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John Calley
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John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) was an American film studio executive and producer.
He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros.
(where he worked from 1968 to 1981) and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman.
" During his seven years at Sony Pictures Entertainment starting in 1996, five of which he was chairman and chief executive, he was credited with "reinvigorat[ing]" that major film studio.
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Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited...Angels & Demons 2009
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.
An unflinching look at the ongoing...The Business End: Violence in Cinema 2008
An unflinching look at the ongoing debate on violence in movies and its effect on the audience.
Follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates...Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil 2007
Follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates his savage and brilliant Vietnam film, hewing closely to the theme that dominated his creative life for four decades - the duality of human nature. Poised between good and evil, mankind was, in Kubrick's view, a complex creature equally capable of unspeakable savagery and heart-melting tenderness. Full Metal Jacket would make his case in vivid, blood-soaked Technicolor. Through interviews with Kubrick's collaborators and cast members, including Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Ermey and Adam Baldwin, this documentary reveals how Kubrick's brilliant visual sense, astute knowledge of human nature, and unique perspective on the duality of man came together to make Full Metal Jacket an unforgettable cinematic experience, taking its place in his "war trilogy" alongside cinematic landmarks Fear and Desire and Paths of Glory.
Six Californians start a club to...The Jane Austen Book Club 2007
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A 5part documentary of the history...You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman 2006
A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Creating the right script, Choosing the right director and casting the right actors • Ascent - The production and launch of a new kind of fantasy film • Crisis - Complications and conflicts between the creative forces behind Superman II • Redemption - Criticisms and burnout of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
A murder in Paris Louvre Museum...The Da Vinci Code 2006
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A love story about chance meetings...Closer 2004
A love story about chance meetings, instant attractions, and casual betrayals. Four strangers - with one thing in common: each other.
A fascinating chronicle of the birth...A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope 2004
A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.
A documentary examining the decade of...A Decade Under the Influence 2003
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.
In Los Angeles Max Carlyle makes...One Night Stand 1997
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A rulebound head butlers world of...The Remains of the Day 1993
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Substanceaddicted Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is...Postcards from the Edge 1990
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for Suzanne who has struggled for years to get out of her mother's shadow, and who still treats her like a child. Despite these and other problems, Suzanne begins to see the funny side of her situation, and also realises that not only do daughters have mothers—mothers do too.
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A topsecret Soviet spy satellite using...Ice Station Zebra 1968
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Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California...
A French nobleman deserts his wife...Eye of the Devil 1966
A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.
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Newly arrived in Hollywood from England...The Loved One 1965
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