BEFORE DAWN

BEFORE DAWN (director: Irving Pichel; screenwriter: from the story "Death Watch" by Edgar Wallace/Garrett Fort/Ralph Block/Marion Dix; cinematographer: Lucien Andriot; editor: William Hamilton; music: Max Steiner; cast: Warner Oland (Dr.…

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PACIFIC RIM

PACIFIC RIM (director/writer: Guillermo del Toro; screenwriter: Travis Beacham; cinematographer: Guillermo Navarro; editors: Peter Amundson/John Gilroy; music: Ramin Djawadi; cast: Charlie Hunnam (Raleigh Becket), Idris Elba (Stacker Pentecost), Rinko Kikuchi…

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PALE RIDER

PALE RIDER (director: Clint Eastwood; screenwriters: Michael Butler/Dennis Shryack; cinematographer: Bruce Surtees; editor: Joel Cox; cast: Clint Eastwood (Preacher), Michael Moriarty (Hull Barret), Carrie Snodgrass (Sarah Wheeler), Sydney Penny (Megan…

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BELLE DE JOUR

BELLE DE JOUR (director/writer: Luis Buñuel; screenwriters: from the novel by Joseph Kessel/Jean-Claude Carrière; cinematographer: Sacha Vierny; editors: Louisette Hautecoeur/Walter Spohr; cast: Catherine Deneuve (Séverine Serizy aka Belle de Jour),…

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PANIC

PANIC (director/writer: Henry Bromell; cinematographer: Jeffry Jur; editor: Lynzee Klingman/Cindy Mollo; cast: William H. Macy (Alex), Donald Sutherland (Michael), Neve Campbell (Sarah), Tracey Ullman (Martha), John Ritter (Dr. Josh Parks),…

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BESIEGED

BESIEGED (director/writer: Bernardo Bertolucci; screenwriters: Clare Peploe/story by James Lasdun; cinematographer: Fabio Cianchetti; Editor: Jacopo Quadri; cast: Thandie Newton (Shandurai), David Thewlis (Jason Kinsky), Claudio Santamaria (Agostino); Runtime: 94; Fine…

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