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The Miracle Worker

1962
D: Arthur Penn
C: Anne Bancroft, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine, Kathleen Comegys, Patty Duke, Jack Hollander
W: William Gibson (play); William Gibson (screenwriter)
Original Music: Laurence Rosenthal
Cinematography: Ernesto Caparrós
Film Editing: Aram Avakian
Runtime: 106 min
Country: USA
Language: English | American Sign Language
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: Unrated

Annie Sullivan developed the eye disease trachoma [...]

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Anna

1987
D: Yurek Bogayevicz
C: Sally Kirkland, Robert Fields, Paulina Porizkova, Gibby Brand, John Robert Tillotson, Julianne Gilliam, Joe Aufiery, Lance Davis, Deirdre O’Connell
W: Yurek Bogayevicz & Agnieszka Holland
Original Music: Greg Hawkes
Cinematography: Bobby Bukowski
Editing: Julie Sloane
Runtime: 100 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (TVC)
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: PG-13

Offbeat independent film about an aging actress on the downside of her career [...]

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The Pumpkin Eater

1964
D: Jack Clayton
C: Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason, Janine Gray, Cedric Hardwicke, Rosalind Atkinson, Alan Webb, Richard Johnson, Maggie Smith, Eric Porter, Cyril Luckham, Anthony Nicholls, John Franklyn-Robbins, John Junkin, Yootha Joyce, Leslie Nunnerley, Gerald Sim, Frank Singuineau, Faith Kent
W: Penelope Mortimer (novel); Harold Pinter
Original Music: Georges Delerue
Cinematography: Oswald Morris
Editing: James Clark
Runtime: 118 min
Country: [...]

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Children of Men

2006
D: Alfonso Cuarón
C: Clive Owen, Maria McErlane, Michael Haughey, Paul Sharma, Miriam Karlin, Michael Caine, Philippa Urquhart, Charlie Hunnam, Tehmina Sunny, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julianne Moore, Michael Klesic, Martina Messing, Simon Poland, Barnaby Edwards, Danny Huston, Ed Westwick, Valerie Griffiths, Bill Cook, Pam Ferris, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Gary Hoptrough, Maurice Lee, Dhaffer L’Abidine, Bruno Ouvrard, Denise Mack, [...]

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The Salton Sea

2002
D: D.J. Caruso
C: Val Kilmer, Vincent D’Onofrio, Adam Goldberg, Luis Guzmán, Doug Hutchison, Anthony LaPaglia, Glenn Plummer, Peter Sarsgaard, Deborah Kara Unger, Chandra West, B.D. Wong, R. Lee Ermey, Shalom Harlow, Shirley Knight, Meat Loaf, Azura Skye, Josh Todd, Danny Trejo, Ricky Trammell
W: Tony Gayton
Original Music: Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Amir M. Mokri
Editing: Jim Page
Runtime: 103 min
Country: [...]

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The Long Hot Summer (1985)

1985
D: Stuart Cooper
C: Don Johnson, Jason Robards, Judith Ivey, Cybill Shepherd, Ava Gardner, William Russ, Wings Hauser, Alexandra Johnson, Stephen Davies, Charlotte Stanton, Albert Hall, William Forsythe, James Gammon, Rance Howard, Bill Thurman, Robert Wentz, Irma P. Hall, Joe Berryman, Patricia Rendleman, Norman Bennett, Jerry Haynes
W: William Faulkner (stories Barn Burning, The Spotted Horses; novel [...]

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In Cold Blood

1967
D: Richard Brooks
C: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart, Gerald S. O’Loughlin, Jeff Corey, John Gallaudet, James Flavin, John Collins, Charles McGraw, Will Geer, James Lantz, John McLiam, Brenda Currin, Ruth Storey, Paul Hough, Vaughn Taylor, Duke Hobbie, Sheldon Allman, Sammy Thurman, Raymond Hatton, Sadie Truitt, Myrtle Clare, Ted Eccles, Al Christy, Don [...]

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Proof (1991)

1991
D: Jocelyn Moorhouse
C: Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot, Russell Crowe, Heather Mitchell, Jeffrey Walker, Daniel Pollock, Frankie J. Holden, Frank Gallacher, Saskia Post, Belinda Davey, Cliff Ellen
W: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Original Music: Not Drowning, Waving
Cinematography: Martin McGrath
Editing: Ken Sallows
Runtime: 86 min / USA:90 min (DVD)
Country: Australia
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Stereo
Certification: R

A paranoid and reclusive young blind man, who [...]

