THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013)

 

Directed by: Martin Scorsese  Written By: Terence Winter  Based on the Book “The Wolf Of Wall Street” By: Jordan Belfort  Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto Editor: Thelma Schoonmaker

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robie, Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bernthal, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Favreau, Shea Whigham, Jean Dujardin, Joanna Lumley, Cristin Milioti, Aya Cash, Christine Ebersole, Ethan Suplee,  P.J. Byrne, Kenneth Choi, Jake Hoffman, Rizwan Manji, Thomas Middleditch, Fran Lebowitz 

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

BABEL (2006)

Directed By: Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu 
Written By: Guillermo Arriaga 
Idea By: Guillermo Arriaga & Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 
Cinematography By: Rodrigo Prieto 
Editor: Douglas Krise & Stephen Mirrione 
Music By: Gustavo Santaolalla 


Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Rinko Kikuchi, Adriana Barraza, Elle Fanning, Nathan Gamble, Gael Garcia Bernal, Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Pena, Koji Yakusho 


4 interlocking stories connected by a single gun converge at the end to reveal a complex and tragic story of the lives of humanity around the world and how we truly aren't all that different. In Morocco, a troubled married couple are on vacation trying to work out their differences. Meanwhile, a Moroccan herder buys a rifle for his sons so they can keep the jackals away from his herd. A girl in Japan dealing with rejection, the death of her mother, the emotional distance of her father, her own self-consciousness, and a disability among many other issues, deals with modern life in the enormous metropolis of Tokyo, Japan. Then, on the opposite side of the world the married couple's Mexican nanny takes the couple's 2 children with her to her son's wedding in Mexico, only to come into trouble on the return trip. Combined, it provides a powerful story and an equally powerful looking glass into the lives of seemingly random people around the world and it shows just how connected we really are

WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (2010)

Directed By: Oliver Stone
Written By: Allen Loeb & Stephen Schiff
Based on Characters by: Stanley Meiser & Oliver Stone
Cinematography By: Rodrigo Prieto
Editor: David Brenner & Julie Monroe

Cast: Shia LeBouf, Michael Douglas, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Suasn Sarandon, Austin Pendleton, Vanessa Ferlito, Frank Langella, Jason Clarke, Eli Wallach