Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Lagaan: Once Upon A Time in India (2001)

Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Khan/Ashutosh (Hindi), 3:44, color
Cast Notables: Aamir Khan; Gracy Singh
Cinema 4 Rating: 7

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

La Femme Nikita (1990)

Director: Luc Besson
Gaumont (French), 1:55, color
Crew Notables: Eric Serra (music); Thierry Arbogast (cinematography)
Cast Notables: Anna Parillaud; Tchéky Karyo; Jeanne Moreau; Jean-Hugues Anglade; Jean Reno
Cinema 4 Rating: 7

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Monday, October 6, 2008

The Lady Vanishes (1938) Criterion Collection 003

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Gaumont/MGM, 1:37, b/w
Crew Notables: Ethel Lina White (source novel, "The Wheel Spins"); Albert Whitlock (scenic artist)
Cast Notables: Margaret Lockwood; Michael Redgrave; Paul Lukas; Dame May Whitty; Cecil Parker; Linden Travers; Basil Radford; Naunton Wayne; Mary Clare; Googie Withers; Alfred Hitchcock (man in railway station; cameo)
Cinema 4 Rating: 8

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Sunday, October 5, 2008

The Ladykillers (1955)

Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Ealing/Rank, 1:31, color
Crew Notables: William Rose (screenplay)
Cast Notables: Alec Guinness; Peter Sellers; Herbert Lom; Cecil Parker; Danny Green; Jack Warner; Katie Johnson; Philip Stainton; Frankie Howerd
Cinema 4 Rating: 8

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Lady in White (1988)

Director/Writer/Music: Frank LaLoggia
New Century Vista, 1:52, color
Crew Notables: Russell Carpenter (cinematography); Gene Warren Jr. (visual effects supervisor)
Cast Notables: Lukas Haas; Alex Rocco; Katherine Helmond; Len Cariou; Jared Rushton; Jason Presson; Renata Vanni; Sydney Lassick; Frank LaLoggia
Cinema 4 Rating: 7

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Friday, October 3, 2008

Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske
Walt Disney, 1:15, color animated
Crew Notables: Ward Green (source story, "Happy Dan, the Whistling Dog")
Cast Notables: Peggy Lee; Barbara Luddy; Larry Roberts; Bill Thompson; Stan Freberg; Verna Felton; Alan Reed; George Givot; Dal McKennon; Lee Millar; The Mellomen (various dog voices)
Cinema 4 Rating: 8

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Thursday, October 2, 2008

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Director: Curtis Hanson
Warner Bros., 2:18, color
Crew Notables: James Ellroy (novel); Curtis Hanson & Brian Helgeland (AAW, screenplay); Jerry Goldsmith (AAN, music); Dante Spinotti (AAN, cinematography)
Cast Notables: Kevin Spacey; Russell Crowe; Guy Pearce; Kim Basinger (AAW); Danny DeVito; James Cromwell; David Strathairn; Paul Guilfoyle; Ron Rifkin; Matt McCoy
Cinema 4 Rating: 8

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Labyrinth (1986)

Director: Jim Henson
Henson/Tri-Star, 1:41, color
Crew Notables: Terry Jones (writer); David Bowie (songs); Trevor Jones (music); Brian Froud (co-costume design); Maurice Sendak (inspiration; source material)
Cast Notables: David Bowie; Jennifer Connelly; Frank Oz; Brian Henson; Dave Goelz; Michael Hordern; Kevin Clash; Kenny Baker; Warwick Davis; Jack Purvis
Cinema 4 Rating: 6

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Director: Stephen Chow
Hong Kong, 1:35, color
Cast Notables: Stephen Chow
Cinema 4 Rating: 6

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Sunday, September 21, 2008

The Knack... and How to Get it (1965)

Director: Richard Lester
United Artists, 1:25, b/w
Crew Notables: John Barry (score); David Watkin (cinematography)
Cast Notables: Michael Crawford; Rita Tushingham; Ray Brooks; Charlotte Rampling; Jacqueline Bisset; Jane Birkin: Pattie Boyd
Cinema 4 Rating: 7

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Saturday, September 20, 2008

The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)

Director: Don Sharp
Hammer, 1:28, color
Crew Notables: Anthony Hinds (writer): James Bernard (music); Alan Hume (cinematography)
Cast Notables: Clifford Evans; Edward da Souza
Cinema 4 Rating: 6

