AMELIA

  AMELIA (director: Mira Nair; screenwriters: Ron Bass/Anna Hamilton Phelan/based on the books “East to the Dawn” by Susan Butler and “The Sound of Wings” by Mary S. Lovell; cinematographer:…

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NEVADA SMITH

NEVADA SMITH (director: Henry Hathaway; screenwriter: John Michael Hayes/from The Carpetbaggers by Harold Robbins; cinematographer: Lucien Ballard; editor: Frank Bracht; music: Alfred Newman; cast: Steve McQueen (Nevada Smith/Max Sand), Karl…

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AMERICAN MOVIE

AMERICAN MOVIE(director/cinematographer/writer: Chris Smith; editor: Barry Poltermann; cast: Mark Borchardt (Filmmaker), Mike Schank (Friend/Musician), Monica Borchardt (Mark's Mom), Cliff Borchardt (Mark's Dad), Chris Borchardt (Mark's Brother), Alex Borchardt (Mark's Brother),…

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NEW ROMANTIC, THE

THE NEW ROMANTIC (director/writer: Carly Stone; screenwriter: story by Kyle Mann; cinematographer: Mike McLaughlin; editor: Christine Armtrong; music:Matthew O’Halloran; cast: Jessica Barden (Blake), Hayley Law (Nikki), Timm Sharp (Ian), Brett…

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AMONGST FRIENDS

  AMONGST FRIENDS   (director/writer: Rob Weiss; cinematographer: Michael Bonvillain; editor: Leo Trombetta; cast: Steve Parlavecchio (Andy), Mira Sorvino (Laura), Patrick Mc Gaw (Trevor), Joseph Lindsey (Billy), Michael Artura (Michael),…

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NICE GIRL?

  NICE GIRL? (aka: LOVE AT LAST) (director: William A. Seiter; screenwriters: Richard Connell/from the play "Nice Girl" by Phyllis Duganne; cinematographer: Joseph Valentine; editor: Bernard W. Burton; music: Frank…

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ANATAHAN

ANATAHAN (THE SAGA OF ANATAHAN) (director/writer: Josef von Sternberg; screenwriters: Tatsuo Asano/from the novel by Michiro Maruyama, translated by Younghill Kang; cinematographers: Kôzô Okazaki/Josef von Sternberg; editor: Miyata; music: Ifukube;…

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A NECESSARY DEATH

A NECESSARY DEATH (director/writer: Daniel Stamm; cinematographer: Zoltan Honti; editors: David Kashevaroff/Shilpa Sahi; music: Morgan Kibby/Jonathan Leahy; cast: Gilbert John Echternkamp (Gilbert), Matt Tilley (Matt), Valerie Hurt (Valerie), Michael Traynor…

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