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Cinderella Man

2005
D: Ron Howard
C: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband, Connor Price, Ariel Waller, Patrick Louis, Rosemarie DeWitt, Linda Kash, Nicholas Campbell, Gene Pyrz, Chuck Shamata, Ron Canada, Alicia Johnston, Troy Amos-Ross, Mark Simmons, Art Binkowski, David Litzinger, Matthew G. Taylor
W: Cliff Hollingsworth (story); Cliff Hollingsworth & Akiva [...]

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Shattered Glass

2003
D: Billy Ray
C: Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, Melanie Lynskey, Hank Azaria, Steve Zahn, Mark Blum, Simone-Elise Girard, Chad Donella, Jamie Elman, Luke Kirby, Cas Anvar, Linda Smith, Ted Kotcheff, Owen Rotharmel
W: H.G. (Buzz) Bissinger (article); Billy Ray (screenplay)
Original Music: Mychael Danna
Cinematography: Mandy Walker
Editing: Jeffrey Ford
Runtime: 94 min.
Country: USA / Canada
Language: English
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: [...]

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The Long Goodbye

1973
D: Robert Altman
C: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, Warren Berlinger, Jo Ann Brody, Stephen Coit, Jack Knight, Pepe Callahan, Vincent Palmieri, Pancho Córdova, Enrique Lucero, Rutanya Alda, Tammy Shaw, Jack Riley, Ken Sansom, Jerry Jones, John S. Davies, Rodney Moss, Leslie Simms, Leslie McRae, Sybil [...]

Posted 24 May 2007 † filmbuff § Comedy § Suspense ‡ Comments (0) °

The Comedian

1957
D: John Frankenheimer
C: Mickey Rooney, Kim Hunter, Edmond O’Brien, Mel Tormé, Whit Bissell, King Donovan, Constance Ford, Eddie Ryder, H.M. Wynant
W: Ernest Lehman (novelette); Rod Serling
Runtime: 90 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono

Sammy Hogarth’s the size of Napoleon, with an ego to match. Headlining his own television comedy hour he makes everyone’s [...]

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Belle de Jour

1967
D: Luis Buñuel
C: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page, Pierre Clémenti, Françoise Fabian, Macha Méril, Muni, Maria Latour, Claude Cerval, Michel Charrel, Iska Khan, Bernard Musson, Marcel Charvey, François Maistre, Francisco Rabal, Georges Marchal, Francis Blanche
W: Luis Buñuel & Jean-Claude Carrière; Joseph Kessel(novel)
Cinematography: Sacha Vierny
Editor: Louisette Hautecoeur
Runtime: 101 min
Country: France / Italy
Language: Spanish [...]

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The Last Detail

1973
D: Hal Ashby
C: Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, Carol Kane, Michael Moriarty, Luana Anders, Kathleen Miller, Nancy Allen, Gerry Salsberg, Don McGovern, Pat Hamilton, Michael Chapman
W: Darryl Ponicsan (novel); Robert Towne (screenplay)
Original Music: Johnny Mandel
Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Editor: Robert C. Jones
Runtime: 103 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: [...]

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Little Fugitive

1953
D: Ray Ashley, Morris Engel & Ruth Orkin
C: Richie Andrusco, Richard Brewster, Winifred Cushing, Jay Williams, Will Lee, Charlie Moss, Tommy DeCanio
W: Ray Ashley, Morris Engel & Ruth Orkin
Original Music: Eddy Lawrence Manson
Cinematography: Morris Engel
Editor: Ruth Orkin & Lester Troob
Runtime: 80 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: Not Rated

A [...]

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The 400 Blows

1959
D: François Truffaut
C: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Guy Decomble, Georges Flamant, Patrick Auffay, Daniel Couturier, François Nocher, Richard Kanayan, Renaud Fontanarosa, Michel Girard, Henry Moati, Bernard Abbou, Jean-François Bergouignan, Michel Lesignor, Luc Andrieux, Robert Beauvais, Bouchon, Christian Brocard, Yvonne Claudie, Marius Laurey, Claude Mansard, Jacques Monod, Pierre Repp, Henri Virlojeux
W: François Truffaut (scenario); Marcel [...]

