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Absence of Malice (1981) -- Michael Colin Gallagher is the son of a long dead Mafia boss who is a simple liquor warehouse owner. Frustrated in his attempt to solve a murder of a union head, a prosecutor leaks a false story that Gallagher is a target of the investigation, hoping that he will tell them something for protection.

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008) -- NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: LASZLO AND VILMOS.
The lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond and their impact on American cinema. As film students in Hungary, Laszlo and Vilmos took to the war-torn streets of Budapest to shoot footage of the Russian invasion, and subsequently volunteered to smuggle it out of the country. Barely escaping with their lives, the two friends fled to America and settled in Hollywood, eventually saving enough money to buy their own 16mm camera.

After working on a string of low-budget horror and biker movies, both men soon rose to prominence in the late 60's and 70's, shooting the films that defined what came to be known as the American New Wave: Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Deliverance, Paper Moon, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and more. Working with directors including Robert Altman, Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Martin Scorsese, they helped create a new American film aesthetic, and pioneered innovative, fearless ways to tell stories.

“When it comes to Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond, it's clear that the American New Wave of the late 1960's and early '70s wouldn't have flowered as it did without them."
– Leonard Maltin

Told through interviews with Laszlo (who died in 2007) and Vilmos, as well as directors including Rafelson, Bogdanovich, John Boorman, Graeme Clifford, Richard Donner, William Richert, Mark Rydell, composer John Williams and actors such as Jon Voight, Peter Fonda, Sandra Bullock, Karen Black, Dennis Hopper and Sharon Stone, NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY is an intimate portrait of two giants of modern imagemaking and their deep bond of brotherhood that transcended every imaginable boundary. Two heroes. One road.

Overview

Date of Birth:

22 September 1936, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA more

Mini Biography:

Ace cinematographer Owen Roizman was born on September 22, 1936 in Brooklyn... more

Trivia:

Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts... more

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Up 14% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more

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(2 articles)

Some Great News About The Exorcist Blu-ray!
(From Dread Central. 24 August 2009, 1:26 PM, PDT)
Warner Conjuring Up Exorcist Blu-Ray
(From shocktillyoudrop. 24 August 2009)

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	French Kiss (1995)		1995	$100M	6.2 (16,255)
	AKAs: Paris Match
2.	Wyatt Earp (1994)		1994	-	6.4 (14,221)

3.	Grand Canyon (1991)		1991	-	6.7 (7,989)

4.	The Addams Family (1991)	(director of photography)	1991	$192M	6.6 (26,568)

5.	Havana (1990/I)		1990	-	5.8 (2,769)

6.	I Love You to Death (1990)		1990	-	6.1 (5,689)

7.	Vision Quest (1985)		1985	-	5.9 (2,857)
	AKAs: Crazy for You (Philippines: English title)
8.	Tootsie (1982)		1982	-	7.4 (29,214)

9.	Taps (1981)		1981	-	6.5 (6,005)
	AKAs: The Siege at Bunker Hill: T.A.P.S (UK: TV title)
10.	Absence of Malice (1981)		1981	-	6.8 (4,306)

11.	True Confessions (1981)		1981	-	6.3 (2,485)

12.	The Black Marble (1980)		1980	-	6.0 (228)

13.	The Electric Horseman (1979)		1979	-	5.9 (2,701)

14.	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)		1978	-	3.4 (3,092)
	AKAs: Banda de los corazones
15.	Straight Time (1978)		1978	-	7.2 (1,865)

16.	Network (1976)		1976	-	8.1 (29,295)

17.	Independence (1976)		1976	-	5.9 (31)

18.	The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)		1976	-	5.8 (496)

19.	Three Days of the Condor (1975)		1975	-	7.5 (12,614)
	AKAs: 3 Days of the Condor (Australia)
20.	The Stepford Wives (1975)		1975	-	6.9 (4,945)

21.	The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)	(director of photography)	1974	-	7.7 (9,109)
	AKAs: El tomar de Pelham uno dos tres (USA: Spanish title: dubbed version) Pelham 1-2-3 (Europe: English title: video box title)
22.	The Exorcist (1973)	(director of photography)	1973	$358M	8.1 (92,126)
	AKAs: The Exorcist 2000 (Australia: cable TV title) The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet (USA: recut version) The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (USA: promotional title) William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist (USA: reissue title)
23.	The Heartbreak Kid (1972)		1972	-	6.9 (1,049)
	AKAs: Neil Simon's The Heartbreak Kid (USA: complete title)
24.	Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV)		1972	-	8.3 (233)

25.	Play It Again, Sam (1972)		1972	-	7.6 (8,219)
	AKAs: Aspirins for Three
26.	The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)		1971	-	4.8 (565)
	AKAs: The Gang That Couldn't Shoot (UK: cable TV title)
27.	The French Connection (1971)		1971	-	7.9 (30,664)

28.	Stop (1970)		1970	-	8.6 (5)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Wyatt Earp (1994)	Danny	1994	-	6.4 (14,221)

2.	Havana (1990/I)	Santos	1990	-	5.8 (2,769)

Camera and Electrical Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Rose (1979)	(additional photographer: concert scenes)	1979	-	6.7 (2,744)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV)	(special thanks)	2001	-	6.6 (44)
	AKAs: The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA: alternative title)
2.	Visions of Light (1992)	(special thanks from AFI)	1992	-	7.9 (1,156)
	AKAs: Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008)	Himself	2008	-	9.8 (21)

2.	Shadows of Suspense (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	6.9 (21)

3.	Cinematographer Style (2006)	Himself	2006	-	7.1 (61)

4.	'Network': The Style (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	6.9 (5)

5.	'Network': Mad as Hell - The Creation of a Movie Moment (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	5.1 (6)

6.	"Biography" (1987)	Himself (1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	8.0 (266)
	1 TV episode: Linda Blair: Turning Heads (2003) Himself
7.	Voice of the Camera (2003) (V)	Himself	2003	-	-

8.	Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV)	Himself - Cinematographer	2001	-	6.6 (44)
	AKAs: The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA: alternative title)
9.	The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000) (TV)	Himself - Director of Photography	2000	-	7.1 (46)

10.	The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) (TV)	Himself - Director of Photography	1998	-	8.1 (211)

11.	Wyatt Earp: Walk with a Legend (1994) (TV)	Himself - Director of Photography	1994	-	3.7 (8)

12.	Visions of Light (1992)	Himself	1992	-	7.9 (1,156)
	AKAs: Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography

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