A SIMPLE PLAN

A SIMPLE PLAN (director: Sam Raimi; screenwriter: Scott B. Smith, based on his novel; cinematographer: Alar Kivilo; editor: Arthur Coburn; cast: Bill Paxton (Hank), Billy Bob Thornton (Jacob), Bridget Fonda…

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NOT AS A STRANGER

NOT AS A STRANGER (director/producer: Stanley Kramer; screenwriters: from the book by Morton C. Thompson/Edna Anhalt/Edward Anhalt; cinematographer: Franz Planer; editor: Frederic Knudtson; music: George Antheil; cast: Robert Mitchum (Lucas…

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ASYLUM

ASYLUM (director: David Mackenzie; screenwriters: from the novel by Patrick McGrath/Patrick Marber/Chrysanthy Balis; cinematographer: Giles Nuttgens; editors: Colin Monie/Steven Weisberg; music: Mark Mancina; cast: Natasha Richardson (Stella Raphael), Ian McKellen…

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NOWHERE IN AFRICA

NOWHERE IN AFRICA(Nirgendwo in Afrika) (director/writer: Caroline Link; screenwriter: from the novel by Stefanie Zweig; cinematographer: Gernot Roll; editor: Patricia Rommel; music: Niki Reiser; cast: Juliane Köhler (Jettel Redlich), Merab…

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OASIS

OASIS (director/writer: Lee Chang-dong; cinematographer: Choi Yeong-taek; editor: Kim Hyun; music: Lee Jae-jin; cast: Sol Kyung-gu (Hong Jong-Du), Moon So-ri (Han Gong-Ju), Ahn Nae-sang (Hong Jong-Il), Ryoo Seung-wan (Hong Jong-Sae),…

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ATTENBERG

ATTENBERG (director/writer: Athina Rachel Tsangari; cinematographer: Thimios Bakatakis; editors: Sandrine Cheyrol/Matt Johnson; cast: Ariane Labed (Marina), Vangelis Mourikis (Spyros), Evangelia Randou (Bella), Yorgos Lanthimos (the Engineer); Runtime: 95; MPAA Rating:…

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