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Love And Peace and April And The Extraordinary World

April And The Extraordinary World (Avril Et Le Monde Truqué) (Country: France, Belgium, Canada; Year: 2015; Director: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci; Writer: Benjamin Legrand, based on the graphic novel by Jacques Tardi.; Stars: Marion Cotillard, Philippe Katerine, Jean Rochefort)

A teenager and her talking cat go in search of her missing scientist parents.

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Altered States (Country: US; Year: 1980; Director: Ken Russell; Stars: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban)

A scientist floats naked in total darkness as he participates in an experiment.

The Hitcher (Country: US; Year: 1986; Director: Robert Harmon; Writer: Eric Red; Stars: Rutger Hauer, C Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn, John Jackson, Billy Green Bush)

A thriller about a hitch-hiker with murderous intent.

Full Review See: Interview with Robert Harmon about The Hitcher

Love And Peace (Rabu & Pîsu) (Country: Japan; Year: 2015; Director: Shion Sono; Writer: Shion Sono; Stars: Kumiko Asô, Suidôbashi Hakase, Hiromi Hasegawa, Gen Hoshino, Inuko Inuyama, Megumi Kagurazaka, Erina Mano, Miyuki Matsuda, Kenichirô Mogi, Ayaka Morita, Shôko Nakagawa, Toshiyuki Nishida, Ikue Ohtani, Eita Okuno, Kiyohiko Shibukawa)

Punk rock, magical turtles and underground sewer communities.

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Raiders Of The Lost Ark: The Adaptation (Country: US; Year: 1989; Director: Eric Zala; Stars: Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala, Jayson Lamb)

A shot for shot remake made by fans.

The Hitcher and The Road To Civil War: Marvel Renaissance

Raiders!: The Story Of The Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Jeremy Coon, Tim Skousen; Writer: Jeremy Coon, Tim Skousen; Stars: Ernest Cline, Casey Dillard, James Donald, Rob Fuller, Chris Gore, John E. Hudgens, Guy Klender, Harry Jay Knowles, Jayson Lamb, Scott Lionberger, Michael Mobley, Ryan Pierini, Karl Preusser, John Rhys-Davies, Angela Rodriguez)

Story of some film fans' obsession to recreate the Harrison Ford adventure classic.

The Road To Civil War: Marvel Renaissance (Country: France; Year: 2014; Director: Philippe Guedj, Philippe Roure; Writer: Philippe Guedj, Philippe Roure; Stars: Mark Waid, Tom DeSanto, Louis Leterrier, Mark Millar)

The story of Marvel and the men who saved it from collapse.

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