CARETAKER, THE

THE CARETAKER (aka: THE GUEST) (director: Clive Donner; screenwriter: from the play by Harold Pinter/Harold Pinter; cinematographer: Nicolas Roeg; editor: Fergus McDonell; music: Ron Grainer; cast: Donald Pleasence (Davies), Alan…

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CASINO

CASINO (director/writer: Martin Scorsese; screenwriter: Nicholas Pileggi/based on the book by Nicholas Pileggi; cinematographer: Robert Richardson; editor: Thelma Schoonmaker; cast: Robert De Niro (Sam Rothstein), Sharon Stone (Ginger McKenna), Joe…

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CHAN IS MISSING

CHAN IS MISSING (director/writer/editor/producer: Wayne Wang; screenwriters: Isaac Cronin/Terrel Seltzer; cinematographer: Michael Chin; music: Robert Kikuchi; cast: Wood Moy (Jo), Marc Hayashi (Steve), Lauren Chew (Amy), Peter Wang (Henry the…

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PSYCHO SANTA

PSYCHO SANTA (director/writer: Peter Keir; music: Steve Sessions; cast: Jeff Samford (Ron), Michelle Samford (Jess), Jason Barnes (Santa), Eric Spudic (Josh), Krystal Stevenson (Alice); Runtime: 72; MPAA Rating: NR; producer:…

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CHEYENNE AUTUMN

CHEYENNE AUTUMN (director: John Ford; screenwriters: James R. Webb/suggested by a book by Mari Sandoz; cinematographer: William Clothier; editor: Otho Lovering; music: Alex North; cast: Richard Widmark (Capt. Thomas Archer),…

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PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (director/writer: Paul Thomas Anderson; cinematographer: Robert Elswit; editor: Leslie Jones; music: Jon Brion; cast: Adam Sandler (Barry Egan), Emily Watson (Lena Leonard), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Dean Trumbell), Luis…

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