Loyalties (1986)

ANNE WHEELER Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB Canada/United Kingdom, 1986. Lauron International, Wheeler-Hendren Enterprises, Dumbarton Films, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Telefilm Canada, Alberta Motion Picture Development Corporation. Story by Anne Wheeler, Sharon Riis, Screenplay by Sharon Riis. Cinematography by Vic Sarin. Produced by William Johnston, Ronald Lillie. Music by Michael Conway Baker. Production Design by…

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From The Other Side (2002)

CHANTAL AKERMAN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB Original Title: De l’autre côté France/Belgium/Australia/Finland, 2002. Arte France Cinema, Audiovisuel Multimedia International Production, Carré-Noir RTBF, Chemah I.S., Paradise Films, Special Broadcasting Service, Yleisradio. Screenplay by Chantal Akerman. Cinematography by Chantal Akerman, Robert Fenz, Rémon Fromont. Produced by Xavier Carniaux, Brigitte De Villepoix, Thierry Garrel, Elisabeth Marliangeas,…

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Texasville (1990)

PETER BOGDANOVICH Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB USA, 1990. Cine-Source, Nelson Entertainment. Screenplay by Peter Bogdanovich, based on the novel by Larry McMurtry. Cinematography by Nicholas Josef von Sternberg. Produced by Peter Bogdanovich, Barry Spikings. Production Design by Phedon Papamichael. Costume Design by Rita Riggs. Film Editing by Rick Fields. It’s been twenty years…

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Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014)

YI’NAN DIAO Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB Original Title: Bai ri yan huo China, 2014. Omnijoi Media, Boneyard Entertainment China, China Film Group Corporation. Screenplay by Yi’nan Diao. Cinematography by Jingsong Dong. Produced by Vivian Qu, Juan Wan. Music by Zi Wen. Film Editing by Hongyu Yang. A police thriller engages you in the…

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Up In Arms (1944)

ELLIOTT NUGENT Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB USA, 1944. The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Avalon Productions. Screenplay by Don Hartman, Allen Boretz, Robert Pirosh, suggested by The Nervous Wreck by Owen Davis. Cinematography by Ray Rennahan. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Music by Max Steiner. Production Design by Stewart Chaney, Perry Ferguson. Costume Design by Miles…

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Gold (2022)

ANTHONY HAYES Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB Australia, 2022. Rogue Star Productions, Deeper Water, Ingenious Media, Pump Metal Films, SunJive Studios. Screenplay by Anthony Hayes, Polly Smyth. Cinematography by Ross Giardina. Produced by Anthony Hayes, John Schwarz, Michael Schwarz. Music by Antony Partos. Production Design by Sam Hobbs. Costume Design by Anna Borghesi. Film…

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Dear Emma Sweet Bobe (1992)

ISTVAN SZABO Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5 Original Title: Édes Emma, drága Böbe – vázlatok, aktok Alternate Title: Sweet Emma, Dear Bobe Hungary/Germany, 1992. Mafilm Audio Kft., Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion, Objektív Film, Videovox Stúdió. Screenplay by István Szabó, Andrea Vészits. Cinematography by Lajos Koltai. Produced by Gabriella Grósz, Lajos Óvári. Music by Tibor Bornai,…

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South (1999)

CHANTAL AKERMAN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB.5 Original Title: Sud France/Belgium, 1999. Audiovisuel Multimedia International Production, Carré Noir, Chemah I.S., Institut National de L’Audiovisuel, La Sept-Arte, Paradise Films, Radio Television Belge Francophone, Yleisradio. Screenplay by Chantal Akerman. Cinematography by Rémon Fromont. Produced by Xavier Carniaux. Film Editing by Claire Atherton. Chantal Akerman was developing…

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Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

SIMON CURTIS Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB United Kingdom/USA, 2022. Universal Pictures, Carnival Film & Television. Screenplay by Julian Fellowes. Cinematography by Andrew Dunn. Produced by Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge. Music by John Lunn. Production Design by Donal Woods. Costume Design by Maja Meschede, Anna Robbins. Film Editing by Adam Recht. By…

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The Third Sex (1957)

VEIT HARLAN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB Original Title: Anders als du und ich Alternate Title: Bewildered Youth West Germany, 1957. Arca-Filmproduktion GmbH. Screenplay by Felix Lützkendorf, based on an idea by Hans Habe. Cinematography by Kurt Grigoleit. Produced by Gero Wecker. Music by Erwin Halletz. Production Design by Hans Auffenberg, Gabriel Pellon. Costume…

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Period of Adjustment (1962)

GEORGE ROY HILL Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5 USA, 1962. Marten Pictures. Screenplay by Isobel Lennart, based on the play by Tennessee Williams. Cinematography by Paul Vogel. Produced by Lawrence Weingarten. Music by Lyn Murray. Production Design by Edward C. Carfagno, George W. Davis. Film Editing by Fredric Steinkamp. A whirlwind romance plays out…

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A Song Is Born (1948)

HOWARD HAWKS Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB USA, 1948. The Samuel Goldwyn Company. Screenplay by Harry Tugend, based on the story From A To Z by Billy Wilder, Thomas Monroe. Cinematography by Gregg Toland. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Music by Hugo Friedhofer, Emil Newman. Production Design by Perry Ferguson, George Jenkins. Costume Design by…

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