Valerie Abraham


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This Is Spinal Tap (1984) -- (Movie Clip) More Of A Stain Than A Globule David, Nigel and Derek (co-writers Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer) visit Graceland, then reminisce with documentarian Marty (co-writer and director Rob Reiner) about an early hit and a late drummer in This Is Spinal Tap, 1984.
Hearts And Minds (1975) -- (Movie Clip) Hung Dinh Village Hung Dinh village in then-South Vietnam, cinematography by Richard Pearce, democratic wise-man Clark Clifford to the fore, in the opening of Peter Davis' documentary Hearts And Minds, 1975.
Hearts And Minds (1975) -- (Movie Clip) Communist Conspiracy Spectacular cast including politicians, Airman Charles Hoey from Saigon, and veterans Randy Floyd, Stan Holder and Robert Muller, in this segment from Peter Davis' celebrated documentary Hearts And Minds, 1975.
Artist, The (2011) -- (Movie Clip) Please Be Silent The opening from Academy Award-winning director Michel Hazanavicius, introducing his star and title character Valentin (Academy Award-winner Jean Dujardin) on screen, and his wife Doris (Penelope Ann Miller) in the curtain call, in the quasi-silent 2011 Best Picture winner, The Artist.
Artist, The (2011) -- (Movie Clip) That's The Future Now in 1929, we resume with our hero, matinee idol Valentin (Jean Dujardin) buckling a swash or two, checking in with mogul Zimmer (John Goodman) watching Doris (also Mrs. Valentin, Penelope Ann Miller) in a talkie, then director Michel Hazanavicius introduces sound, in The Artist, 2011.
Bird (1988) -- (Movie Clip) He's A Good Provider Director Clint Eastwood and writer Joel Oliansky extrapolating from real events, their subject the saxophone virtuoso Charlie Parker (Forest Whitaker) admitted to Bellevue Hospital in New York, clashing with a patient (George Orrison), his wife Chan (Diane Venora) and a doctor (Arlen Dean Snyder) discussing extreme measures, in Bird, 1988.

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