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directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, 1945-; produced by Leonid Vereshchagin, 1953-, Three T Productions and Studio Trite; performed by Sergey Makovetskiy, 1958-, Nikita Mikhalkov, 1945- and Sergey Garmash, 1958- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2007), 2 hours 40 mins
When a Chechen youth is put on trial for the murder of his stepfather, it's up to a room full of jurors divided by racism and prejudice to determine the boy's ultimate fate. One by one, each man takes center stage to confront, connect and confess while the accused awaits a verdict. Slowly the tide of opinion turns...
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directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, 1945-; produced by Leonid Vereshchagin, 1953-, Three T Productions and Studio Trite; performed by Sergey Makovetskiy, 1958-, Nikita Mikhalkov, 1945- and Sergey Garmash, 1958- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2007), 2 hours 40 mins
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When a Chechen youth is put on trial for the murder of his stepfather, it's up to a room full of jurors divided by racism and prejudice to determine the boy's ultimate fate. One by one, each man takes center stage to confront, connect and confess while the accused awaits a verdict. Slowly the tide of opinion turns, as the jurors begin to realize their decision will forever change the course of another person's life. As they deliberate, the accuse...
When a Chechen youth is put on trial for the murder of his stepfather, it's up to a room full of jurors divided by racism and prejudice to determine the boy's ultimate fate. One by one, each man takes center stage to confront, connect and confess while the accused awaits a verdict. Slowly the tide of opinion turns, as the jurors begin to realize their decision will forever change the course of another person's life. As they deliberate, the accused revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in a series of powerful flashbacks. Director Nikita Mikhalkov's Oscar®-nominated remake of 12 Angry Men is a brilliant look at fear, trust and the triumph of human nature.
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Sergey Makovetskiy, 1958-, Nikita Mikhalkov, 1945-, Sergey Garmash, 1958-
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Leonid Vereshchagin, 1953-, Three T Productions, Studio Trite, Eduard Artemev, 1937-
Author / Creator
Nikita Mikhalkov, 1945-, Sergey Makovetskiy, 1958-, Sergey Garmash, 1958-, Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov, 1959-2014, Vladimir Moiseenko, 1963-2011
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Murder, Trials and litigation, War, 1-y prisyazhnyy, 2-y prisyazhnyy, 3-y prisyazhnyy
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2046
directed by Wong Kar-wai, 1958-; produced by Wong Kar-wai, 1958- and Eric Heumann, fl. 1987-2017, Orly Films, Paradis Films, Shanghai Film Group, Jet Tone Films, Classic and Precious Yield; performed by Tony Leung, 1962-, Gong Li, 1965- and Faye Wong, 1969- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2004), 2 hours 8 mins,
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A Hong Kong writer finds inspiration from the women he's encountered in his past in this futuristic story of love and memory from Wong Kar Wai, who continues the story he began in his acclaimed masterpiece In the Mood For Love. Remembering back to the early 1960s, when he lived in the Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong,...
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directed by Wong Kar-wai, 1958-; produced by Wong Kar-wai, 1958- and Eric Heumann, fl. 1987-2017, Orly Films, Paradis Films, Shanghai Film Group, Jet Tone Films, Classic and Precious Yield; performed by Tony Leung, 1962-, Gong Li, 1965- and Faye Wong, 1969- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2004), 2 hours 8 mins,
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A Hong Kong writer finds inspiration from the women he's encountered in his past in this futuristic story of love and memory from Wong Kar Wai, who continues the story he began in his acclaimed masterpiece In the Mood For Love. Remembering back to the early 1960s, when he lived in the Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong, Chow (Hero's Tony Leung) writes an erotic story that begins with a mysterious woman who lived in room 2046. Chow moves into room 2047 a...
A Hong Kong writer finds inspiration from the women he's encountered in his past in this futuristic story of love and memory from Wong Kar Wai, who continues the story he began in his acclaimed masterpiece In the Mood For Love. Remembering back to the early 1960s, when he lived in the Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong, Chow (Hero's Tony Leung) writes an erotic story that begins with a mysterious woman who lived in room 2046. Chow moves into room 2047 and begins an affair with a beautiful prostitute who now rents the mysterious woman's room. As he writes his story, which he sets in the future in the year 2046, Chow tells of a place where people travel to recapture lost memories, he is the first one to return. Nominated for the Golden Palm Award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, 2046 also stars Ziyi Zhang (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Gong Li (Memoirs of a Geisha) and Maggie Cheung (Hero).
