PHANTOM

PHANTOM (director: F. W. Murnau; screenwriters: Thea von Harbou/Hans Heinrich von Twardowski/from novel by Gerhart Hauptmann; cinematographers: Axel Graatkjaer/Theophan Ouchakoff; music: Robert Israel; cast: Alfred Abel (Lorenz Lubota), Grete Berger…

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BIRDWATCHER, THE

THE BIRDWATCHER (VAATLEJE) (director/writer: Arvo Iho; screenwriter: Marina Sheptunova; cinematographer: Tatyana Loginova; editor: Marju Juhkum/Ingrid Laos; music: Olivier Bernard; cast: Thom Hoffman (Charles Williamsen), Ines de Medeiros (Miranda Fernandez), Catherine…

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PHILOMENA

PHILOMENA (director: Stephen Frears; screenwriters: Jeff Pope/Steve Coogan/ based on the book “The Lost Child of Philomena Lee” by Martin Sixsmith; cinematographer: Robbie Ryan; editor: Valerio Bonelli; music: Alexandre Desplat;…

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BLACKFISH

BLACKFISH (director/writer: Gabriela Cowperthwaite; screenwriter: Eli B. Despres; cinematographers: Jonathan Ingalls/Christopher Towey; editor: Eli Despres; music: Jeff Beal; cast: John Hargrove, Samantha Berg, Jeffrey Ventre, John Jett, Mark Simmons, Dean…

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BLACK TIGHTS

BLACK TIGHTS (aka: 1-2-3-4 ou Les Collants noirs) (director: Terence Young; cinematographer: Henri Alekan; cast: Maurice Chevalier (Narrator), Zizi Jeanmaire (Carmen), Cyd Charisse (The Widow), Roland Petit (Cyrano de Bergerac),…

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PIERROT LE FOU

PIERROT LE FOU (director/writer: Jean-Luc Godard; screenwriter: from the book Obsession by Lionel White; cinematographer: Raoul Coutard; editor: Francoise Collin; music: Antoine Duhamel; cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo (Ferdinand Griffon, "Pierrot"), Anna…

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BLONDIE

BLONDIE (director: Frank R. Strayer; screenwriters: Richard Flournoy/comic strip by Chic Young; cinematographer: Henry Freulich; editor: Gene Havlick; music: Leigh Harline; cast: Penny Singleton (Blondie), Arthur Lake (Dagwood Bumstead), Larry…

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PIRANHA 3D

PIRANHA 3D (director: Alexandre Aja; screenwriters: Peter Goldfinger/Josh Stolberg; cinematographer: John R. Leonetti; editor: Baxter; music: Michael Wandmacher; cast: Elisabeth Shue (Julie Forester), Steven R McQueen (Jake), Adam Scott (Novak),…

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BLUE STEEL

BLUE STEEL (director/writer: Kathryn Bigelow; screenwriter: Eric Red; cinematographer: Amir Mokri; editor: Lee Percy; music: Brad Fiedel; cast: Jamie Lee Curtis (Megan Turner), Ron Silver (Eugene Hunt), Clancy Brown (Nick…

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