Wednesday, February 26, 2014

SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING DR. SPENGLER (A Eulogy)

RIDE ALONG (2014)


Directed By: Tim Story 
Written By: Jason Mantzoukas, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi & Greg Coolidge 
Story By: Greg Coolidge 
Cinematography By: Larry Blanford 
Editor: Craig Alpert 

 Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, John Leguizamo, Bryan Callen, Bruce McGill, Gary Owen, Jay Pharoah, Jacob Latimore, David Banner, Angie Stone

ROCKNROLLA (2008)


Written & Directed By: Guy Ritchie 
Cinematography By: David Higgs 
Editor: James Herbert 

 Cast: Gerard Butler, Mark Strong, Tom Wilkinson, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Thandie Newton, Toby Kebbell, Jeremy Piven, Ludacris, Karel Roden, Jimi Mistry, Matt King, Gemma Arterton

WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO? (2010)


Written & Directed By: Tyler Perry 
Cinematography By: Toyomichi Kurita 
Editor: Maysie Hoy 

 Cast: Janet Jackson, Malik Yoba, Tyler Perry, Sharon Leal, Jill Scott, Richard T. Jones, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Louis Gossett Jr., Cicely Tyson, Lamman Rucker

THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS (2012)


Directed By: Rza 
Written By: Rza & Eli Roth 
Story By: Rza 
Cinematography By: Chi Ying Chan 
Editor: Joe D’Augustine 

 Cast: Russell Crowe, Rza, Lucy Liu, Jamie Chung, Rick Yune, Dave Bautista, Byron Mann, Zhu Zhu, Pam Grier

BLACK KNIGHT (2001)


Directed By: Gil Junger 
Written By: Darryl J. Quarles, Peter Caulke & Gerry Swallow 
Cinematography By: Ueli Steiger 
Editor: Michael R. Miller 
Music By: Randy Edelman 

 Cast: Martin Lawrence, Tom Wilkinson, Kevin Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Marsha Thomason, Vincent Regan

Saturday, February 15, 2014

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0030: JACKIE BROWN (1997)


Written & Directed By: Quentin Tarantino 
Based On The Novel “RUM PUNCH” By: Elmore Leonard 
Cinematography By: Guillermo Navarro 
Editor: Sally Menke 

 Cast: Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Michael Bowen, Bridget Fonda, Robert DeNiro, Chris Tucker, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Tony “Tiny” Lister, Sid Haig, Aimee Graham, T’Keyah Crystal Keymah,

SAVAGES (2012)



Directed By: Oliver Stone 
Written By: Oliver Stone, Shane Salerno & Don Winslow 
Based on the novel by: Don Winslow 
Cinematography By: Daniel Mindel 
Editor: Joe Hutshing, Stuart Levy & Alex Marquez 

 Cast: Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Travolta, Benecio Del Toro, Shea Whigham, Demian Bichir, Salma Hayeck, Emile Hirsch, Joel David Moore, Ali Wong

YELLING TO THE SKY (2011)



Written & Directed By: Victoria Mahoney 
Cinematography By: Reed Morano 
Editor: William Henry 

 Cast: Zoe Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe, Jason Clarke, Antoinique Smith, Shareeka Epps, Tim Blake Nelson, Billy Kay, Tariq Trotter, Yolanda Ross, Marc John Jeffreis, Sonequa Martin-Green

FASTER (2010)



Directed By: George Tillman Jr. 
Written By: Joe & Tony Gayton 
Cinematography By: Michael Grady 
Editor: Dick Westervelt 
Music By: Clint Mansell 

 Cast: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, Tom Berneger, Courtney Gains, Maggie Grace, Mike Epps, Xander Berkley, Moon Bloodgood, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jennifer Carpenter, Oliver Jackson-Cohen

ONE NIGHT STAND (1997)



Written, Music Score & Directed By: Mike Figgis 
Cinematography By: Declan Quinn 
Editor: John Smith 

