Saturday, August 30, 2014

SABOTAGE (2014)



Directed By: David Ayer 
Written By: David Ayer & Skip Woods 
Cinematography By: Dody Dorn 
Editor: Mary Vernieu & Lindsay Graham 

Cast: Arnold Schwartzenegger, Olivia Williams, Sam Worhtington, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Terrence Howard, Josh Holloway, Max Martini, Martin Donovan, Troy Garity, Harold Perrineau

300: RISE OF THE EMPIRE (2014)



Directed By: Noam Murro 
Written By: Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad 
Based On the Graphic Novel “XERCES” By: Frank Miller 
 Cinematography By: Simon Duggan 
Editor: David Brenner & Wyatt Smith 
 Production Design By: Patrick Tatopoulos 

Cast: Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton, Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro, Jack O’Connell, Peter Mensah

ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO (2008)



Written, Edited & Directed By: Kevin Smith 
Cinematography By: David Klein 


Cast: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson, Jason Mewes, Traci Lords, Katie Morgan, Jeff Anderson, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Justin Long, Brandon Routh, Kenny Hotz, Tom Savini, Gerry Bednob, Jim Norton, Lauren Miller, Tyler Labine

SAVE THE LAST DANCE (2001)



Directed By: Thomas Carter 
Written By: Duane Adler & Cheryl Edwards 
Story By: Duane Adler 
Cinematography By: Robbie Greenberg 
Editor: Peter E. Berger, Jeff Canavan & Fritz Freick 
Music By: Mark Isham 

Cast: Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Bianca Lawson, Fredro Starr, Terry Kinney

Thursday, August 28, 2014

54 (1998)



Written & Directed By: Mark Christoper 
Cinematography By: Alexander Gruszynski 
Editor: Lee Percy 

Cast: Ryan Philippe, Breckin Meyer, Mike Myers, Neve Campbell, Salma Hayek, Sherry Stringfield, Sela Ward, Lauren Hutton, Heather Matarazzo, Cameron Mathison, Skip Sudduth, Erika Alexander, Mark Ruffalo, Domenick Lombardozzi

PALO ALTO (2014)



Written & Directed By: Gia Coopola 
Based On Short Stories Written By: James Franco 
Cinematography By: Autumn Durald 
Editor: Leo Scott 
Music By: Dev Haynes 


Cast: Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, James Franco, Nat Wolff, Zoe Levin, Olivia Crocicchia, Colleen Camp, Chris Messina, Val Kilmer, Janet Jones, Don Novello, Talia Shire, Emma Gretzsky

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014)



Directed By: James Gunn 
Written By: James Gunn & Nicole Perlman 
Based on the Comic-Book By: Andy Lanning & Dan Adnett 
Cinematography By: Ben Davis 
Editor: Fred Raskin, Craig Wood & Hughes Winborne 
Music By Tyler Bates 

Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Dijmon Hounsou Michael Rooker, Benecio Del Toro, Karen Gillan, Glenn Close, John C. Reilly, Vin Diesel (Voice Only), Bradley Cooper (Voice Only), Sean Gunn, Peter Serafinowicz, Gregg Henry

Sunday, August 24, 2014

CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (1971)



Directed By: Mike Nichols 
Written By: Jules Pfeiffer 
Cinematography By: Giuseppe Rotunno 
Editor: Sam O’Steen 

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margaret, Candice Bergen, Rita Moreno, Carol Kane

SOMEONE MARRY BARRY (2014)



Written & Directed By: Rob Pearlstein 
Cinematography By: Marten Tedin 
Editor: Justin Bourett 

Cast: Tyler Labine, Lucy Punch, Damon Wayans Jr., Thomas middleditch, Frankie Shaw, Ed helms, Jerry Minor, Lauren Miller, Brian Huskey, Joe Lo Truglio, Greg Germann, Brett Gelman

AMERICAN SON (2008)



Directed By: Neil Abramson 
Written By: Eric Schmid 
Story By: Neil Abramson & Eric Schmid 
Cinematography By: Kristian Kachikis 
Editor: Karen Schmeer 

Cast: Nick Cannon, Melonie Diaz, Tom Sizemore, April Grace, Matt O’Leary, Sean Marquette, Jay Hernandez, Chi McBride, Percy Daggs III

Saturday, August 16, 2014

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME FILE #0034: ROMEO IS BLEEDING (1992)



Directed By: Peter Medak 
Written By: Hillary Henkin 
Cinematography By: Dariusz Wolski 
Editor: Walter Murch 
Music By: Mark Isham 

Cast: Gary Oldman, Annabella Sciorra, Lena Olin, Juliette Lewis, Roy Scheider, Michael Wincott, James Cromwell, Tony Sirico, Will Patton, David Proval, Ron Perlman

HEREAFTER (2010)



Directed & Music By: Clint Eastwood 
Written By: Peter Morgan 
Cinematography By: Tom Stern 
Editor: Joel Cox & Gary Roach 


Cast: Ceclile De France, Matt Damon, Jay Mohr, Bryce Dallas Howard, Richard Kind, Frankie McLaren, George McLaren, Steve Schirripa, Jenifer Lewis

BYZANTIUM (2012)



