kempel; cast: Charlie Sheen (Zane Ziminski), Ron Silver (Gordian), Lindsay Crouse (Ilana Green), Tony T. Johnson (Kiki),…

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A SCREAMING MAN

A SCREAMING MAN (director/writer: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun; cinematographer: Laurent Brunet; editor: Marie Hélène Dozo; music: Wasis Diop/with songs by Djénéba Koné; cast: Youssouf Djaoro (Adam Ousmane), Diouc Koma (Abdel), Emil Abossolo…

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NORTH STAR, THE

  NORTH STAR, THE (aka: ARMORED ATTACK) (director: Lewis Milestone; screenwriter: from the story by Lillian Hellman/Lillian Hellman; cinematographer: James Wong Howe; editor: Daniel Mandell; music: Aaron Copland; cast: Anne…

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NOTTING HILL

NOTTING HILL   (director: Roger Michell; screenwriter: Richard Curtis; cinematographer: Michael Coulter; editor: Nick Moore; cast: Julia Roberts (Anna Scott), Hugh Grant (William Thacker), Rhys Ifans (Spike), Gina McKee (Bella),…

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