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Tony Leung, 1962-, Gong Li, 1965-, Faye Wong, 1969-
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Wong Kar-wai, 1958-, Eric Heumann, fl. 1987-2017, Orly Films, Paradis Films, Shanghai Film Group, Jet Tone Films, Classic, Precious Yield, Shigeru Umebayashi, 1951-
Author / Creator
Wong Kar-wai, 1958-, Tony Leung, 1962-, Gong Li, 1965-, Faye Wong, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships, Su Li-shen, Wang Jing-wen/Android, Chow Mo-wan
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3-Iron
directed by Kim Ki-duk, 1960-; produced by Kim Ki-duk, 1960-, Kim Ki-Duk Film and Cineclick Asia; performed by Lee Seung-yeon, 1968-, Lee Hyun-kyoon, 1980- and Kwon Hyuk-ho, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2005), 1 hour 28 mins,
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Mysterious drifter Tae-suk enters other peoples' lives as easily as he breaks into their unoccupied homes. Instead of stealing their riches, he repays his hosts' unknowing hospitality by fixing broken items, cleaning up, even doing their laundry. But when he sneaks into a sprawling mansion, he discovers a beautifu...
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directed by Kim Ki-duk, 1960-; produced by Kim Ki-duk, 1960-, Kim Ki-Duk Film and Cineclick Asia; performed by Lee Seung-yeon, 1968-, Lee Hyun-kyoon, 1980- and Kwon Hyuk-ho, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2005), 1 hour 28 mins,
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Mysterious drifter Tae-suk enters other peoples' lives as easily as he breaks into their unoccupied homes. Instead of stealing their riches, he repays his hosts' unknowing hospitality by fixing broken items, cleaning up, even doing their laundry. But when he sneaks into a sprawling mansion, he discovers a beautiful, lonely wife named Sun-hwa, trapped in a loveless marriage. Without saying a word, the pair begin an erotic game of cat-and-mouse, un...
Mysterious drifter Tae-suk enters other peoples' lives as easily as he breaks into their unoccupied homes. Instead of stealing their riches, he repays his hosts' unknowing hospitality by fixing broken items, cleaning up, even doing their laundry. But when he sneaks into a sprawling mansion, he discovers a beautiful, lonely wife named Sun-hwa, trapped in a loveless marriage. Without saying a word, the pair begin an erotic game of cat-and-mouse, until her abusive husband returns home, unleashing a shocking burst of violence. Tae-suk defends Sun-hwa with the aid of her husband's golf club. The lovers run away together finding domestic bliss inhabiting strangers' homes. Later, when Tae-suk is framed for a murder, even prison walls can't keep them apart for good.
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Lee Seung-yeon, 1968-, Lee Hyun-kyoon, 1980-, Kwon Hyuk-ho, fl. 2004
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Jang Seong-back, fl. 2004, Kim Ki-duk, 1960-, Kim Ki-Duk Film, Cineclick Asia, Slvian, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
Kim Ki-duk, 1960-, Lee Seung-yeon, 1968-, Lee Hyun-kyoon, 1980-, Kwon Hyuk-ho, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2004, 2005
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships, Infidelity, Murder, Spousal abuse, Sun-hwa, Tae-suk, Min-gyu
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Adoration
directed by Atom Egoyan, 1960-; produced by Atom Egoyan, 1960-, Simone Urdl, fl. 1998 and Jennifer Weiss, fl. 2000, Serendipity Point Films, ARP Sélection, Ego Film Arts and Film Farm; performed by Devon Bostick, 1991-, Rachel Blanchard, 1976-, Scott Speedman, 1975- and Arsinée Khanjian, 1958- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2009), 1 hour 41 mins,
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What would you do if you found out your father may have been a terrorist? A high school boy writes a story for class that makes this claim. Is it true? Friends, family, teachers and internet chat-room partners start to wonder and worry. Now he must journey through a maze of family secrets to find the truth about h...
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directed by Atom Egoyan, 1960-; produced by Atom Egoyan, 1960-, Simone Urdl, fl. 1998 and Jennifer Weiss, fl. 2000, Serendipity Point Films, ARP Sélection, Ego Film Arts and Film Farm; performed by Devon Bostick, 1991-, Rachel Blanchard, 1976-, Scott Speedman, 1975- and Arsinée Khanjian, 1958- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2009), 1 hour 41 mins,
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What would you do if you found out your father may have been a terrorist? A high school boy writes a story for class that makes this claim. Is it true? Friends, family, teachers and internet chat-room partners start to wonder and worry. Now he must journey through a maze of family secrets to find the truth about his dead father. From Academy Award®-nominated director Atom Egoyan (1997, Best Director, The Sweet Hereafter) comes a story of a young...
