BLACKBOARDS

BLACKBOARDS (Takhté siah) (director/writer: Samira Makhmalbaf; screenwriter: Mohsen Makhmalbaf; cinematographer: Ebrahim Ghafori; editor: Mohsen Makhmalbaf; music: Mohammad Reza Darvishi; cast: Saeed Mohamadi (Saïd), Bahman Ghobadi (Reeboir), Behnaz Jafari (Halaleh), Rafat…

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PINOCCHIO

PINOCCHIO (supervising directors: Hamilton Luske & Ben Sharpsteen; screenwriters: Ted Sears, Webb Smith, Joseph Sabo, Otto Englander, William Cottrell, Erdman Penner and Aurelius Battaglia; story adaptation: Aurelius Battaglia, William Cottrell,…

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PITCH PERFECT

PITCH PERFECT (director: Jason Moore; screenwriter: Kay Cannon/based on the book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory by Mickey Rapkin; cinematographer: Julio Macat; editor: Lisa Zeno Churgin;…

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BLING RING, THE

THE BLING RING (director/writer: Sofia Coppola; screenwriter: based on the 2010 Vanity Fair article "The Suspect Wore Louboutins" by Nancy Jo Sales; cinematographers: Harris Savides/Christopher Blauvelt; editor: Sarah Flack; music:…

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PLATINUM BLONDE

PLATINUM BLONDE (director: Frank Capra; screenwriters: story by Harry Chandlee & Douglas W. Churchill/Jo Swerling/Dorothy Howell/Robert Riskin; cinematographer: Joseph Walker; editor: Gene Milford; music: Irving Bibo/David Broekman/Bernhard Kaun; cast: Jean…

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PLUMBER, THE

PLUMBER, THE (TV) (director/writer: Peter Weir; cinematographer: David Sanderson; editor: G. Turney-Smith; music: Gerry Tolland; cast: Judy Morris (Jill Cowper), Ivor Kants (Max), Robert Coleby (Dr Brian Cowper), Candy Raymond…

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BOLSHOI BABYLON

BOLSHOI BABYLON (director: Nick Read/Mark Franchetti; cinematographer: Nick Read; editors: Jay Taylor/David Charap; music: Smiths & Elm; cast: Maria Alexandrova, Sergei Filin, Vladimir Urin, Anastasiya Meskova; Runtime: 86; MPAA Rating:…

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POLISH WEDDING

POLISH WEDDING (director/writer: Theresa Connelly; cinematographer: Guy Dufaux; editors: Curtiss Clayton/Suzanne Fenn; cast: Lena Olin (Jadzia Pzoniak), Gabriel Byrne (Bolek Pzoniak), Claire Danes (Hala Pzoniak), Adam Trese (Russell Schuster), Mili…

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