19 January 2006 Factual 78 mins
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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Brent Lon Hershman as Self (Archive Footage)
Deborah Eden as Self
Haskell Wexler as Self
David Agus as Self
Netta Bank as Self
Annette Bening as Self
Roger Deakins as Self
Julia Roberts as Self
Paul Newman as Self
Tom Hanks as Self
Conrad Hall as Self
Conrad W. Hall as Self
Sam Mendes as Self
Richard D. Zanuck as Self
Tyne Daly as Self
Vilmos Zsigmond as Self
Haskell Wexler Director
Haskell Wexler Director of Photography
Haskell Wexler Writer
Haskell Wexler Camera Operator
Rita Taggart Director of Photography
Lisa Leeman Editor
Greg Landau Original Music Composer
Tamara Goldsworthy Director of Photography
Kevin McKiernan Director of Photography
Alan Barker Director of Photography
Joan Churchill Director of Photography
Tamara Maloney Producer
Tamara Maloney Editor
United States 21 July 2006
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29 March 2006
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06 October 2006
A young man finds himself torn between his current girlfriend and an old flame at a friend's funeral, where lifestyles and attitudes clash over a long weekend.
28 July 2006
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard .
08 October 2006
In Shannon Airport, American military planes off-load a mysterious cargo destined for a secret location in Ireland.
23 February 2006
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government.
17 May 2006
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.
08 June 2006
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09 February 2006
High school senior Wendy's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from death itself — which seeks out those who escaped their fate.
08 March 2006
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22 October 2006
London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, Spike and Whitey.
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