DER SAMURAI (THE SAMURAI) (2014)

Written, Edited & Directed By: Till Kleinert 
Cinematography By: Martin Hanslmayr 


Cast: Michel Diercks, Pit Bukowski, Uwe Preuss, Kaja Blachnik, Ulrike Bleifert, Christopher Kane, Yvonne Yung Hee

OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2016: Odds & Ends

The following is just an opinion. As I am not a member of the academy, nor in any voting capacity. This is based off of the movies i have seen this year. Now I haven’t seen all the nominated movies. So part of this is based on buzz also.

DON VERDEAN (2015)

Directed By: Jared Hess 
Written By: Jared Hess & Jerusha Hess 
 Cinematography By: Mattias Troelstrup 
Editor: Tanner Christensen 


Cast: Sam Rockwell, Jemaine Clement, Amy Ryan, Will Forte, Danny McBride, Leslie Bibb, Steve Park

ABANDON (2002)

Written & Directed By: Stephen Gaghan 
Cinematography By: Matthew Labitque 
Editor: Mark Warner 

Cast: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Zooey Deschanel, Charlie Hunnam, Fred Ward, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Feuerstein, Philip Bosco, Gabrielle Union, Tony Goldwyn, Will McCormack

ANOMALISA (2015)

Directed By: Duke Johnson & Charlie Kaufman 
Written By: Charlie Kaufman 
Based On Charlie Kaufman’s Radio Play Under the name: Francis Fragoli 
Cinematography By: Joe Passerelli 
Editor: Garret Elkins 


Cast: (Voices of) David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan

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

THE BAYTOWN OUTLAWS (2012)

Directed By: Barry Battles 
Written By: Barry Battles & Griffin Hood 
Cinematography By: David MacFarland 
Editor: Sean Valla 


Cast: Clayne Crawford, Travis Fimmel, Daniel Cudmore, Eva Longoria, Billy Bob Thornton, Andre Braugher, Michael Rapaport, Zoe Bell, Agnes Bruckner, Natalie Martinez, Brea Grant, Paul Wesley, Julio Oscar Mechoso

THE GALLOWS (2015)

Written & Directed By: Travis Cluff & Chris Lofing 
Cinematography By: Edd Lukas 
Editor: Chris Lofing 


Cast: Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos, Cassidy Gifford