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Vilmos Zsigmond

Vilmos Zsigmond

Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. His work in cinematography helped shape the look of American movies in the 1970s, making him one of the leading figures in the American New Wave movement.

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Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)

A retired woman hires a dance instructor to give her private dance lessons at her home -- one per week for six weeks. What begins as an antagonistic relationship turns into a close friendship as they dance together. ...

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God the Father (2014)

Michael Franzese, the son of a Colombo crime family under boss, recounts his spiritual transformation. ...

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Compulsion (2013)

A strange and destructive relationship develops between a chef and her neighbor, a former child actress. ...

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The Maiden Danced to Death (2011)

There were two brothers - two dancers - in Communist Hungary. One defected, the other stuck it out. One gave his soul to commerce, the other to the Party. After twenty years, they meet again. And the dance begins. ...

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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)

Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow t ...

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Louis (2010)

A silent film about Louis Armstrong as a young boy and how he acquired his first cornet. ...

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Torn from the Flag (2007)

A sociopolitical historical documentary-thriller about the international decline of communism and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. ...

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Cassandra's Dream (2007)

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies. ...

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The Black Dahlia (2006)

In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress. ...

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Surrender, Dorothy (2006)

When her daughter Sara unexpectedly passes away, Natalie retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and some of Sara's friends help her deal with her loss. ...

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Melinda and Melinda (2004)

While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs ...

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Jersey Girl (2004)

Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce ...

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Timeline (2003)

A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued. ...

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Life As A House (2001)

When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father. ...

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The Body (2001)

An ancient skeleton has been discovered in Jerusalem in a rich man's tomb. Colouration of the wrist and leg bones indicates the cause of death was crucifiction. other signs, include a gold coin bearing the marks of Pontius Pilate and faint markings around ...

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Light Keeps Me Company (2000)

Carl-Gustaf Nykvist's documentary about his father, Sven Nykvist. The film is based on Sven's memoirs with Sven himself as narrator. A journey to the place of birth, Moheda, constitutes the hub of the film and during the journey friends and memories emerge ...

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The Argument (1999)

Sometimes viewed as a companion piece to Lucifer Rising, Cammell's 1972 short was left incomplete by the director and rediscovered and finished by his editor and close collaborator Frank Mazzola in 1999. The result is a visually stunning piece of work, sho ...

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Playing by Heart (1998)

In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect. ...

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The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemin ...

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Assassins (1995)

Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to c ...

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The Crossing Guard (1995)

Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death. ...

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Maverick (1994)

Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and ...

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Intersection (1994)

During a car accident, Vincent Eastman watches his whole life flash before his eyes, and he doesn't like what he sees. While maintaining the semblance of a marriage with his wife, Sally, Vincent has been carrying on with a mistress, Olivia. She's everythin ...

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Sliver (1993)

A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony. ...

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Stalin (1992)

The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. ...

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The Long Shadow (1992)

Upon his father's death, a Hungarian stage actor travels to Israel for the funeral and meets his stepmother for the first time. ...

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The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage. ...

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The Two Jakes (1990)

Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and d ...

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Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)

Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash ...

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Journey to Spirit Island (1988)

A greedy Indian persuades his tribe to sell the lonesome 'Spirit Island' for a congress center. Instead of transferring the historical graves on it like he tells his tribe, he plans to wipe them out. By accident a group of two Indian kids and two friends f ...

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The Thrill Can Kill (1987)

Pee-Wee Herman warns of the dangers of crack cocaine in this public service announcement film. ...

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The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Three single women in a picturesque Rhode Island village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives. ...

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Real Genius (1985)

When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan. ...

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The River (1984)

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at ho ...

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No Small Affair (1984)

A 16-year-old aspiring photographer pursues a beautiful "older woman" of 22, a down-on-her-luck rock singer. ...

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Table for Five (1983)

J.P. Tannen (Jon Voight) wants a second chance to be a father to his children ... but someone else has taken his place. Determined not to just be a friendly 'uncle' in their lives, he gets permission from his ex-wife Kathleen (Millie Perkins) and her new h ...

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Jinxed! (1982)

Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold has a jinx on Willie and can't lose with him. Bonita and Willie meet and fall for each other and plot to do ...

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The Border (1982)

A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market. ...

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Blow Out (1981)

While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a govern ...

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Heaven's Gate (1980)

Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. Politically connected ranchers enlist mercenary Nathan Champion—who ...

