APACHE DRUMS

APACHE DRUMS (director: Hugo Fregonese; screenwriters: from the novel "Stand at Spanish Boot" by Harry Brown/David Chandler; cinematographer: Charles P. Boyle; editor: Milton Carruth; music: Hans J. Salter; cast: Stephen…

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NIL BY MOUTH

NIL BY MOUTH (director/writer/producer: Gary Oldman; cinematographer: Ron Fortunato ; editor: Brad Fuller; music: Eric Clapton; cast: Ray Winstone (Raymond), Kathy Burke (Valerie), Charlie Creed-Miles (Billy), Laila Morse (Janet), Edna…

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A PRIVATE WAR

A PRIVATE WAR (director: Matthew Heineman; screenwriters: Arash Amel/based on the Vanity Fair article “Marie Colvin’s Private War” written by Marie Brenner; cinematographer: Robert Richardson; editor: Nick Fenton; music: H.…

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NOBODY WALKS

NOBODY WALKS (director/writer: Ry Russo-Young; screenwriter: Lena Dunham; cinematographer: Christopher Blauvelt; editor: John Walter; music: Fall on Your Sword; cast: John Krasinski (Peter), Olivia Thirlby (Martine), Rosemarie DeWitt (Julie), India…

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NO MORE EXCUSES

NO MORE EXCUSES (director/writer: Robert Downey; cinematographer: Stan Warnow; editor: Robert Soukis; cast: Robert Downey (Pvt. Stewart Thompson), Lawrence Wolf (President Garfield), Alan Abel (Himself), Prentice Wilhite (Charles Guiteau), Don…

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A SIMPLE PLAN

A SIMPLE PLAN (director: Sam Raimi; screenwriter: Scott B. Smith, based on his novel; cinematographer: Alar Kivilo; editor: Arthur Coburn; cast: Bill Paxton (Hank), Billy Bob Thornton (Jacob), Bridget Fonda…

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NO SUCH THING

NO SUCH THING (director/writer/music/producer: Hal Hartley; cinematographer: Michael Spiller; editor: Steve Hamilton; cast: Julie Christie (Doctor Anna), Sarah Polley (Beatrice), Robert John Burke (Monster), Helen Mirren (The Boss, TV Producer),…

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