What would you do if you found out your father may have been a terrorist? A high school boy writes a story for class that makes this claim. Is it true? Friends, family, teachers and internet chat-room partners start to wonder and worry. Now he must journey through a maze of family secrets to find the truth about his dead father. From Academy Award®-nominated director Atom Egoyan (1997, Best Director, The Sweet Hereafter) comes a story of a young man who must question everything he knows in order to learn who he is and who his father was. Adoration presents a world where there is no such thing as us versus them and the truth is never as simple as right and wrong.
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Devon Bostick, 1991-, Rachel Blanchard, 1976-, Scott Speedman, 1975-, Arsinée Khanjian, 1958-
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Paul Sarossy, 1963-, Atom Egoyan, 1960-, Simone Urdl, fl. 1998, Jennifer Weiss, fl. 2000, Serendipity Point Films, ARP Sélection, Ego Film Arts, Film Farm, Mychael Danna, 1958-
Author / Creator
Atom Egoyan, 1960-, Devon Bostick, 1991-, Rachel Blanchard, 1976-, Scott Speedman, 1975-, Arsinée Khanjian, 1958-
Date Published / Released
2008, 2009
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Orphans, Identity (Psychology), Teacher-student relationships, Homework, Simon, Rachel, Tom, Sabine
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American Hardcore
directed by Paul Rachman, 1962-; produced by Paul Rachman, 1962- and Steven Blush, fl. 1986-2017, AHC Productions and Envision Films; performed by Henry Rollins, 1961-, Ian MacKaye, 1962- and Paul Hudson, 1956- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2006), 1 hour 40 mins,
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Generally unheralded at the time, the early 1980s hardcore punk rock scene gave birth to much of the rock music and culture that followed. There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers were it not for hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music...
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directed by Paul Rachman, 1962-; produced by Paul Rachman, 1962- and Steven Blush, fl. 1986-2017, AHC Productions and Envision Films; performed by Henry Rollins, 1961-, Ian MacKaye, 1962- and Paul Hudson, 1956- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2006), 1 hour 40 mins,
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Generally unheralded at the time, the early 1980s hardcore punk rock scene gave birth to much of the rock music and culture that followed. There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers were it not for hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music - it was a social movement created by Reagan-era misfit kids. The participants constituted a tribe unto themselves - some finding a vo...
Generally unheralded at the time, the early 1980s hardcore punk rock scene gave birth to much of the rock music and culture that followed. There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers were it not for hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music - it was a social movement created by Reagan-era misfit kids. The participants constituted a tribe unto themselves - some finding a voice, others an escape in the hard-edged music. And while some sought a better world, others were just angry and wanted to raise hell. American Hardcore traces this lost subculture, from its early roots in 1980 to its initial flameout in 1986.
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Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Henry Rollins, 1961-, Ian MacKaye, 1962-, Paul Hudson, 1956-
Contributor
Paul Rachman, 1962-, Steven Blush, fl. 1986-2017, AHC Productions, Envision Films
Author / Creator
Paul Rachman, 1962-, Henry Rollins, 1961-, Ian MacKaye, 1962-, Paul Hudson, 1956-, Steven Blush, fl. 1986-2017
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Music history, Rock music, Punk, Himself 1, Himself 2, Himself 3, Americans
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Angel-A
directed by Luc Besson, 1959-; produced by Luc Besson, 1959-, EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production and Apipoulaï; performed by Jamel Debbouze, 1975-, Rie Rasmussen, 1976- and Gilbert Melki, 1958- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2007), 1 hour 30 mins
From the director of The Professional and The Fifth Element comes a stunning, sexy tribute to the healing power of love. When André, a down-on-his-luck gambler, dives into the icy Seine to end it all, he winds up instead rescuing Angela, a gorgeous, mysterious blonde. Filled with renewed passion for life, they se...