 Cast: Wesley Snipes, Natassja Kinski, Robert Downey Jr., Ming-Na Wen, Kyle Maclachlan, Glenn Plummer, Amanda Donahoe, Thomas Haden Church, John Ratzenberger, Annabelle Gurwitch, Julian Sands, Ione Skye, Donovan Leitch Jr., Saffron Burrows

Sunday, February 9, 2014

NURSE 3D (2014)


Directed By: Douglas Aarniokoski 
Written By: Douglas Aarniokoski & David Loughery 
Cinematography By: Boris Mojsovski 
Editor: Andrew Coutts 

 Cast: Paz De La Huerta, Katrina Bowden, Corbin Bleu, Judd Nelson, Niecy Nash, Boris Kodjoe, Adam Hershman, Martin Donovan, Kathleen Turner

WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS (2006)


Written & Directed By: Malcolm D. Lee 
Cinematography By: Greg Gardiner 
Editor: George Bowers & Paul Millspaugh 

 Cast: Martin Lawrence, Joy Bryant, Michael Clarke Duncan, Nicole Ari Parker, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, Mo’Nique, Mike Epps, Cedric The Entertainer, Louis C.K.

GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' (2005)


Directed By: Jim Sheridan 
Written By: Terence Winter 
Cinematography By: Declan Quinn 
Editor: Roger Barton & Conrad Buff Jr. 

Cast: Curtis “50 CENT” Jackson, Terrence Howard, Tory Kittles, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Leon, Joy Bryant, Omar Benson Miller, Mykelti Williamson, Bill Duke, Viola Davis, Russell Hornsby, Mpho Koaho,

GRIDLOCK'D (1997)



Written & Directed By: Vondie Curtis-Hall 
Cinematography By: Bill Pope 
Editor: Christopher Koefeod 

 Cast: Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, Thandie Newton, Charles Fleischer, Howard Hesseman, Lucy Liu, Bokeem Woodbine, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Elisabeth Pena, John Sayles, James Pickens Jr., Debra Wilson, Rusty Schwimmer, Kasi Lemmons, Tom Towles

THE GREAT WHITE HYPE (1996)


Directed By: Reginald Hudlin 
Written By: Ron Shelton & Tony Hendra 
Cinematography By: Ron Garcia 
Editor: Earl Watson 

 Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jamie Foxx, Salli Richardson, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, Michael Jace, Corbin Bernsen, John Rhys-Davies, Rocky Carroll, A.J. Johnson, Reno Wilson, Art Evans

Sunday, February 2, 2014

GIMME THE LOOT (2013)



Written & Directed By: Adam Leon 
Cinematography By: Jonathan Miller 
Editor: Morgan Faust 

 Cast: Ty Hickson, Tashiana Washington, Sam Soghor, Zoe Lescaze

AWAY WE GO (2009)



Directed By: Sam Mendes 
Written By: Dave Eggars & Vendela Vida 
Cinemantography By: Ellen Kuras 
Editor: Sarah Flack 

 Cast: Maya Rudolph, John Krasinski, Carmen Ejogo, Catherine O’Hara, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Josh Hamilton, Allison Janney, Jim Gaffigan, Jeff Daniels, Chris Messina, Melanie Lynskey, Paul Schneider

TRAITOR (2008)


Written & Directed By: Jeffrey Nachmanoff 
 Story By: Steve Martin & Jeffrey Nachmanoff 
Cinematography By: J. Michael Muro 
Editor: Billy Fox 

Cast: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Said Taghmaoai, Archie Panjabi, Neal McDonough, Jeff Daniels

MO' MONEY (1992)



Directed By: Peter MacDonald 
Written By: Damon Wayans 
Cinematography By: Don Burgess 
Editor: Hubert de la Bouillerie 

 Cast: Damon Wayans, Marlon Wayans, John Diehl, Stacey Dash, Joe Santos, Harry Lennix, Salli Richardson, Jackie Hoffman, Bernie Mac

MOVIES WATCHED IN JANUARY 2014


ART BY Darin Shock