BEFORE DAWN

BEFORE DAWN (director: Irving Pichel; screenwriter: from the story "Death Watch" by Edgar Wallace/Garrett Fort/Ralph Block/Marion Dix; cinematographer: Lucien Andriot; editor: William Hamilton; music: Max Steiner; cast: Warner Oland (Dr.…

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PALEFACE, THE

THE PALEFACE (director/writer: Buster Keaton/Edward F. Cline; cinematographer: Elgin Lessley; cast: Buster Keaton (Little Chief Paleface), Virginia Fox (Indian Maiden), Joe Roberts (Indian Chief); Runtime: 20; MPAA Rating: NR; producer:…

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BELLE DE JOUR

BELLE DE JOUR (director/writer: Luis Buñuel; screenwriters: from the novel by Joseph Kessel/Jean-Claude Carrière; cinematographer: Sacha Vierny; editors: Louisette Hautecoeur/Walter Spohr; cast: Catherine Deneuve (Séverine Serizy aka Belle de Jour),…

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PANDORUM

PANDORUM (director: Christian Alvart; screenwriters: Travis Milloy/story by Travis Milloy & Christian Alvart; cinematographer: Wedigo von Schultzendorff; editor: Philipp Stahl; cast: Dennis Quaid (Payton), Ben Foster (Bower), Cam Gigandet (Gallo),…

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PARADISE FOR THREE

PARADISE FOR THREE (ROMANCE FOR THREE) (director: Edward Buzzell; screenwriters: from the novel Three Men in the Snow by Erich Kästner/George Oppenheimer/Harry Ruskin/Dalton Trumbull/Gladys Unger/Irma von Cube; cinematographer: Leonard Smith/Charles…

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BESIEGED

BESIEGED (director/writer: Bernardo Bertolucci; screenwriters: Clare Peploe/story by James Lasdun; cinematographer: Fabio Cianchetti; Editor: Jacopo Quadri; cast: Thandie Newton (Shandurai), David Thewlis (Jason Kinsky), Claudio Santamaria (Agostino); Runtime: 94; Fine…

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