BIRD BOX

BIRD BOX (director: Susanne Bier; screenwriters: Eric Heisserer/novel by Josh Maleerman; cinematographer: Salvatore Totino; editor: Ben Lester; music: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross; cast: Sandra Bullock (Malorie Shannon), Trevante Rhodes (Tom),…

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PHANTOM THREAD

PHANTOM THREAD (director/writer: Paul Thomas Anderson; cinematographer: Paul Thomas Anderson; editor: Dylan Tichenor; music: Jonny Greenwood; cast: Daniel Day-Lewis (Reynolds Woodcock), Vicky Krieps (Alma), Lesley Manville (Cyril), Camilla Rutherford (Johanna),…

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BLACKBOARD JUNGLE

BLACKBOARD JUNGLE (director/writer: Richard Brooks; screenwriters: from the book by Evan Hunter; cinematographer: Russell Harlan; editor: Ferris Webster; music: Charles Wolcott; cast: Glenn Ford (Richard Dadier), Anne Francis (Anne Dadier),…

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PIECES

PIECES (aka: One Thousand Cries Has the Night)(aka: MIL GRITOS TIENE LA NOCHE) (director: Juan Piquer Simón; screenwriters: Dick Randall/Joe D'Amato; cinematographer: John Marine; editor: Antonio Gimeno; music: Librado Pastor;…

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PINK PANTHER, THE

PINK PANTHER, THE (director/writer: Blake Edwards; screenwriter: Maurice Richlin; cinematographer: Philip H. Lathrop; editor: Ralph Winters; music: Henry Mancini; cast: Peter Sellers (Inspector Jacques Clouseau), David Niven (Sir Charles Lytton),…

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BLUE CAPRICE

BLUE CAPRICE "Despite its stars giving mesmerizing performances, failed to entertain or educate us more about psychopathic serial killers." (director/writer: Alexandre Moors; screenwriter: R.F. I. Porto/based on a story by…

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PISTOL OPERA

PISTOL OPERA (director: Seijun Suzuki; screenwriter: Kazunori Ito; cinematographer: Yonezo Maeda; editor: Akira Suzuki; music: Kodama Kazufumi; cast: Makiko Esumi (Miyuki Minazuki/Stray Cat No. 3), Masatoshi Nagase(Man Dressed in Black/Dark…

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