Al Ruban
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Department: Production
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Love Streams
Overview: Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-22
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Overview: Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-02-15
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Swamp Thing
Overview: Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...Even if it costs him his life.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas
Overview: A magazine hires photographer Bunny Yeager to do a pictorial on the showgirls of Las Vegas.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Mr. North
Overview: Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments...
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-22
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Madigan
Overview: NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While they follow various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes about his duties, including attending functions, meeting with aggrieved relatives, and counseling the spouses of fallen officers.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-03-29
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Coogan's Bluff
Overview: Coogan, an Arizona deputy sheriff goes to New York to pick up a prisoner. While escorting the prisoner to the airport, he escapes and Coogan heads into the city to recapture him.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-02
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1,000 Shapes of a Female
Overview: An art dealer asks a number of local artists for paintings centered around the nude female form; a nudie-cutie ensues.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-10-18
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Anything for John
Overview: An intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius for studying and depicting the human character. In-depth, candid interviews with his wife and muse Gena Rowlands as well as his most trusted friends and co-workers like Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, Seymour Cassel, etc. Clips from Cassavetes' greatest films, and many rare photos illustrate this touching documentary.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1993-09-06
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Edge of Outside
Overview: An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and film clips are blended together to form a chronological approach to the subject matter.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-11
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Overview: A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-06
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The Sexploiters
Overview: A "modeling agency" in New York City is the setting for this outrageous erotic romp where men and women will do anything to satisfy their wildest carnal cravings.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-03-20
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Arena - John Cassavetes
Overview: Tribute to actor and director John Cassavetes who died in February 1989. Friends, associates and fellow directors remember the man and his work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-24
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A Constant Forge
Overview: One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The actor-turned-filmmaker invented a realist style of unadorned narrative films heavily influenced by documentaries. This in-depth analysis of Cassavetes' life and work features interviews with key collaborators and ensemble regulars, and explores the making of classics like "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "Opening Night" and "A Woman Under the Influence."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Making 'Faces'
Overview: A documentary featuring interviews with actors Lynn Carlin, Gena Rowlands, and Seymour Cassel, and cinematographer Al Ruban, in which they recall how John Cassavetes' Faces came to exist.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
Overview: Producer Al Ruban, actor Ben Gazzara, and cinematographer Victor J. Kemper share their fond memories of director-actor John Cassavetes and of his filming Husbands (1970).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-18
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The Big Fix
Overview: Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-06
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