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The Rose (1979)

Rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster's romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperilled by the demands of life on the road. ...

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Flesh & Blood (1979)

A young street-tough-turned-boxer struggles to reach the top while finding his romance with an attractive TV reporter is complicated by an incestuous relationship with his mother. ...

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Winter Kills (1979)

The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter. ...

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The Deer Hunter (1978)

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with ...

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The Last Waltz (1978)

Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from "The Band's" incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends. ...

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. ...

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Obsession (1976)

A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife. ...

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Death Riders (1976)

Documentary goes on the road with state fair daredevils. ...

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Sweet Revenge (1976)

A young woman with a long rap sheet who steals cars for a living is befriended by a public defender who tries to steer her straight. But her goal is to steal and subsequently sell enough cars (sometimes the same car more than once) to buy a new Ferrari. ...

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Funny Lady (1975)

Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns a nightclub. ...

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The Girl from Petrovka (1974)

A beautiful Russian ballerina falls in love with an American news correspondent. The KGB is most displeased and does everything it can to break them up. ...

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The Sugarland Express (1974)

Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a high ...

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Cinderella Liberty (1973)

A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost. ...

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Scarecrow (1973)

Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh. ...

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The Long Goodbye (1973)

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife. ...

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Images (1972)

While holidaying in Ireland, a pregnant children's author finds her mental state becoming increasingly unstable, resulting in paranoia, hallucinations, and visions of a doppelgänger. ...

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Deliverance (1972)

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country. ...

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The Hired Hand (1971)

Harry Collings returns home to his farm after drifting with his friend, Arch. His wife, who had given up on him, reluctantly allows him to stay, and soon believes that all will be well again. But then Harry has to make a difficult decision regarding his lo ...

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McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until a large corporation arrives on the scene. ...

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Red Sky at Morning (1971)

Before going off to World War II, Frank Arnold (Richard Crenna) relocates his wife, Ann (Claire Bloom), and son, Joshua (Richard Thomas), to New Mexico. Joshua has a difficult time fitting in, finding himself a minority in a predominantly Latino community, ...

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The Ski Bum (1971)

A ski instructor tries to teach a bunch of insanely eccentric people how to ski while dealing with everyone wanting his attention. ...

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Threshold (1971)

During the brief 'Threshold' of time and space between life and death, the love that was denied during life comes briefly. 'Death' as personified by John Carradine, allows one last afternoon of love and peace before claiming with devastating finality. ...

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Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)

Astronauts land on a planet with prehistoric creatures and a war between a human-like tribe and a race of vampires. ...

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A Long Way from Nowhere (1970)

A Long Way from Nowhere is a 1970 American short documentary film produced and directed by Bob Aller. The film traces the progress of four autistic children over one year in a behavioral modification program conducted by psychologist Ivar Lovaas. The film ...

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Futz (1969)

Sexual satire about a young farmer who has had many bad experiences with women. He showers love and affection upon his pet pig, Amanda, saying she alone is worthy to be his wife. His "marriage" to Amanda causes a scandal in the community, almost mass hyste ...

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Five Bloody Graves (1969)

A lone gunman hunts the fearsome Apache Satago across the plains of the Wild West. When Satago's marauders ambush a stagecoach, the gunman rides to the rescue of the trapped passengers and helps them in their last stand against the deadly Indians. ...

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The Monitors (1969)

Earthlings chafe at the peace established by a benevolent alien race and set about to rebel. ...

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The Picasso Summer (1969)

A San Francisco couple travels to France in search of Pablo Picasso. ...

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The Name of the Game Is Kill (1968)

A desert family offers a traveling stranger its hospitality, but the stranger doesn't realize exactly what they have in store for him. ...

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Jennie: Wife/Child (1968)

The story of a young girl saved from desperation by an older farmer who makes her his wife. The old man cannot fulfill his young bride's desires or keep pace with her youth. What is a girl to do? Naturally, pursue the farmhand. ...

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Prelude (1968)

Prelude is 1968 short film directed by John Astin. In the film, a man meets his dream girl. When he can't win her over, he learns to appreciate his reality. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. ...

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Blood Of Ghastly Horror (1967)

A mad scientist implants an electronic device into the brain of an injured soldier, which turns him into a psychotic killer. ...

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The Fiend with the Electronic Brain (1967)

The Fiend with the Electronic Brain was a re-release of Al Adamson's Psycho A Go-Go featuring new footage starring John Carradine that re-imagined the original film's story with a sci-fi plot. ...

