CHARLIE SAYS

CHARLIE SAYS (director: Mary Harron; screenwriters: Guinevere Turner/inspired by a book by Ed Sanders &Karlene Faith; cinematographer: Crille Forsberg; editor: Andrew Hafitz ; music: Keegan DeWitt ; cast: Suki Waterhouse…

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QUAI DES ORFEVRES

QUAI DES ORFEVRES (JENNY LAMOUR) (director/writer: Henri-Georges Clouzot; screenwriter: Jean Ferry/based on the book "Legitime Defense" by Stanislas-André Steeman; cinematographer: Armand Thirard; editor: Charles Bretoneiche; music: Francis Lopez; cast: Louis…

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CLOAK AND DAGGER

CLOAK AND DAGGER (director/writer: Fritz Lang; screenwriters: Albert Maltz/Ring Lardner Jr./original story by Boris Ingsterand John Larkin/from the book by Alastair MacBain and Corey Ford; cinematographer: Sol Polito; editor: Christian…

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QUEEN OF DIAMONDS

QUEEN OF DIAMONDS (director/writer/cinematographer/editor/producer: Nina Menkes; editor: Tinka Menkes; cast: Tinka Menkes (Vegas dealer), Jeff Douglas (Motel guy); Runtime: 77; MPAA Rating: NR; Facets Video; 1991) "A Rorschach test for…

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COLD HEAVEN

  COLD HEAVEN (director: Nicolas Roeg; screenwriter: from the novel by Brian Moore/Allan Scott; cinematographer: Francis Kelly; editor: Tony Lawson; music: Stanley Myers; cast: Theresa Russell (Maria Davenport), Mark Harmon…

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