GIFT, THE

THE GIFT (director/writer: Joel Edgerton; cinematographer: Eduard Grau; editor: Luke Doolan; music: Danny Bensi; cast: Jason Bateman (Simon), Rebecca Hall (Robyn), Joel Edgerton (Gordo), Allison Tolman (Lucy), Busy Philipps (Duffy),…

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GOOD BYE, LENIN!

GOOD BYE, LENIN! (director/writer: Wolfgang Becker; screenwriters: Hendrik Handloegten/Bernd Lichtenberg/Christoph Silber/Achim von Borries; cinematographer: Martin Kukula; editor: Peter R. Adam; music: Yann Tiersen; cast: Daniel Brühl (Alex), Katrin Sass (Christiane…

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GRAN CASINO

GRAN CASINO (director: Luis Buñuel; screenwriters: from a story by Michel Veber/Mauricio Magdaleno; cinematographer: Jack Draper; editor: Gloria Schoemann; music: Manuel Esperón; cast: Libertad Lamarque (Mercedes Irigoyen), Jorge Negrete (Gerardo…

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HALLOWEEN

HALLOWEEN (director/writer/music: John Carpenter; screenwriter: Debra Hill; cinematographer: Dean Cundey; editors: Charles Bornstein/Tommy Wallace; cast: Donald Pleasence (Dr. Sam Loomis), Jamie Lee Curtis (Laurie Strode), P.J. Soles (Lynda), Nancy Loomis…

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HAPPY POET, THE

THE HAPPY POET (director/writer: Paul Gordon; cinematographer: Lucas Millard; editor: Paul Gordon; music: Paul Gordon/Jonny Mars/Eric Friend/Military Babies; cast: Jonny Mars (Donnie), Chris Doubek (Curtis), Liz Fisher (Agnes), Paul Gordon…

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HARUM SCARUM

HARUM SCARUM (director: Gene Nelson; screenwriter: Gerald Drayson Adams; cinematographer: Fred H. Jackman; editor: Ben Lewis; music: Fred Karger; cast: Elvis Presley (Johnny Tyronne), Mary Ann Mobley (Princess Shalimar), Fran…

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