RANSOM!

RANSOM! (director: Alex Segal; screenwriters: Cyril Hume/Richard Maibaum; cinematographer: Arthur E. Arling; editor: Ferris Webster; music: Jeff Alexander; cast: Glenn Ford (David G. Stannard), Donna Reed (Edith Stannard), Leslie Nielsen…

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CRUISE, THE

CRUISE, THE director: Bennett Miller; cinematographer: Bennett Miller; editor: Michael Levine; cast: Timothy "Speed" Levitch; Runtime: 76; Artisan Entertainment; 1998) "The documentary works so well because Speed's for real..."( Reviewed…

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RAWHEAD REX

RAWHEAD REX (director: George Pavlou; screenwriter: from the Clive Barker short story "Books of Blood"; cinematographer: John Metcalfe; editor: Andy Horvitch; music: Colin Towns; cast: David Dukes ( Howard Hallenbeck),…

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DADDY LONGLEGS

  DADDY LONGLEGS (aka: GO GET SOME ROSEMARY) (director/writer: Josh and Benny Safdie; cinematographers: Brett Jutkiewicz/Josh Safdie; editors: Josh and Benny Safdie/Brett Jutkiewicz/Ronald Bronstein; cast: Ronald Bronstein (Lenny), Sage Ranaldo…

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REAL LIFE

REAL LIFE (director/writer: Albert Brooks; screenwriters: Monica Mcgowan Johnson/Harry Shearer; cinematographer:Eric Saarinen; editor: David Finfer; music: Mort Lindsey; cast: Dick Haynes (Councilman Harris), Albert Brooks (Albert Brooks), Matthew Tobin (Dr.…

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DARJEELING LIMITED

DARJEELING LIMITED (director/writer: Wes Anderson; screenwriters: Roman Coppola/Jason Schwartzman; cinematographer: Robert Yeoman; editor: Andrew Weisblum; music: from the films of Satyajit Ray and Merchant Ivory; cast: Owen Wilson (Francis Whitman),…

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RECRUIT, THE

RECRUIT, THE (director: Roger Donaldson; screenwriters: Roger Towne/Kurt Wimmer/Mitch Glazer; cinematographer: Stuart Dryburgh; editor: David Rosenbloom; music: Klaus Badelt; cast: Al Pacino (Walter Burke), Colin Farrell (James Clayton), Bridget Moynahan…

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DARK STAR

DARK STAR (director/writer: John Carpenter; screenwriters; Dan O'Bannon/from the story by Dan O'Bannon & John Carpenter; cinematographer: Douglas Knapp; editor: Dan O'Bannon; music: John Carpenter; cast: Brian Narelle (Doolittle), Dan…

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