HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN (2011)

Directed & Edited By: Jason Eisener
Written by: John Davies
Stroy By: John Davies, Jason Eisener & Rob Cotterill
Cinemantography By: Karim Hussain

Cast: Rugter Hauer, Brain Downey, Gregory Smith, Molly Dunsworth

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0012: MAY (2002)

Written & Directed By: Lucky McKee
Cinematography By: Steve Yedlin
Editor: Debra Goldfield, Rian Johnson & Chris Sivertson

Cast: Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris, Nichole Hiltz, James Duval, Kevin Gage, Nora Zehetner, Will Estes

GARDEN STATE (2004)

Written & Directed By: Zach Braff
Cinematography By: Lawrence Sher
Editor: Myron Kerstein

Cast: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Jim Parsons, Jean Smart, Michael Weston, Jackie Hoffman, Denis O'Hare, Ann Dowd, Ian Holm, Method Man

ALL GOOD THINGS (2010)

Directed By: Andrew Jarecki
Written By: Marcus Hinchey & Marc Smerling
Cinematography By: Michael Seresin
Editor: David Rosenblum & Shelby Siegel

Cast: Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Nick Offerman, Philip Baker Hall, Zoe Lister Jones, Kristin Wiig, Diane Venora, Liz Stauber, Trini Alvarado

HANNA (2011)

Directed By: Joe Wright
Written By: Seth Lochhead & David Carr
Based on a Story by: Seth Lochhead
Cinematography By: Alwin H. Kuchler
Editor: Paul Tothill

Cast: Eric Bana, Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Olivia Williams, Tom Hollander, Jason Flemyng

SUPER (2011)

Written & Directed By: James Gunn
Cinematography By: Steve Gainer
Editor: Cara Silverman

CAST: Rainn Wilson, Liv Tyler, Ellen Page, Kevin Bacon, Andre Royo, Sean Gunn, Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion, Linda Cardellini, Steve Agee, Gegg Henry, Zach Gilford, Lloyd Kaufman, William Katt

SOURCE CODE (2011)

Directed By: Duncan Jones
Written By: Ben Ripley
Cinematography By: Don Burgess
Editor: Paul Hirsch

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farminga, Jeffrey Wright, Russell Peters

LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (2010)

Directed By: Edward Zwick
Written By: Edward Zwick, Charles Randolph & Marshall Herskovitz
Based On The book: Hard Sell- The Evolution Of a Viagra Salesman By: Jamie Reidy
Cinematography By: Steven Fierberg
Editor: Steven Rosenblum

Cast: Anne Hathaway, Jake Gylennhaal, Josh Gad, Hank Azaria, Oliver Platt, George Segal, Jill Clayburgh, Judy Greer, Gabriel Macht, David Morse, Katheryn Winnick, Nikki DeLoach

SPECIES II (1998)

Directed By: Peter Medak
Written By: Chris Brancato
Based on Character By: Dennis Feldman
Cinematography By: Matthew F. Leonetti
Editor: Richard Nord

CAST: Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger, Natasha Henstridge, Mykelti Williamson, Justin Lazard, George Dzundra, James Cromwell, Sarah Wynter

LIFE (1999)

Directed By: Ted Demme
Written By: Matthew Stone & Robert Ramsey
Cinematography By: Geoffrey Simpson
Editor: Jeffrey Wolf


Cast: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Bernie Mac, Obba Babatunde, Barry Shabaka Henley, Brent Jennings, Lisa Nicole Carson, Anthony Anderson, Guy Torry, Ned Beatty, Bokeem Woodbine, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Heavy D, Bonz Malone, Nick Cassavettes, R. Lee Ermey, Clearance Williams III, Sanaaa Lathan, Rick James, Poppy Montgomery

RUBBER (2011)

Written, Directed, Edited & Cinematography By: Oscar Duplieux

Cast: Stephen Spinella, Wings Hauser, Jack Plotnick, Roxanne Mesquida

NEVER BEEN KISSED (1999)

Directed By: Raja Gosnell
Written By: Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein
Cinematography By: Alex Nepomniaschy
Editor: Debra Chiate & Marcelo Sansevici

Cast: Drew Barrymore, Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly, David Arquette, Jeremy Jordan, Michael Vartan, Jessica Alba, LeeLee Sobieski, Garry Marshall, Jordan Ladd, Giuseppe Andrews, Jordan Ladd, Marley Shelton, Cress Williams, Octavia Spencer, Sean Whalen, Branden Williams, James Franco

BEAUTIFUL GIRLS (1996)

Ada
Directed By: Ted Demme
Written By: Scott Rosenberg
Cinematography By: Adam Kimmel
Editor: Jeffrey Wolf

CAST: Timothy Hutton, Natalie Portman, Uma Thurman, Matt Dillon, Michael Rappaport, Noah Emmerich, Lauren Holly, Mira Sorovio, Rosie O’Donnell, David Arquette, Martha Plimpton, Annabeth Gish, Max Perlich, Pruitt Taylor Vince, John Carroll Lynch, Sam Robarbs

HEAVY (1995)

Written & Directed By: James Mangold
Cinematography By: Michael Barrow
Editor: Meg Reiticker
Original Music By: Thurston Moore

Cast: Pruitt Taylor Vince, Liv Tyler, Shelly Winters, Deborah Harry, Evan Dando, David Patrick Kelly, Joe Grifasi

FROM HELL AND BACK (You're A Naughty One, Saucy Jack)

MURDER BY DECREE – dir. Bob Clark. Starring Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Frank Finley, Susan Clark, Sir John Gielgud, etc.

FROM HELL – dirs. Albert and Allen Hughes. Starring Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, etc.

Recently, I revisited two films dealing with the same subject matter: the Whitechapel murders of the late 19^th century. Actually, I practically viewed these back to back. More like one week after the other. And believe me, there was no intent on my part to assess a comparison while viewing the two. In fact, the notion of writing an article on either flick did not occur to me until after I sat through Bob Clark’s MURDER BY DECREE the other night.