BAD SANTA

BAD SANTA (director: Terry Zwigoff; screenwriters: John Requa & Glenn Ficarra; cinematographer: Jamie Anderson; editor: Robert Hoffman; cast: Billy Bob Thornton (Willie T. Stokes), Bernie Mac (Gin), Lauren Graham (Sue),…

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BALLETS RUSSES

BALLETS RUSSES (director/writer: Dayna Goldfine/Dan Geller; screenwriters: Gary Weimberg/Celeste Schaefer Snyder; cinematographer: Dan Geller; editors: Dan Geller/Dayna Goldfine/Gary Weimberg; music: Todd Boekelheide/David Conte; cast: Marian Seldes (Narrator); Runtime: 118; MPAA…

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ORNAMENTAL HAIRPIN

ORNAMENTAL HAIRPIN (Kanzashi) (director/writer: Hiroshi Shimizu; screenwriter: based on a story by Masuji Ibuse; cinematographer: Suketaro Inokai; editor: Yoshiyasu Hamamura; music: Takaaki Asai; cast: Kinuyo Tanaka (Emi), Hiroko Kawasaki (Okiku),…

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BARCELONA

BARCELONA (director/writer: Whit Stillman; cinematographer: John Thomas; editor: Christopher Tellefsen; music: Mark Suozzo; cast: Chris Eigeman (Fred Boynton), Taylor Nichols (Ted Boynton), Chris Eigeman (Fred Boynton), Hellena Schmied (Greta), Tushka…

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OTHER F WORD, THE

  OTHER F WORD, THE (director/writer: Andrea Blaugrund Nevins; cinematographer: Geoffrey Franklin; editor: Geoffrey Franklin; cast: Jim Lindberg; Runtime: 100; MPAA Rating: R; producer: Cristan Reilly; Oscilloscope Pictures; 2011) "The…

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