BIG CLOCK, THE

BIG CLOCK, THE (director: John Farrow; screenwriters: Jonathan Latimer/from the novel by Kenneth Fearing; cinematographer: John F. Seitz; editor: Gene Ruggiero; music: Victor Young; cast: Ray Milland (George Stroud), Charles…

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PAY DAY

PAY DAY (director/writer: Charles Chaplin; cinematographer: R.H. Totheroh; editor: Charles Chaplin; music: Charles Chaplin; cast: Charles Chaplin (Laborer), Phyllis Allen (His Wife), Mack Swain (Foreman), Edna Purviance (Foreman's Daughter), Sydney…

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BIG HEAT, THE

BIG HEAT, THE (director: Fritz Lang; screenwriters: from story by William P. McGivern/Sydney Boehm; cinematographer: Charles B. Lang; editor: Charles Nelson; cast: Glenn Ford (Dave Bannion), Gloria Grahame (Debby Marsh),…

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PEOPLE LIKE US

PEOPLE LIKE US (director/writer: Alex Kurtzman; screenwriters: Roberto Orci/Jody Lambert; cinematographer: Salvatore Totino; editor: Robert Leighton; music: A. R. Rahman; cast: Chris Pine (Sam), Michelle Pfeiffer (Lillian), Elizabeth Banks (Frankie),…

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PERSEPOLIS

PERSEPOLIS (directors: Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud; screenwriter: based on the graphic novels by Ms. Satrapi; animation coordinator: Christian Desmares; editor: Stéphane Roche; music: Olivier Bernet; with the voices of:…

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BIG WEDNESDAY

BIG WEDNESDAY (director/writer: John Milius; screenwriter: Dennis Aaberg; cinematographer: Bruce Surtees; editors: Robert L. Wolfe/Tim O'Meara; music: Basil Poledouris; cast: Jan-Michael Vincent (Matt), William Katt (Jack), Gary Busey (Leroy), Patti…

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PHANTOM

PHANTOM (director: F. W. Murnau; screenwriters: Thea von Harbou/Hans Heinrich von Twardowski/from novel by Gerhart Hauptmann; cinematographers: Axel Graatkjaer/Theophan Ouchakoff; music: Robert Israel; cast: Alfred Abel (Lorenz Lubota), Grete Berger…

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PHILOMENA

PHILOMENA (director: Stephen Frears; screenwriters: Jeff Pope/Steve Coogan/ based on the book “The Lost Child of Philomena Lee” by Martin Sixsmith; cinematographer: Robbie Ryan; editor: Valerio Bonelli; music: Alexandre Desplat;…

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