A QUIET PASSION

A QUIET PASSION (director/writer: Terence Davies; cinematographer: Florian Hoffmeister; editor: Pia di Cialua; music: Ian Neil; cast: Cynthia Nixon (Emily Dickinson), Jennifer Ehle (Vinnie), Jennifer Ehle (), Keith Carradine (Edward…

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NORTH TO ALASKA

NORTH TO ALASKA (director: Henry Hathaway; screenwriters: from the play The Birthday Gift by Ladislas Fodor/idea from John Kafka/Claude Binyon/Martin Rackin/John Lee Mahin; cinematographer: Leon Shamroy; editor: Dorothy Spencer; music:…

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AROUND THE BEND

AROUND THE BEND (director/writer: Jordan Roberts; cinematographer: Michael Grady; editor: Françoise Bonnot; music: David Baerwald; cast: Michael Caine (Henry Lair), Jonah Bobo (Zach Lair), Josh Lucas (Jason Lair), Glenne Headly…

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NOTHING BUT TIME

NOTHING BUT TIME (RIEN QUE LES HEURES) (director/writer: Alberto Cavalcanti; cinematographer: James Rogers; music: Larry Marotta; cast: Blanche Bernis, Nina Chousvalowa, Philippe Hériat; Runtime: 46; MPAA Rating: NR; Kino; 1930-silent)…

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ARTWORKS

ARTWORKS (director/writer: Jim Amatulli; screenwriter: Lee Watters; cinematographer: Jeff Barklage; editor: Howard Heard; music: Patrick Kelly; cast: Virginia Madsen (Emma Becker), Rick Rossovich (Bret Rogers), Daniel von Bargen (Howard Deardorf),…

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NOT WANTED

NOT WANTED (aka: THE STREETS OF SIN) (director: Elmer Clifton/Ida Lupino-uncredited; screenwriter: Ida Lupino/based on a story by Paul Jarrico and Malvin Wald; cinematographer: Henry Freulich; editor: William H. Ziegler;…

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NUITS ROUGES

NUITS ROUGES (SHADOWMAN) (director: Georges Franju; screenwriter: Jacques Champreux; cinematographer: Guido Renzo Bertoni; editors: Gilles Mathot/Gilbert Natot; music: Georges Franju; cast: Jacques Champreux (The Man Without a Face/Shadowman), Gayle Hunnicutt…

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ASSIGNMENT, THE

THE ASSIGNMENT (director: Christian Duguay; screenwriters: Sabi H. Shabtai , Dan Gordon; cinematographer: David Franco; editor: Yves Langlois; music: Normand Corbeil; cast: Aidan Quinn (Annibal Ramirez/Carlos), Donald Sutherland (Jack Shaw/Henry…

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OBSESSED

OBSESSED (director: Steve Shill; screenwriter: David Loughery; cinematographer: Ken Seng; editor: Paul Seydor; music: Jim Dooley; cast: Idris Elba (Derek), Beyoncé Knowles (Sharon), Ali Larter (Lisa), Jerry O'Connell (Ben), Bonnie…

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