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directed by Luc Besson, 1959-; produced by Luc Besson, 1959-, EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production and Apipoulaï; performed by Jamel Debbouze, 1975-, Rie Rasmussen, 1976- and Gilbert Melki, 1958- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2007), 1 hour 30 mins
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From the director of The Professional and The Fifth Element comes a stunning, sexy tribute to the healing power of love. When André, a down-on-his-luck gambler, dives into the icy Seine to end it all, he winds up instead rescuing Angela, a gorgeous, mysterious blonde. Filled with renewed passion for life, they set out to settle André's scores as they wander the City of Lights. Along the way, André finds himself, but he still has some questions...
From the director of The Professional and The Fifth Element comes a stunning, sexy tribute to the healing power of love. When André, a down-on-his-luck gambler, dives into the icy Seine to end it all, he winds up instead rescuing Angela, a gorgeous, mysterious blonde. Filled with renewed passion for life, they set out to settle André's scores as they wander the City of Lights. Along the way, André finds himself, but he still has some questions about his leggy, lovely companion -can she really be as heavenly as she seems? Filled with wit, warmth and eye-popping visuals, ANGEL-A shows just how high you can soar when passion takes flight.
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Jamel Debbouze, 1975-, Rie Rasmussen, 1976-, Gilbert Melki, 1958-
Contributor
Thierry Arbogast, 1957-, Luc Besson, 1959-, EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production, Apipoulaï, Anja Garbarek, 1970-
Author / Creator
Luc Besson, 1959-, Jamel Debbouze, 1975-, Rie Rasmussen, 1976-, Gilbert Melki, 1958-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships, Suicides, Crime, Andre Moussah, Angel-A, Franck
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Ashes of Time Redux
directed by Wong Kar-wai, 1958-; produced by Wong Kar-wai, 1958-, Jeffrey Lau, 1952-, Jacky Pang, fl. 1985-2014 and Tsai Sung-lin, fl. 1980-1996, Jet Tone Productions, Block 2 Pictures, Scholar Films Co. and Fortissimo Films; performed by Brigitte Lin, 1954-, Leslie Cheung, 1956-2003 and Maggie Cheung, 1964- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2008), 1 hour 33 mins
ASHES OF TIME is inspired by characters from Louis Cha's martial arts novel The Eagle-Shooting Heroes. It centers on a man named Ouyang Feng. Since the woman he loved rejected him, he has lived in the western desert, hiring skilled swordsmen to carry out contract killings. His wounded heart has made him pitiless a...
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directed by Wong Kar-wai, 1958-; produced by Wong Kar-wai, 1958-, Jeffrey Lau, 1952-, Jacky Pang, fl. 1985-2014 and Tsai Sung-lin, fl. 1980-1996, Jet Tone Productions, Block 2 Pictures, Scholar Films Co. and Fortissimo Films; performed by Brigitte Lin, 1954-, Leslie Cheung, 1956-2003 and Maggie Cheung, 1964- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2008), 1 hour 33 mins
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ASHES OF TIME is inspired by characters from Louis Cha's martial arts novel The Eagle-Shooting Heroes. It centers on a man named Ouyang Feng. Since the woman he loved rejected him, he has lived in the western desert, hiring skilled swordsmen to carry out contract killings. His wounded heart has made him pitiless and cynical, but his encounters with friends, clients and future enemies make him conscious of his solitude... The film is set in five p...
ASHES OF TIME is inspired by characters from Louis Cha's martial arts novel The Eagle-Shooting Heroes. It centers on a man named Ouyang Feng. Since the woman he loved rejected him, he has lived in the western desert, hiring skilled swordsmen to carry out contract killings. His wounded heart has made him pitiless and cynical, but his encounters with friends, clients and future enemies make him conscious of his solitude... The film is set in five parts, five seasons that are part of the Chinese almanac. The story takes place in the jianghu, the world of the martial arts. Ouyang Feng (Leslie Cheung) has lived in the western desert for some years. He left his home in White Camel Mountain when the woman he loved chose to marry his elder brother rather than him. Instead of seeking glory, he ends up as an agent. When people come to him with a wish to eliminate someone who has wronged them, he puts them in touch with a swordsman who can do the job.
