A SIMPLE PLAN

A SIMPLE PLAN (director: Sam Raimi; screenwriter: Scott B. Smith, based on his novel; cinematographer: Alar Kivilo; editor: Arthur Coburn; cast: Bill Paxton (Hank), Billy Bob Thornton (Jacob), Bridget Fonda…

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NO SUCH THING

NO SUCH THING (director/writer/music/producer: Hal Hartley; cinematographer: Michael Spiller; editor: Steve Hamilton; cast: Julie Christie (Doctor Anna), Sarah Polley (Beatrice), Robert John Burke (Monster), Helen Mirren (The Boss, TV Producer),…

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NOTORIOUS

NOTORIOUS   (director: Alfred Hitchcock; screenwriter: Ben Hecht; cinematographer: Ted Tetzlaff; editor: Theron Warth; cast: Cary Grant (Devlin), Ingrid Bergman (Alicia Huberman), Claude Rains (Alex Sebastian), Louis Calhern (Capt. Prescott),…

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ASYLUM

ASYLUM (director: David Mackenzie; screenwriters: from the novel by Patrick McGrath/Patrick Marber/Chrysanthy Balis; cinematographer: Giles Nuttgens; editors: Colin Monie/Steven Weisberg; music: Mark Mancina; cast: Natasha Richardson (Stella Raphael), Ian McKellen…

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NOWHERE FAST

NOWHERE FAST (director/writer: Cinque Lee; cinematographer: Leslie H. Saltus; editor: Pierce Geherty; cast: Darnell Martin (Darnell), Addison Cook (Addison), Gloria Park (Gloria), Iman Albrino (Iman), Ari Mayzick (Ari); Runtime: 102;…

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