AMELIA

  AMELIA (director: Mira Nair; screenwriters: Ron Bass/Anna Hamilton Phelan/based on the books “East to the Dawn” by Susan Butler and “The Sound of Wings” by Mary S. Lovell; cinematographer:…

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NEON BIBLE, THE

NEON BIBLE, THE (director/writer: Terence Davies; cinematographer: Michael Coulter; editor: Charles Rees; cast: Gena Rowlands (Aunt Mae), Diana Scarwid (Sarah), Jacob Tierney (David, at age 15), Denis Leary (Frank), Leo…

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AMERICAN MOVIE

AMERICAN MOVIE(director/cinematographer/writer: Chris Smith; editor: Barry Poltermann; cast: Mark Borchardt (Filmmaker), Mike Schank (Friend/Musician), Monica Borchardt (Mark's Mom), Cliff Borchardt (Mark's Dad), Chris Borchardt (Mark's Brother), Alex Borchardt (Mark's Brother),…

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NEVER ON SUNDAY

NEVER ON SUNDAY (Pote tin Kyriaki)(director/writer: Jules Dassin; cinematographer: Jacques Natteau; editor: Roger Dwyre ; music: Manos Hadjidakis; cast: Melina Mercouri (Ilya), Jules Dassin (Homer), George Foundas (Tonio), Titos Vandis…

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AMONGST FRIENDS

  AMONGST FRIENDS   (director/writer: Rob Weiss; cinematographer: Michael Bonvillain; editor: Leo Trombetta; cast: Steve Parlavecchio (Andy), Mira Sorvino (Laura), Patrick Mc Gaw (Trevor), Joseph Lindsey (Billy), Michael Artura (Michael),…

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ANATAHAN

ANATAHAN (THE SAGA OF ANATAHAN) (director/writer: Josef von Sternberg; screenwriters: Tatsuo Asano/from the novel by Michiro Maruyama, translated by Younghill Kang; cinematographers: Kôzô Okazaki/Josef von Sternberg; editor: Miyata; music: Ifukube;…

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NICK OF TIME

NICK OF TIME (director: John Badham; screenwriter: Patrick Sheane Duncan; cinematographer: Roy H. Wagner; editors: Frank Moriss/Kevin Stitt; cast: Johnny Depp (Gene Watson), Christopher Walken (Mr. Smith), Charles S. Dutton…

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A NECESSARY DEATH

A NECESSARY DEATH (director/writer: Daniel Stamm; cinematographer: Zoltan Honti; editors: David Kashevaroff/Shilpa Sahi; music: Morgan Kibby/Jonathan Leahy; cast: Gilbert John Echternkamp (Gilbert), Matt Tilley (Matt), Valerie Hurt (Valerie), Michael Traynor…

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