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Carol
Director: Todd Haynes
Writer: Phyllis Nagy
Producers: Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley
U.S. Distributor: The Weinstein Co.
Cast: Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchet, Sarah Paulson, Kyle...
The Wolf of Wall Street
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer(s): Terence Winter
Producer(s): Scorsese, Riza Aziz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Joey McFarland
U.S. Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio,...
The Spectacular Now
Director: James Ponsoldt
Writer(s): Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Producer(s): Michelle Krumm, Andrew Lauren, Shawn Levy, Tom McNulty
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Mary Elizabeth...
Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.