Posted 17 April 2007 † filmbuff § Non-English ‡ Comments (0) °

The Aviator

2004
D: Martin Scorsese
C: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Ian Holm, Danny Huston, Gwen Stefani, Jude Law, Adam Scott, Matt Ross, Kelli Garner, Frances Conroy, Brent Spiner, Stanley DeSantis, Edward Herrmann, Willem Dafoe, Kenneth Welsh, J.C. MacKenzie, Jacob Davich, Amy Sloan
W: John Logan
Original Music: Howard Shore
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Editing: [...]

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My Life As A Dog

1985
D: Lasse Hallström
C: Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Lidén, Melinda Kinnaman, Kicki Rundgren, Lennart Hjulström, Ing-Marie Carlsson, Leif Ericson, Christina Carlwind, Ralph Carlsson, Viveca Dahlén, Arnold Alfredson, Fritz Elofsson, Didrik Gustavsson, Jan-Philip Hollström, Vivi Johansson, Per Ottosson, Magnus Rask, Tony Rix, Manfred Serner, Johanna Udéhn, Susanna Wetterholm
W: Reidar Jönsson (novel); Lasse Hallström, Reidar Jönsson, [...]

Posted 12 April 2007 † filmbuff § Comedy § Non-English ‡ Comments (0) °

The Godfather

1972
D: Francis Ford Coppola
C: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Diane Keaton, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, Gianni Russo, John Cazale, Rudy Bond, Al Martino, Morgana King, Lenny Montana, John Martino, Salvatore Corsitto, Richard Bright, Alex Rocco, Tony Giorgio, Vito Scotti, Tere Livrano, Victor [...]

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The Heiress

1949
D: William Wyler
C: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins, Vanessa Brown, Betty Linley, Ray Collins, Mona Freeman, Selena Royle, Paul Lees, Harry Antrim, Russ Conway, David Thursby
W: Augustus Goetz & Ruth Goetz; Henry James (novel Washington Square)
Original Music: Aaron Copland
Cinematography: Leo Tover
Editing: William Hornbeck
Runtime: 115 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 [...]

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One Deadly Summer

1983
D: Jean Becker
C: Isabelle Adjani, Alain Souchon, Suzanne Flon, Jenny Clève, Maria Machado, Evelyne Didi, Jean Gaven, François Cluzet, Manuel Gélin, Roger Carel, Michel Galabru, Marie-Pierre Casey, Cécile Vassort
W: Jean Becker & Sébastien Japrisot (also novel)
Original Music: Georges Delerue
Cinematography: Étienne Becker
Editing: Jacques Witta
Runtime: 130 min
Country: France
Language: French
Color: Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1
Sound Mix: Stereo
Certification: [...]

Posted 06 April 2007 † filmbuff § Non-English § Suspense ‡ Comments (0) °

The Paper Chase

1973
D: James Bridges
C: Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Graham Beckel, James Naughton, Edward Herrmann, Craig Richard Nelson, Robert Lydiard, Lenny Baker, David Clennon, Regina Baff, Irma Hurley, Bill Moher, Blair Brown, Richard Whelan, Alan Kwinter, Nicholas Olah, David B. Johns, Tony Silverthorne
W: John Jay Osborn Jr. (novel); James Bridges (screenplay)
Original Music: John Williams
Cinematography: Gordon [...]

Posted 27 March 2007 † filmbuff § Comedy § Romance ‡ Comments (0) °

The Last Picture Show

1971
D: Peter Bogdanovich
C: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, Sam Bottoms, Sharon Ullrick, Randy Quaid, Joe Heathcock, Bill Thurman, Barc Doyle, Jessie Lee Fulton, Gary Brockette, Helena Humann, Loyd Catlett, Robert Glenn, John Hillerman, Janice E. O’Malley, Floyd Mahaney, Kimberly Hyde, Noble Willingham
W: Larry McMurtry [...]

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Raging Bull

1980
D: Martin Scorsese
C: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana, Mario Gallo, Frank Adonis, Joseph Bono, Frank Topham, Lori Anne Flax
W: Jake LaMotta, Joseph Carter & Peter Savage (book); Paul Schrader & Mardik Martin (screenplay)
Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker
Runtime: 129 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White / Color
Aspect Ratio: [...]

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Rocky

1976
D: John G. Avildsen
C: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina, Bill Baldwin, Al Silvani, George Memmoli, Jodi Letizia, Pedro Lovell, Frank Stallone, Joe Frazier
W: Sylvester Stallone
Original Music: Bill Conti
Cinematography: James Crabe
Editing: Scott Conrad
Runtime: 119 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: PG

Why you should see [...]

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