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J. Peter Robinson has 0 scores in the Nutevio catalogue.
The recognisable elements are visual style, rewatchability, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Robinson set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
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Mike Myers
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Marianne Maddalena
Executive Producer
2 shared titles · Vampire in Brooklyn

Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
2 shared titles · Vampire in Brooklyn

Charlie Murphy
Screenplay
2 shared titles · Vampire in Brooklyn

Patrick Lussier
Editor
2 shared titles · Vampire in Brooklyn

Charles Roven
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2 shared titles · The Bank Job

Shawn Schepps
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2 shared titles · Encino Man
George Zaloom
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2 shared titles · Encino Man
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