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Brigitte Lin, 1954-, Leslie Cheung, 1956-2003, Maggie Cheung, 1964-
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Wong Kar-wai, 1958-, Jeffrey Lau, 1952-, Jacky Pang, fl. 1985-2014, Tsai Sung-lin, fl. 1980-1996, Jet Tone Productions, Block 2 Pictures, Scholar Films Co., Fortissimo Films, Frankie Chan, 1951-, Roel A. Garcia, fl. 1989-2002
Author / Creator
Wong Kar-wai, 1958-, Brigitte Lin, 1954-, Leslie Cheung, 1956-2003, Maggie Cheung, 1964-
Date Published / Released
1994, 2008
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Love, Organized crime, Mu-rong Yin, Ou-yang Feng, Woman
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Auto Focus
directed by Paul Schrader, 1946-; produced by Scott Alexander, 1963-, Larry Karaszewski, 1961-, Patrick Dollard, Brian Oliver, 1971-, Alicia Allain, fl. 1991-2017 and Todd Rosken, fl. 1989-2013, Propaganda Films, Good Machine and Focus Puller; performed by Greg Kinnear, 1963-, Willem Dafoe, 1955- and Rita Wilson, 1958- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2002), 1 hour 46 mins,
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Bob Crane (Kinnear) became well known as the star of the hit comedy series "Hogan's Heroes". With an abundance of fame, wealth and success, Crane dove headfirst into the darker, destructive side of the celebrity lifestyle. He eventually teamed up with a video technician (Dafoe) who helped him to systematically doc...
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directed by Paul Schrader, 1946-; produced by Scott Alexander, 1963-, Larry Karaszewski, 1961-, Patrick Dollard, Brian Oliver, 1971-, Alicia Allain, fl. 1991-2017 and Todd Rosken, fl. 1989-2013, Propaganda Films, Good Machine and Focus Puller; performed by Greg Kinnear, 1963-, Willem Dafoe, 1955- and Rita Wilson, 1958- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2002), 1 hour 46 mins,
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Bob Crane (Kinnear) became well known as the star of the hit comedy series "Hogan's Heroes". With an abundance of fame, wealth and success, Crane dove headfirst into the darker, destructive side of the celebrity lifestyle. He eventually teamed up with a video technician (Dafoe) who helped him to systematically document his copious sexploits with beautiful young women. But when the fast living and hard loving got out of control, the end result was...
Bob Crane (Kinnear) became well known as the star of the hit comedy series "Hogan's Heroes". With an abundance of fame, wealth and success, Crane dove headfirst into the darker, destructive side of the celebrity lifestyle. He eventually teamed up with a video technician (Dafoe) who helped him to systematically document his copious sexploits with beautiful young women. But when the fast living and hard loving got out of control, the end result was a brutal murder that remains one of the most scandalous unsolved mysteries in Hollywood history.
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Greg Kinnear, 1963-, Willem Dafoe, 1955-, Rita Wilson, 1958-
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Scott Alexander, 1963-, Larry Karaszewski, 1961-, Patrick Dollard, Brian Oliver, 1971-, Alicia Allain, fl. 1991-2017, Todd Rosken, fl. 1989-2013, Propaganda Films, Good Machine, Focus Puller, Angelo Badalamenti, 1937-
Author / Creator
Paul Schrader, 1946-, Greg Kinnear, 1963-, Willem Dafoe, 1955-, Rita Wilson, 1958-, Michael Gerbosi, fl. 1999-2014
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Person Discussed
Bob Crane, 1928-1978
Topic / Theme
Murder, Friendships, Bob Crane, John Carpenter, Anne Crane
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Baadasssss!
directed by Mario Van Peebles, 1957-; produced by Mario Van Peebles, 1957-, G. Marq Roswell, fl. 1987-2014 and Tal Vigderson, fl. 1990-2016, Bad Aaas Cinema, MVP Films and Showtime Networks; performed by Mario Van Peebles, 1957-, David Alan Grier, 1956- and Nia Long, 1970- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2004), 1 hour 49 mins
Critics and audiences alike have gotten behind Mario Van Peebles' candid portrait of his father Melvin's struggle as a young, black director during the society-shifting early '70s. Determined to make a film that matters, Melvin (played by son Mario) deals with two-faced backers, a rag tag crew, threatening credito...
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directed by Mario Van Peebles, 1957-; produced by Mario Van Peebles, 1957-, G. Marq Roswell, fl. 1987-2014 and Tal Vigderson, fl. 1990-2016, Bad Aaas Cinema, MVP Films and Showtime Networks; performed by Mario Van Peebles, 1957-, David Alan Grier, 1956- and Nia Long, 1970- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2004), 1 hour 49 mins
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Critics and audiences alike have gotten behind Mario Van Peebles' candid portrait of his father Melvin's struggle as a young, black director during the society-shifting early '70s. Determined to make a film that matters, Melvin (played by son Mario) deals with two-faced backers, a rag tag crew, threatening creditors and various shades of Hollywood hypocrisy. Obsessed and with everything on the line, including his failing eyesight and family, his...