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

Director: John Landis
United Film Dist., 1:23, color & b/w
Crew Notables: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker (screenplay)
Cast Notables: Marilyn Joi; David Zucker; Jim Abrahams; Jerry Zucker; George Lazenby; Donald Sutherland; Henry Gibson; Bill Bixby; Rick Baker; Stephen Bishop (Charming Guy); Uschi Digard; Felix Silla; Stephen Stucker; Tony Dow; Forrest J. Ackerman; Evan C. Kim; Bong Soo Han; Philip Rhee; Simon Rhee; Shadoe Stevens; Robert K. Weiss; Leslie Nielsen; Tina Louise
Cinema 4 Rating: 7

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Monday, September 1, 2008

The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

Director: Michael Curtiz
Warner Bros., 1:13, b/w
Crew Notables: S.S. Van Dine (source novel)
Cast Notables: William Powell (Philo Vance); Mary Astor; Eugene Pallette
Cinema 4 Rating: 6

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Juno (2007)

Director: Jason Reitman
Fox Searchlight, 1:36, color
Crew Notables: Diablo Cody (AAW, screenplay); The Moldy Peaches [Adam Green & Kimya Dawson] (songs); John Malkovich (producer)
Cast Notables: Ellen Page; Michael Cera; Jennifer Garner; Jason Bateman; Allison Janney; J.K. Simmons; Olivia Thirlby; Rainn Wilson; Emily Perkins
Cinema 4 Rating: 7

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

The Jungle Book (1967)

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Walt Disney, 1:18, color animated
Crew Notables: Rudyard Kipling (source novel)
Cast Notables: Phil Harris; Sebastian Cabot; Louis Prima; George Sanders; Sterling Holloway; J. Pat O'Malley; Bruce Reitherman; Verna Felton; Clint Howard; Darleen Carr
Cinema 4 Rating: 8

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Johnny English (2003)

Director: Peter Howitt
Working Title/Universal, 1:28, color
Crew Notables: Robbie Williams & Hans Zimmer (theme song, "A Man for All Seasons")
Cast Notables: Rowan Atkinson; Natalie Imbruglia; John Malkovich; Ben Miller; Kevin McNally; Tim Pigott-Smith; Greg Wise
Cinema 4 Rating: 6

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Monday, August 11, 2008

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)

Director: William Beaudine
Circle/Embassy, 1:23, color
Cast Notables: John Lupton; Narda Onyx; Estalita Rodriguez; Cal Bolder; Jim Davis; Nestor Paiva; Steven Geray
Cinema 4 Rating: 2

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Sunday, August 10, 2008

The Jerk (1979)

Director: Carl Reiner
Universal, 1:34, color
Crew Notables: Steve Martin & Carl Gottlieb (screenplay)
Cast Notables: Steve Martin (Navin R. Johnson); Bernadette Peters; Catlin Adams; Mabel King; Richard Ward; Bill Macy; M. Emmett Walsh; Dick O'Neill; Maurice Evans; Pepe Serna; Sonny Terry; Brownie McGhee; Jackie Mason; Carl Gottlieb; Carl Reiner; Rob Reiner; Gailard Sartain; William Schallert
Cinema 4 Rating: 7

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Director/Writer: Kevin Smith
View Askew/Dimension/Miramax, 1:44, color
Crew Notables: Scott Mosier (editing)
Cast Notables: Jason Mewes; Kevin Smith; Ben Affleck; Brian O'Halloran; Jeff Anderson; Eliza Dushku; Shannon Elizabeth; Ali Larter; Jennifer Schwalbach Smith; Will Ferrell; Jason Lee; Mark Hamill; Judd Nelson; George Carlin; Carrie Fischer; Seann William Scott; Jon Stewart; Jules Asner; Steve Kmetko; Tracy Morgan; Gus Van Sant; Chris Rock; Jamie Kennedy; Wes Craven; Shannen Doherty; Harley Quinn Smith; Scott Mosier; Marc Blucas; Joe Queseda; Jason Biggs; Diedrich Bader; Paul Dini; Walter Flanagan; Joey Lauren Adams; Alanis Morrisette; Morris Day; Jerome Benton; Matt Damon; James Van Der Beek
Cinema 4 Rating: 6

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Friday, August 8, 2008

Jaws (1975)

Director: Steven Spielberg
Universal, 2:04, color
Crew Notables: Peter Benchley (source novel & co-screenplay); John Williams (score); Carl Gottlieb (co-screenplay); Bill Butler (cinematography); Joe Alves (production design); Ron & Valerie Taylor (live shark footage)
Cast Notables: Roy Scheider; Robert Shaw; Richard Dreyfuss; Lorraine Gary; Murray Hamilton; Carl Gottlieb; Jeffrey Kramer; Peter Benchley; Susan Backlinie; Chris Rebello; Jay Mello
Cinema 4 Rating: 9

