PRINCESS CARABOO

PRINCESS CARABOO (director/writer: Michael Austin; screenwriter: John Wells; cinematographer: Freddie Francis; editor: George Akers; music: Richard Hartley; cast: Wendy Hughes (Mrs. Worrall), Jim Broadbent (Mr. Worrall), Phoebe Cates (Princess Caraboo/Mary…

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PRIVATE NUMBER

PRIVATE NUMBER (SECRET INTERLUDE) (director: Roy Del Ruth; screenwriters: Gene Markey/William Conselman/from the story by Cleves Kinkead /frpm the play Common Clay by Cleves Kinkead; cinematographer: Peverell Marley; editor: Allen…

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PROMISED LAND

PROMISED LAND (director: Gus Van Sant; screenwriters: Matt Damon/John Krasinski/story by Dave Eggers; cinematographer: Linus Sandgren; editor: Billy Rich; music: Danny Elfman; cast: Matt Damon (Steve Butler), John Krasinski (Dustin…

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PROZAC NATION

PROZAC NATION (director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg; screenwriter: from the book by Elizabeth Wurtzel/Frank Deasy/Larry Gross; cinematographer: Erling Thurmann-Andersen; editor: James Lyons; music: Nathan Larson; cast: Christina Ricci (Elizabeth), Anne Heche (Dr.…

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CHASING BUDDHA

CHASING BUDDHA (director: Amiel Courtin-Wilson; cinematographer: Vincent Heimann; editor: Bill Murray; music: Dorian Jones; cast: Robina Courtin; Runtime: 54; SBS Independent; 2000) "...it would have been good to let more…

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CHINESE RING, THE

THE CHINESE RING (director: William Beaudine; screenwriters: W. Scott Darling/characters Earl Derr Biggers; cinematographer: William Sickner; editors: Ace Herman/Richard Heermance; cast: Roland Winters (Charlie Chan), Victor Sen Yung(Tommy Chan), Warren…

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