CRY-BABY (1990)

Written & Directed By: John Waters 
Cinematography By: David Insely 
Editor: Janice Hampton 


Cast: Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Polly Bergen, Ricki Lake, Traci Lords, Susan Tyrrell, Troy Donahue, Willem Dafoe, Patricia Hearst, Iggy Pop, Joe Dellasandro, Darren E. Burrows, Mink Stole, Joey Heatherton, Kim McGuire, Stephen Mailer, Kim Webb, Alan J. Wendl, David Nelson 


Allison is a "square" good girl who has decided she wants to be bad and falls hard for Cry-Baby Walker, a Greaser (or "Drape" in John Waters parlance). Spoofing Elvis movies and Juvenile Delinquency scare films of the '50s, this movie follows the adventures of Cry-Baby who, though he is sent to juvie, is determined to cross class (and taste) boundaries to get Allison back.

DONNIE BRASCO (1997)

Directed By: Mike Newell 
Written By: Paul Attanasio 
Based On The Book By: Joseph D. Pistone & Richard Woodley 
Cinematography By: Peter Sova 
Editor: Jon Gregory 


Cast: Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Anne Heche, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Zeljko Ivanek, Zach Grenier, Gretchen Mol, Tim Blake Nelson, Paul Giamatti,


An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular one. This film seems set apart from the supposed usual gangster dramas. Maybe because it's more about the difficulties of going undercover aspect of the scenario more Han the mob wars and community. So that is seems a bit more elegant and not asking you necessarily to go with the mobsters and presenting them more as the heroes or at least the leads we care about.

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)

Directed By: Kenneth Branagh 
Written By: Michael Green 
Based on the Novel By: Agatha Christie 
Cinematography By: Haris Zambarlokus 
Editor: Mick Audsley 


Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Daisy Ridley, Josh Gad, Judi Dench, Olivia Colman, Leslie Odom Jr, Derek Jacobi, Lucy Boynton, Adam Garcia 


Hercule Poirot, the best detective in the world decides to leave on the Orient Express. The train accidentally gets stopped because of the strong snow. Little did he know that a murder was planned and that a person on this train was able of commiting such crime. Will he solve this murder before the train starts working again?

PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (2017)

Directed By: Joachim Ronning & Espen Sandberg 
Written By: Jeff Nathanson 
Story By: Jeff Nathanson & Terry Rossio 
Based on Characters Created By: Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott, Stuart Beattie & Jay Wolpert Cinematography By: Paul Cameron 
Editing By: Roger Barton & Leigh Folsom Boyd 


Cast: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Branton Thwaites, Javier Bardem, Kaya Scodelario, Stephen Graham, Goldshifteh Farahani, Kevin McNally, David Wenham, Martin Kleeba, Angus Barnett 


Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea...including him. Captain Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.

YOGA HOSERS (2016)

Written, Edited & Directed By: Kevin Smith 
Cinematography By: James Laxton 

Cast: Harley Quinn Smith, Lily Rose Depp, Johnny Depp, Justin Long, Sasheer Zamata, Tyler Posey, Adam Brody, Ashley Greene, Austin Butler, Tony Hale, Natasha Lyonne, Vanessa Paradis, Haley Joel Osmet, Genesis Rodriguez, Jason Mewes, Ralph Garman, Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, Kevin Conroy, Robert Kurtzman, Jack Depp, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith 


Two teenage yoga enthusiasts team up with a legendary man-hunter to battle with an ancient evil presence that is threatening their major party plans.

INTO THE WOODS (2014)

Directed By: Rob Marshall 
Written By: James Lapine 
Based On The Musical, Music & Lyrics By: Stephen Sondheim & James LaPine 
Cinematography By: Dion Beebe 
Editor: Wyatt Smith 


Cast: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Tracy Ullman, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp, Christine Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, Lucy Punch, Daniel Huttlestone, Lilla Crawford, Billy Magnussen, Mackenzie Mauzy, Simon Russel Beale 


*Please note that some trivia and facts have been republished from imdb among other sources In this review

BLACK MASS (2015)

Directed By: Scott Cooper 
Written By: Jez Butterworth & Mark Mallouk 
 Based On The Book By: Dick Lehr & Gerard O’Neill 
Cinematography By: Masanobu Takayanagi 
Editor: David Rosenblum 


Cast: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Rory Cochrane, Benedict Cumberbatch, Corey Stoll, Jessie Plemmons, Peter Sarasgaard, Kevin Bacon, Adam Scott, Juno Temple, Dakota Johnson, Julianne Nicholson, W. Earl Brown

DARK SHADOWS (2012)

Directed By: Tim Burton 
Written By: Seth Grahame-Smith 
Story By: John August & Seth Grahame-Smith 
Based On The Show By: Dan Curtis 
Cinematography By: Bruno Delbonnel 
Editor: Chris Lebenzon 
Music By: Danny Elfman 


Cast: Johnny Depp, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bella Heathcorte, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Lee Miller, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, Hannah Murray

BLOW (2001)

Directed By: Ted Demme 
Written By: David McKenna & Nick Cassavettes 
Based on the book by: Bruce Porter 
Cinematography By: Ellen Kuras 
Editor: Kevin Tent 
Music By: Graeme Revell 


Cast: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ethan Suplee, Jordi Molla, Bobcat Goldithwait, Cliff Curtis, Paul Ruebens, Ray Liotta, Rachel Griffiths, Franka Potente, Kevin Gage, Max Perlich, Miguel Sandoval, Monet Mazur, Jennifer Gimenez, Jamie King, Lola Glaudini, Richard LaGrevense, Emma Roberts

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0016: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990)

Directed By: Tim Burton
Written By: Caroline Thompson
Story By: Tim Burton & Caroline Thompson
Cinematography By: Stefan Czapsky
Editor: Richard Halsey
Production Design By: Bo Welch

Cast: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin, Conchata Ferrell, O-Lan Jones

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.

THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNISUSS (2009)

Directed By: Terry Gilliam
Written By: Terry Gilliam & Charles McKeon
Cinematography By: Nicole Pecorini
Editor: Mick Audsley

Cast: Christopher Plummer, Heath Ledger, Lilly Cole, Andrew Garfield, Verne Troyer, Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farell