ALTERED STATES

ALTERED STATES (director: Ken Russell; screenwriter: from the book by Padddy Chayefsky/Padddy Chayefsky; cinematographer: Jordan Cronenweth; editor: Eric Jenkins; music: John Corigliano; cast: William Hurt (Eddie Jessup), Blair Brown (Emily…

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NASHVILLE

NASHVILLE (director: Robert Altman; screenwriter: Joan Tewkesbury; cinematographer: Paul Lohmann; editor: Dennis M. Hill/Sidney Levin; music: Richard Baskin; cast: Henry Gibson (Haven Hamilton), Ronee Blakley (Barbara Jean), Michael Murphy (John…

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A MAN TO REMEMBER

  A MAN TO REMEMBER (director: Garson Kanin; screenwriters: Dalton Trumbo/Lester Cohen/Arthur Kober/Samuel Ornitz/story by Katharine Haviland-Taylor; cinematographer: J. Roy Hunt; editor: Jack Hively; music: Roy Webb; cast: Edward Ellis…

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AMÉLIE

AMÉLIE (Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain, Le) (director/writer: Jean-Pierre Jeunet; screenwriter: Guillaume Laurant; cinematographer: Bruno Delbonnel; editor: Hervé Schneid; music: Yann Tiersen; cast: Audrey Tautou (Amélie Poulain), Mathieu Kassovitz (Nino Quincampoix),…

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NEON BIBLE, THE

NEON BIBLE, THE (director/writer: Terence Davies; cinematographer: Michael Coulter; editor: Charles Rees; cast: Gena Rowlands (Aunt Mae), Diana Scarwid (Sarah), Jacob Tierney (David, at age 15), Denis Leary (Frank), Leo…

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AMERICAN PERFEKT

AMERICAN PERFEKT(director/writer: Paul Chart; cinematographer: William Wages; editor: Michael Ruscio; cast: Fairuza Balk (Alice), Robert Forster (Jake), Amanda Plummer (Sandra), David Thewlis (Santini), Paul Sorvino (Frank), Chris Sarandon (Sammy), Joanna…

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NEVER ON SUNDAY

NEVER ON SUNDAY (Pote tin Kyriaki)(director/writer: Jules Dassin; cinematographer: Jacques Natteau; editor: Roger Dwyre ; music: Manos Hadjidakis; cast: Melina Mercouri (Ilya), Jules Dassin (Homer), George Foundas (Tonio), Titos Vandis…

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AMONG THE LIVING

  AMONG THE LIVING (director: Stuart Heisler; screenwriters: Lester Cole/Garrett Fort/from an unpublished story by Brian Marlow & Cole; cinematographer: Theodor Sparkuhl; editor: Everett Douglas; music: Gerard Carbonara; cast: Albert…

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