OPENING NIGHT

OPENING NIGHT (director/writer: John Cassavetes; cinematographer: Al Ruban; editor: Tom Cornwell; music: Bo Harwood; cast: Gena Rowlands (Myrtle Gordon), John Cassavetes (Maurice Aarons), Ben Gazzara (Manny Victor), Joan Blondell (Sarah…

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OPEN CITY

OPEN CITY (ROMA, CITTA APERTA) (director: Roberto Rossellini; screenwriters: Federico Fellini/Sergio Amedei; cinematography: Ubaldo Arata; editor: Eraldo De Roma; cast: Anna Magnani (Pina), Aldo Fabrizi (Priest, Don Pietro), Marcello Pagliero…

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ON THE TOWN

ON THE TOWN (director: Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen; screenwriters: Betty Comden and Adolph Green/based on play book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; cinematographer: Harold Rosson; editor: Ralph E.…

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ON THE ROPES

  ON THE ROPES (directors: Nanette Burstein/Brett Morgen; cinematographer: Brett Morgen; editors: Nancy Baker/Nanette Burstein/Alan Oxman; cast: Tyrene Manson (Boxer), George Walton (Boxer), Noel Santiago (Boxer), Harry Keitt (trainer), Mickey…

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ON THE ROAD

ON THE ROAD (director: Walter Salles; screenwriter: Jose Rivera/based on the novel On The Road by Jack Kerouc; cinematographer: Eric Gautier; editor: Francois Gedigier; music: Gustavo Santaolalla; cast: Garrett Hedlund…

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ON THE FIDDLE

      ON THE FIDDLE (aka: OPERATION SNAFU) (director: Cyril Frankel; screenwriters: Harold Buchman/based on the novel "Stop at a Winner" by R.F. Delderfield; cinematographer: Edward Scaife; editor: Peter…

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