Critics and audiences alike have gotten behind Mario Van Peebles' candid portrait of his father Melvin's struggle as a young, black director during the society-shifting early '70s. Determined to make a film that matters, Melvin (played by son Mario) deals with two-faced backers, a rag tag crew, threatening creditors and various shades of Hollywood hypocrisy. Obsessed and with everything on the line, including his failing eyesight and family, his only choice is to stick to his guns and do whatever it takes to get his neo-blaxploitation epic Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song to the audience for which it was envisioned. The real-life father and son dynamic brings an intimacy to this inspiring and often hilarious tribute to the father of black cinema. The result is a seamless layering of entertaining drama and poignant documentary that mirrors itself from every angle and never loses its edge.
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Mario Van Peebles, 1957-, David Alan Grier, 1956-, Nia Long, 1970-
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Mario Van Peebles, 1957-, G. Marq Roswell, fl. 1987-2014, Tal Vigderson, fl. 1990-2016, Bad Aaas Cinema, MVP Films, Showtime Networks, Tyler Bates, 1965-
Author / Creator
Mario Van Peebles, 1957-, David Alan Grier, 1956-, Nia Long, 1970-, Dennis Haggerty, fl. 1989-2009
Date Published / Released
2003, 2004
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Person Discussed
Melvin Van Peebles, 1932-
Topic / Theme
Film industry, African American drama, Melvin Van Peebles, Clyde Houston, Sandra
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Bad Education
directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 1949-; designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, 1952-; produced by Pedro Almodóvar, 1949- and Agustín Almodóvar, 1955-, El Deseo; performed by Gael García Bernal, 1978-, Fele Martinez, 1975-, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Lluís Homar, 1957- (Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures Classics), 1 hour 46 mins
From two-time Academy Award(r)-winner Pedro Almodovar (2002 Best Original Screenplay, Talk to Her, 2000 Best Foreign Language Film, All About My Mother) comes BAD EDUCATION, an outrageous tale of desire, revenge and murder. Filmmaker Enrique (Fele Martínez) gets a visit from an aspiring actor claiming to be his o...
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directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 1949-; designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, 1952-; produced by Pedro Almodóvar, 1949- and Agustín Almodóvar, 1955-, El Deseo; performed by Gael García Bernal, 1978-, Fele Martinez, 1975-, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Lluís Homar, 1957- (Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures Classics), 1 hour 46 mins
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From two-time Academy Award(r)-winner Pedro Almodovar (2002 Best Original Screenplay, Talk to Her, 2000 Best Foreign Language Film, All About My Mother) comes BAD EDUCATION, an outrageous tale of desire, revenge and murder. Filmmaker Enrique (Fele Martínez) gets a visit from an aspiring actor claiming to be his old school friend Ignacio (Gael Garcia Bernal, The Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mama Tambien), who has written a story about their traumatic...
From two-time Academy Award(r)-winner Pedro Almodovar (2002 Best Original Screenplay, Talk to Her, 2000 Best Foreign Language Film, All About My Mother) comes BAD EDUCATION, an outrageous tale of desire, revenge and murder. Filmmaker Enrique (Fele Martínez) gets a visit from an aspiring actor claiming to be his old school friend Ignacio (Gael Garcia Bernal, The Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mama Tambien), who has written a story about their traumatic childhood spent at Catholic school. In the story, adrag performer known as Zahara (also played by Bernal) attempts to blackmail a predatory priest by exposing their scandalous past. The tale provides the inspiration for Enrique¹s next film. But when the villainous priest from their school days arrives on to tell his own version of the events, thetruth is wilder than anything anyone could have imagined. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone raves, "Gael Garcia Bernal is dynamite!" and calls the film "a rapturous masterwork!"
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Gael García Bernal, 1978-, Fele Martinez, 1975-, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lluís Homar, 1957-
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José Luis Alcaine, 1938-, Jean Paul Gaultier, 1952-, Pedro Almodóvar, 1949-, Agustín Almodóvar, 1955-, El Deseo, Alberto Iglesias, 1955-
Author / Creator
Pedro Almodóvar, 1949-, Gael García Bernal, 1978-, Fele Martinez, 1975-, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lluís Homar, 1957-
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Ángel / Juan / Zahara, Enrique Goded, Padre Manolo, Sr. Berenguer
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