OSAMA

OSAMA (director/writer/editor: Siddiq Barmak; cinematographer: Ebrahim Ghafuri; music: Mohammad Reza Darwishi; cast: Marina Golbahari (Osama), Arif Herati (Espandi), Zubaida Sahar (Mother), Khwaja Nader (Mullah), Hamida Refah (Grandmother); Runtime: 82; MPAA…

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BATTLE CRY

  BATTLE CRY (director: Raoul Walsh; screenwriter: from the novel by Leon Uris/Leon Uris; cinematographer: Sid Hickox; editor: William Ziegler; music: Max Steiner; cast: Van Heflin (Major Sam Huxley), Aldo…

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BEACH, THE

BEACH, THE (director: Danny Boyle; screenwriters: from a novel by Alex Garland/John Hodge; cinematographer: Darius Khondji; editor: Masahiro Hirakubo; cast: Leonardo DiCaprio (Richard), Tilda Swinton (Sal), Virginie Ledoyen (Francoise), Guillaume…

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BEAU GESTE

BEAU GESTE (director: William A. Wellman; screenwriters: Robert Carson/based on the novel by P. C. Wren; cinematographer: Theodor Sparkuhl; editor: Thomas Scott; music: Alfred Newman; cast: Gary Cooper (Michael "Beau"…

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OUTPOST

OUTPOST (director: Steve Barker; screenwriters: Rae Brunton/story by Kieran Barker, Steven Barker and Rae Brunton; cinematographer: Gavin Struthers; editors: Chriss Gill/Alastair Reid; music: James Brett; cast: Ray Stevenson (DC), Julian…

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OVERLORD

OVERLORD (director/writer: Stuart Cooper; screenwriter: Christopher Hudson; cinematographer: John Alcott; editor: Jonathan Gili; music: Paul Glass; cast: Brian Stirner (Tom Beddows), Davyd Harries (Jack), Nicholas Ball (Arthur), Julie Neesam (The…

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BEFORE I HANG

BEFORE I HANG (director: Nick Grinde; screenwriters: Robert Hardy Andrews/Karl Brown; cinematographer: Ben Kline; editor: Charles Nelson; music: Morris W. Stoloff; cast: Boris Karloff (Dr. John Garth), Evelyn Keyes (Martha…

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