BEAUTIFUL BOY

BEAUTIFUL BOY (director/writer: Felix Van Groeningen; screenwriters: Luke Davies/based on the books Beautiful Boy by David Sheff and Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff; cinematographer: Ruben Impens; editor:…

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OUTRAGE

OUTRAGE (director/writer: Kirby Dick; cinematographer: Thaddeus Wadleigh; editors: DougBlush/Matt Clarke; music: Peter Golub; Runtime: 89; MPAA Rating: R; producer: Amy Ziering; Magnolia Pictures; 2009) "It should be relevant to all…

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BECKS

BECKS (director: Daniel Powell/Elizabeth Rohrbaugh; screenwriter: Rebecca Drysdale; cinematographer: Kat Westergaard; editor: Jim Isler; music: Alyssa Robbins; cast: Lena Hall (Becks), Dan Fogler (Dave), Christine Lahti (Ann), Michael Zegen(Pete), Hayley…

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OXYGEN

OXYGEN (TV) (director/writer: Richard Shepard; cinematographer: Sarah Cawley; editor: Adam Lichtenstein; cast: Maura Tierney (Madeline Foster), Adrien Brody (Harry Houdini), James Naughton (Clarke Hannon), Terry Kinney (Capt. Tim Kirkman), Laila…

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BEFORE SUNRISE

BEFORE SUNRISE (director/writer: Richard Linklater; screenwriters: Julie Delpy/Ethan Hawke/based on a story and characters created by Mr. Linklater and Kim Krizan; cinematographer: Lee Daniel; editor: Sandra Adair; music: Glover Gill;…

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PALE FLOWER

  PALE FLOWER (Kawaita hana)(director/writer/producer: Masahiro Shinoda; screenwriter: Ataru Baba/story by Shintaro Ishihara; cinematographer: Masao Kosugi; music: Toru Takemitsu; cast: Mariko Kaga (Saeko), Ryo Ikebe (Muraki), Takashi Fujiki (The killer),…

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PANHANDLE

PANHANDLE (director: Lesley Selander; screenwriters:Blake Edwards/John C. Champion; cinematographer: Harry Neumann; editor: Richard Heermance; music: Rex Dunn ; cast: Rod Cameron (John Sands), Rory Mallinson (Sheriff Jim), Reed Hadley (Matt…

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BELLE TOUJOURS

  BELLE TOUJOURS (director/writer: Manoel de Oliveira; screenwriter: inspired by the book by Joseph Kessel; cinematographer: Sabine Lancelin; editor: Valérie Loiseleux; cast: Michel Piccoli (Henri Husson), Bulle Ogier (Séverine Serizy),…

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