BAD SANTA

BAD SANTA (director: Terry Zwigoff; screenwriters: John Requa & Glenn Ficarra; cinematographer: Jamie Anderson; editor: Robert Hoffman; cast: Billy Bob Thornton (Willie T. Stokes), Bernie Mac (Gin), Lauren Graham (Sue),…

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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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BALLETS RUSSES

BALLETS RUSSES (director/writer: Dayna Goldfine/Dan Geller; screenwriters: Gary Weimberg/Celeste Schaefer Snyder; cinematographer: Dan Geller; editors: Dan Geller/Dayna Goldfine/Gary Weimberg; music: Todd Boekelheide/David Conte; cast: Marian Seldes (Narrator); Runtime: 118; MPAA…

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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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BARCELONA

BARCELONA (director/writer: Whit Stillman; cinematographer: John Thomas; editor: Christopher Tellefsen; music: Mark Suozzo; cast: Chris Eigeman (Fred Boynton), Taylor Nichols (Ted Boynton), Chris Eigeman (Fred Boynton), Hellena Schmied (Greta), Tushka…

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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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