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Mondo Mod (1967)

A look at the "mod" culture of the, visiting the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, going from discotheques to dirt bike competitions, surfing, karate, go-carting, political protests and pot parties. ...

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1999 A.D. (1967)

A whimsical yet serious-minded look into the future sponsored by the appliance and radio manufacturer Philco-Ford. In the "1999 House of Tomorrow", each family member's activities are enabled by a central computer and revolve around products remarkably sim ...

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The Road to Nashville (1966)

A Hollywood film company wants to make a movie about country music and sends Doodles Weaver to round up talent to appear. A host of then-current country stars perform their hits. ...

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Rat Fink (1965)

A sadistic rock singer will do anything for fame, including seducing older women, stealing money, bedding his agent's wife, and harming a naive teen. ...

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Psycho a Go-Go (1965)

Jewel thieves quickly dispose of the loot when the alarm is raised, then track down the family upon whose truck they threw them, meanly interrogating them in the hope of getting them back. ...

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Summer Children (1965)

A competition erupts between a tormented handsome trust fund baby and his risk taking rival over their feelings for a mysterious and conflicted young beauty throughout a sailing adventure to Catalina Island. ...

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Deadwood '76 (1965)

A young drifter is mistaken for Billy the Kid. The concequences prove deadly. ...

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Tales of a Salesman (1965)

Herman dreams of being warned by his manager to increase his sales. As he contemplates his predicament, a mischievous poltergeist arrives to help him out. The ghost surveys the salesman's territory for potential customers and discovers five scantily-dresse ...

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The Nasty Rabbit (1964)

Russian spies secretly infect rabbits with a deadly bacteria, then let them loose in the U.S. ...

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The Time Travelers (1964)

Research scientists experimenting with time warps are accidentally propelled forward into an unbearable future. ...

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What's Up Front! (1964)

This is the story of the world's best door-to-door bra salesman. His success causes his rival to use him to win the boss's daughter's hand in marriage. ...

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The Sadist (1963)

Three people driving into Los Angeles for a Dodgers game have car trouble and pull off into an old wrecking yard where they are held at bay by a bloodthirsty psycho and his crazy girlfriend. ...

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Movies Starring Vilmos Zsigmond (22)

Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson (2019)

Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that e ...

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Spielberg (2017)

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg. ...

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Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016)

A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French director Pierre Filmon. A personal journey with the brightest shadowmaker and his friends. ...

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Side by Side (2012)

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development ...

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Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)

An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing habits, and his relationship with performers. ...

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Louis (2010)

A silent film about Louis Armstrong as a young boy and how he acquired his first cornet. ...

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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009)

The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot the Soviet crackdown of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. As refugees they struggle in Hollywood, finally bre ...

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Who Needs Sleep? (2006)

A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work, focusing on the American film industry. ...

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Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (2004)

Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" stands as one of the most influential and important films of all time; one that changed the movie industry in ways nobody ever expected. "Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate" is a captivating, cutting, and t ...

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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television. ...

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Imagining Images (2003)

A made for DVD extras documentary about the making of Robert Altman's film Images. ...

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Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? (2003)

The troubled production of Winter Kills (1979) is covered here in this documentary with interviews with a few cast and crew members. The film was shut down 3 times, and to save the production they had to make The American Success Company (1980) get themsel ...

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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cinema, an exalted celebration of creativity and experimentation; but also of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: a ...

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Return of the "Hired Hand" (2003)

A retrospective look at the making of Peter Fonda's 1971 directorial debut, a Western in which he starred with Warren Oates and Verna Bloom, coinciding with the film's restoration and re-release. ...

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Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye' (2002)

Interview with cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond about "The Long Goodbye" (1973) ...

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'Obsession' Revisited (2001)

A documentary about the making of 1976's "Obsession" featuring interviews with director Brian De Palma, stars Cliff Robertson and Genevieve Bujold and more. ...

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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)

A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' ...

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Light Keeps Me Company (2000)

Carl-Gustaf Nykvist's documentary about his father, Sven Nykvist. The film is based on Sven's memoirs with Sven himself as narrator. A journey to the place of birth, Moheda, constitutes the hub of the film and during the journey friends and memories emerge ...

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Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997)

Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western. ...

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Maverick (1994)

Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and ...

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Visions of Light (1992)

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; cha ...

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