ONE WEEK

ONE WEEK (director/writer: Edward F. Cline/Buster Keaton; cinematographer: Elgin Lessley; cast: The Groom (Buster Keaton), The Bride (Sybil Seely), Piano Mover (Joe Roberts); Runtime: 19; MPAA Rating: NR; producer: Joseph…

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BALL OF FIRE

BALL OF FIRE (director: Howard Hawks; screenwriters: Charles Brackett/Billy Wilder/based on the story "From A to Z" by Mr. Wilder and Thomas Monroe; cinematographer: Gregg Toland; editor: Dan Mandell; music:…

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BAND WAGON, THE

  BAND WAGON, THE (director: Vincente Minnelli; screenwriters: Betty Comden/Adolph Green; cinematographer: Harry Jackson; editor: Albert Akst; cast: Fred Astaire (Tony Hunter), Nanette Fabray (Lily Marton), Oscar Levant (Lester Marton),…

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OPEN YOUR EYES

OPEN YOUR EYES (ABRE LOS OJOS) (director/writer: Alejando Amenabar; screenwriter: Mateo Gil; cinematographer: Hans Burmann; editor: Maria Elena S. de Rozas; cast: Eduardo Noriega (Cesar), Penelope Cruz (Sofia), Fele Martinez…

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ORDET

ORDET (THE WORD) (director/writer: Carl Theodor Dreyer; screenwriter: from the play by Kaj Munk; cinematographer: Henning Bendtsen; editor: Edith Schlüssel; music: Poul Schierbeck; cast: Henrik Malberg (Morten Borgen), Emil Hass…

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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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