Directed By: Neil Jordan 
Written By: Moira Buffini 
Based on the Play “A VAMPIRE STORY” By: Moira Buffini 
Cinematography By: Sean Bobbitt 
Editor: Tony Lawson 


Cast: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Caleb Landry Jones, Sam Riley, Warren Brown, Johnny Lee Miller,Kate Ashfield, Maria Doyle Kennedy

THE HOUSE OF YES (1997)



Written & Directed By: Mark Waters 
Based On The Stage Play By: Wendy MacLeod 
Cinematography By: Michael Spiller 
Editor: Pamela Martin 
Music By: Rolfe Kent 

Cast: Josh Hamilton, Parker Posey, Genevieve Bujold, Tori Spelling, Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

GET ON UP (2014)


Directed By: Tate Taylor 
Written By: Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth 
Story By: Steven Baigelman, Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth 
Cinematography By: Stephen Goldblatt 
Editor: Michael McCusker 

Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Jill Scott, Dan Ayckroyd, Viola Davis, Craig Robinson, Octavia Spencer, Fred Melamed, Tika Sumpter, Aloe Blacc, Tariq Trotter, Aunjanue Ellis, Keith Robinson

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

REMEMBERING MR. WILLIAMS (THE CYCLE OF GRIEF)


I can't pretend or even try to put words to others grief. Though I can recognize and understand a universal sense of loss and sadness. The outpouring of emotions from people speaks for itself.

Saturday, August 9, 2014

VIVRE SA VIE (1962)



Directed by: Jean Luc Godard 
Written By: Jean Luc Godard & Marcel Sacotte 
Based on the book “Ou en est la prostitution” by: Marcel Sacotte 
Cinematography By: Raoul Coutard 
Editor: Jean luc Godard & Agnes Guillemot 


Cast: Anna Karina, Sady Rebott, Andre S. Labarthe

ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE (2014)


Written & Directed By: Lucky McKee, Chris Silvertson 
Cinematography By: Ben Ephraim 
Editor: Ben La Marca & Zach Passero 

Cast: Caitlan Stasey, Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Brooke Butler, Tom Williamson, Amanda Grace Cooper, Reanin Johannick, Chris Petrovski, Felisha Cooper, Michael Bowen, Shay Astar

BOXING HELENA (1992)


Written & Directed By: Jennifer Chambers Lynch 
Story By: Philippe Caland 
 Cinematography By: Bojan Bizelli & Frank Byers 
Editor: David Finfer 
Production Design and Art Direction By: Paul Huggins 

Cast: Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn, Bill Paxton, Art Garfunkel, Kurtwood Smith, Betsy Clark, Nicolette Scorsese

REVENGE FOR JOLLY! (2012)


Directed By: Chadd Harbold 
Written By: Brian Petsos 
Cinematography By: Daniel Katz 
Editor: Vito DeSario, Micah Scarpelli 

Cast: Brian Petsos, Oscar Issac, Elijah Wood, Ryan Phillippe, Kevin Corrigan, David Rasche, Jayne Atkinson, Bobby Moynihan, Garret Dillahunt, Adam Brody, Gillian Jacobs, Kristen Wiig, Amy Seimetz

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

THE DOUBLE (2014)



Directed By: Richard Ayoade 
Written By: Richard Ayoade & Avi Korine 
Based On The Novella Written By: Fydor Dostoevsky 
Cinematography By: Erik Wilson 
Editor: Chris Dickens & Nick Fenton 


Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowksa, Wallace Shawn, Noah Taylor, Cathy Moriarty, James Fox, Phyllis Somerville, Craig Roberts, Sally Hawkins, Yasmin Paige, Rade Serbedzija, Paddy Contantine, J. Mascis

Saturday, August 2, 2014

MICHAEL (2011)


Written & Directed By: Markus Schleinzer 
Cinematography By: Gerald Kerkeletz 
Editor: Wolfgang Widerhofer 

Cast: Michael Fuith, Christine Kain, David Rauchenberger, Ursula Strauss

MY BROTHER THE DEVIL (2012)


Written & Directed By: Sall El Hosaini 
Cinematography By: David Raedeker 
Editor: Iain Kitching 

 Cast: James Floyd, Fady Elsayed, Anthony Welsh, Amira Ghazalla, Said Tagahmaoui, Elarica Gallacher, Letita Wright, Nasser Memarzia, Aymen Hamdouci, Arnold Oceng

THE HOUSEMAID (2010)


Written & Directed By: Sang-soo Im 
Based On The (Original) Film By: Ki-young Kim 
Cinematography By: Hyung-deok Lee 
Editor: Eun Soo Lee 
Production Design By: Ha-jun Lee 


Cast: Do-yeon Jeon, Jung-Jae lee, Yeo-jeong Yoon, Woo seo, Ji-Young Park

GET OVER IT (2001)


Directed By: Tommy O’Haver 
Written By: R. Lee Flemming Jr. 
Cinematography By: Maryse Alberti 
Editor: Jeff Betancourt 

Cast: Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst, Melissa Sagemiller, Colin Hanks, Shane West, Martin Short, Zoe Saldana, Mila Kunis, Carmen Electra, Swoosie Kurtz, Ed Begley Jr., Christopher Jacot, Coolio, Kylie Bax

MOVIES WATCHED IN JULY (2014)