QUEEN OF DIAMONDS

QUEEN OF DIAMONDS (director/writer/cinematographer/editor/producer: Nina Menkes; editor: Tinka Menkes; cast: Tinka Menkes (Vegas dealer), Jeff Douglas (Motel guy); Runtime: 77; MPAA Rating: NR; Facets Video; 1991) "A Rorschach test for…

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COCOTE

COCOTE (director/writer: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos; cinematographer: Roman Kasseroller; editor: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias; cast: Vicente Santos (Alberto), Judith Rodríguez (Karina), Yuberbi de la Rosa (Patria), Pepe…

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PRESQUE RIEN

PRESQUE RIEN (COME UNDONE) (director/writer: Sébastien Lifshitz; screenwriter: Stéphane Bouquet; cinematographer: Pascal Poucet; editor: Yann Dedet; music: Perry Blake; cast: Jérémie Elkaïm (Mathieu), Stéphane Rideau (Cédric), Dominique Reymond (Mother), Marie…

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RACING EXTINCTION

RACING EXTINCTION (director: Louie Psihoyos; screenwriter: Mark Monroe; cinematographers: John Behrens, Shawn Heinrichs, Sean Kirby, Petr Stepanek; editors: Geoffrey Richman, Lyman Smith, Jason Zeldes; music: J. Ralph; cast: Christopher Clark,…

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CONTRABAND

BLACKOUT (CONTRABAND) (director/writer: Michael Powell; screenwriters: Emeric Pressburger/Brock Williams; cinematographer: Freddie Young; editor: John Seabourne; cast: Conrad Veidt (Capt. Anderson),Valerie Hobson (Mrs. Sorenson), Joss Ambler (Lieutenant Commander Ashton RNR), Raymond…

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RAINBOW VALLEY

RAINBOW VALLEY (director: Robert North Bradbury; screenwriter: Lindsley Parsons; cinematographer: William Hyer; editor: Carl Pierson; cast: John Wayne (John Martin), LeRoy Mason (Rogers), George "Gabby" Hayes (George Hale), Buffalo Bill,…

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COWARD, THE

THE COWARD (KAPURUSH) (director/writer: Satyajit Ray; screenwriter: story "Janaiko Kapurusher Kahini" by Premendra Mitra; cinematographer: Soumendu Roy; editor: Dulal Dutta; music: Satyajit Ray; cast: Soumitra Chatterjee (Amitabha Roy), Haradhan Bannerjee…

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RAMPO

RAMPO (Mystery of Rampo, The) (director/writer: Kazuyoshi Okuyama; screenwriter: Yuhei Enoki; cinematographer: Yasushi Sasakibara; editor: Akimasa Kawashima; music: Akira Senju; cast: Naoto Takenaka (Edogawa Rampo), Michiko Hada (Shizuko), Masahiro Motoki…

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