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Director: Don Chaffey
Columbia, 1:44, color
Crew Notables: Ray Harryhausen (special visual effects creator/associate producer); Bernard Herrmann (original music/conductor, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra); Wilkie Cooper (cinematography)
Cast Notables: Todd Armstrong; Nancy Kovack; Gary Raymond; Laurence Naismith; Niall MacGinnis; Michael Gwynn; Douglas Wilmer; Jack Gwillim; Honor Blackman; John Cairney; Patrick Troughton; Andrew Faulds; Nigel Green
Cinema 4 Rating: 8

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

James and the Giant Peach (1996)

Director: Henry Selick //
Walt Disney, 1:19, color; live action & animated
Crew Notables: Roald Dahl (source book); Tim Burton (producer); Randy Newman (music); Lane Smith (art direction/conceptual designer)
Cast Notables: Simon Callow; Richard Dreyfuss; Jane Leeves; Joanna Lumley; Miriam Margolyes; Pete Postlethwaite; Susan Sarandon; David Thewlis; Paul Terry; Stephen Culp; Mike Starr;
Cinema 4 Rating: 7

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Jail Bait (1954)

Director/Co-Writer: Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Howco, 1:12, b/w
Crew Notables: Alex Gordon (co-writer)
Cast Notables: Lyle Talbot; Dolores Fuller; Herbert Rawlinson; Steve Reeves; Mona McKinnon; Theodora Thurman; Don Nagel; Conrad Brooks
Cinema 4 Rating: 2

This afternoon, we had a phone conversation earlier in the day...

Monday, August 4, 2008

Jack the Giant Killer (1962)

Director: Nathan Juran (and co-screenplay)
United Artists, 1:34, color
Crew Notables: Jim Danforth (special effects/animator); Wah Chang, Gene Warren and Tim Baar (stop motion animation); Augie Lohman (special effects)
Cast Notables: Kerwin Matthews; Judi Meredith; Torin Thatcher; Walter Burke; Don Beddoe
Cinema 4 Rating: 6

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Jackie Brown (1997)

Director/Writer: // Quentin Tarantino
Miramx, 2:34, color
Crew Notables: Elmore Leonard (source novel, Rum Punch); Guillermo Navarro (cinematography)
Cast Notables: Pam Grier; Samuel L. Jackson; Robert Forster; Michael Keaton; Bridget Fonda; Robert De Niro; Michael Bowen; Chris Tucker; Lisa Gay Hamilon; Tiny Lister; Sid Haig; Denise Crosby
Cinema 4 Rating: 7

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)

Director: Jean Yarbrough //
Warner Bros., 1:10, Sepiatone/Supercinecolor
Cast Notables: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello; Buddy Baer; Shay Cogan; James Alexander; Mel Blanc; David Stollery; William Farnum;
Cinema 4 Rating: 5

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Friday, August 1, 2008

Jabberwocky (1976)

Director: Terry Gilliam //
Python/Cinema 5, 1:45, Technicolor
Crew Notables: Lewis Carroll (source poem); Terry Gilliam (co-screenplay);
Cast Notables: Michael Palin; John Le Mesurier; Neil Innes; Terry Gilliam; Terry Jones; Harry H. Corbett; Brian Glover; David Prowse; Warren Mitchell; Max Wall
Cinema 4 Rating: 6

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Sunday, July 13, 2008

I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Director: Jacques Tourneur
RKO, 1:09, b/w
Crew Notables:
Val Lewton (producer); Charlotte Bronte (source novel "Jane Eyre" - uncredited); Curt Siodmak (co-screenplay); Mark Robson (editor)
Cast Notables: James Ellison; Frances Dee; Tom Conway; Darby Jones; Sir Lancelot
Cinema 4 Rating: 8

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Saturday, July 12, 2008

It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)

Director: Edward L. Cahn //
United Artists, 1:09, b/w
Crew Notables: Jerome Bixby (writer); Paul Blaisdell (alien suit builder/designer); Bob Burns (asst. suit builder)
Cast Notables: Marshall Thompson; Shirley Patterson; Dabbs Greer; Ann Doran; Kim Spalding; Ray "Crash" Corrigan (It)
Cinema 4 Rating: 5

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...

Friday, July 11, 2008

It's A Wonderful Life (1946)

Director: Frank Capra (AAN)
RKO, 2:10, b/w
Crew Notables: Philip Van Doren Stern (story - "The Greatest Gift"); Dimitri Tiomkin (score); William Hornbeck (editing, AAN)
Cast Notables: James Stewart (AAN); Donna Reed; Gloria Grahame; Lionel Barrymore; Thomas Mitchell; Henry Travers; Beulah Bondi; Frank Faylen; Ward Bond; H.B. Warner; Frank Albertson
Cinema 4 Rating: 9

A full review for this film will appear here... when I feel like writing it...