ROBERT ALTMAN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. United Kingdom, 1972. Lions Gate Films. Screenplay by Robert Altman, storybook narration by Susannah York. Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond. Produced by Tommy Thompson. Music by John Williams. Production Design by Leon Ericksen. Costume Design by Jack Gallagher. Film Editing by Graeme Clifford. Academy Awards 1972. Cannes Film…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
J.J. ABRAMS Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 2019. Lucasfilm, Bad Robot, Walt Disney Pictures. Story by Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow, Chris Terrio, J.J. Abrams, Screenplay by Chris Terrio, J.J. Abrams, based on characters created by George Lucas. Cinematography by Dan Mindel. Produced by J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan. Music by John Williams. …
Midnight Lace (1960)
DAVID MILLER Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1960. Arwin Productions. Screenplay by Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, based on the play Matilda Shouted Fire by Janet Green. Cinematography by Russell Metty. Produced by Ross Hunter, Martin Melcher. Music by Frank Skinner. Production Design by Robert Clatworthy, Alexander Golitzen. Costume Design by Irene. Film Editing…
The Fury (1978)
BRIAN DE PALMA Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA, 1978. Twentieth Century Fox, Frank Yablans Presentations. Screenplay by John Farris, based on his novel. Cinematography by Richard H. Kline. Produced by Frank Yablans. Music by John Williams. Production Design by Bill Malley. Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge. Film Editing by Paul Hirsch. Kirk…
Earthquake (1974)
MARK ROBSON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB. USA, 1974. Universal Pictures, The Filmakers Group. Screenplay by George Fox, Mario Puzo. Cinematography by Philip H. Lathrop. Produced by Mark Robson. Music by John Williams. Production Design by Alexander Golitzen. Costume Design by Burton Miller. Film Editing by Dorothy Spencer. Academy Awards 1974. Golden Globe Awards…
Bugsy Malone (1976)
ALAN PARKER Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. United Kingdom, 1976. The Rank Organisation, Goodtimes Enterprises, Bugsy Malone Productions, National Film Finance Consortium. Screenplay by Alan Parker. Cinematography by Peter Biziou, Michael Seresin. Produced by Alan Marshall. Music by Paul Williams. Production Design by Geoffrey Kirkland. Costume Design by Monica Howe. Film Editing by Gerry Hambling. Academy Awards 1976. Cannes Film Festival 1976. Golden Globe Awards…
Family Plot (1976)
ALFRED HITCHCOCK Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1976. Universal Pictures. Screenplay by Ernest Lehman, based on the novel The Rainbird Pattern by Victor Canning. Cinematography by Leonard J. South. Produced by Alfred Hitchcock. Music by John Williams. Production Design by Henry Bumstead. Costume Design by Edith Head. Film Editing by J. Terry Williams. Golden Globe Awards 1976. National Board of Review Awards 1976….
The Post (2017)
STEVEN SPIELBERG Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. United Kingdom/USA, 2017. Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks, Participant Media, Pascal Pictures, Star Thrower Entertainment, River Road Entertainment. Screenplay by Liz Hannah, Josh Singer. Cinematography by Janusz Kaminski. Produced by Kristie Macosko Krieger, Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg. Music by John Williams. Production Design by Rick Carter. Costume Design by Ann Roth. Film Editing by Sarah Broshar, Michael Kahn. Academy…
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
RIAN JOHNSON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 2017. Lucasfilm, Ram Bergman Productions, Walt Disney Pictures. Screenplay by Rian Johnson, based on characters created by George Lucas. Cinematography by Steve Yedlin. Produced by Ram Bergman, Kathleen Kennedy. Music by John Williams. Production Design by Rick Heinrichs. Costume Design by Michael Kaplan. Film Editing by Bob Ducsay. Academy Awards 2017. Las Vegas Film Critics Awards 2017. North…
The Towering Inferno (1974)
JOHN GUILLERMIN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1974. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Warner Bros., Irwin Allen Productions. Screenplay by Stirling Silliphant, based on the novels The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia, Frank M. Robinson, and The Tower by Richard Martin Stern. Cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp. Produced by Irwin Allen. Music by John Williams. Production Design by…
The BFG (2016)
STEVEN SPIELBERG Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. United Kingdom/Canada/USA, 2016. Walt Disney Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Walden Media, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, DreamWorks, River Road Entertainment. Screenplay by Melissa Mathison, based on the book by Roald Dahl. Cinematography by Janusz Kaminski. Produced by Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer, Steven Spielberg. Music by John Williams. Production Design by Rick Carter. Costume Design…
The Killers (1964)
DON SIEGEL Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1964. Revue Studios. Screenplay by Gene L. Coon, based on the story by Ernest Hemingway. Cinematography by Richard L. Rawlings. Produced by Don Siegel. Music by John Williams. Production Design by Frank Arrigo, George B. Chan. Costume Design by Helen Colvig. Film Editing by Richard Belding. Don Siegel excitingly remakes the Robert Siodmak classic using…
