Doc Hollywood - title Sequence by Saul Bass

Doc Hollywood is a 1991 comedy film based on the book, What? Dead again?, by Dr. Neil Shulman. The film starred Michael J. Fox, Woody Harrelson and Julie Warner.

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

Writers (WGA): Neil B. Shulman (book) Laurian Leggett (adaptation)

Release Date: 2 August 1991 (USA)

Genre: Comedy | Romance more

Plot: A young doctor causes a traffic accident in a small town and is sentenced to work for some days at the town hospital.

Cape Fear - title Sequence by Saul Bass

Director: J. Lee Thompson

Writers: John D. MacDonald (novel) James R. Webb (screenplay)

Release Date: 1962 (Norway)

Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller more

Plot: A lawyer’s family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.

Broadcast News - title Sequence by Saul Bass

Director: James L. Brooks

Writer: James L. Brooks (written by)

Release Date: 16 December 1987 (USA)

Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance more

Plot: Take two rival TV reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well and watch the sparks fly.

Awards: Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

* Holly Hunter as Jane Craig
* Albert Brooks as Aaron Altman
* William Hurt as Tom Grunick
* Robert Prosky as Ernie Merriman
* Lois Chiles as Jennifer Mack
* Joan Cusack as Blair Litton
* Jack Nicholson as Bill Rorich
* John Cusack as Angry Messenger
* Marc Shaiman as News Theme Writer

Attack - title Sequence by Saul Bass

Director: Robert Aldrich

Writers: Norman Brooks (play) James Poe (screenplay)

Release Date: 17 October 1956 (USA)

Genre:Drama | War | Action more

Plot: During the closing days of WWII, a National Guard Infantry Company is assigned the task of setting up artillery observation posts in a strategic area…

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination more

Alien - Title Sequence by Saul Bass

Director: Ridley Scott
Writers (WGA): Dan O’Bannon (story) and Ronald Shusett (story) …

Release Date: 25 May 1979 (USA)

Genre: Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot: A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.

Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 18 nominations

Cast
* Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley.
* Tom Skerritt as Dallas.
* John Hurt as Kane,
* Veronica Cartwright as Lambert.
* Ian Holm as Ash,
* Harry Dean Stanton as Brett.
* Yaphet Kotto as Parker
* Bolaji Badejo as the Alien

Vanilla Sky

Director: Cameron Crowe
Writers (WGA): Alejandro Amenábar (film “Abre Los Ojos”) and Mateo Gil (film “Abre Los Ojos”) …

Release Date: 14 December 2001 (USA)

Tagline: What is happiness to you? more

Plot: A successful publisher finds his life taking a turn for the surreal after a car accident with a jaded lover.

Plot Keywords: Ambiguous Ending | Amnesia | Skyscraper | No Opening Credits | No Title At Beginning

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

* Tom Cruise … David Aames
* Penélope Cruz … Sofia Serrano
* Jason Lee … Brian Shelby
* Kurt Russell … Dr. Curtis McCabe
* Cameron Diaz… Julianna ‘Julie’ Gianni
* Noah Taylor … Edmund Ventura
* Timothy Spall … Thomas Tipp
* Tilda Swinton… Rebecca Dearborn
* Michael Shannon … Aaron
* Delaina Mitchell … David’s Assistant
* Shalom Harlow … Colleen
* Oona Hart … Lynette
* Ivana Milicevic… Emma
* Johnny Galecki … Peter Brown
* Jhaemi Willens … Jamie Berliner

The Man With The Golden Arm

Director: Otto Preminger

Writers: Nelson Algren (novel) Walter Newman (screenplay)

Release Date: 16 January 1956 (Brazil)

Genre:Drama

Plot: Strung-out junkie deals with daily demoralizing drug addiction while crippled wife and card sharks continue to pull him down.

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars.

Cast

* Frank Sinatra as Frankie Machine
* Eleanor Parker as Zosh
* Kim Novak as Molly
* Arnold Stang as Sparrow
* Darren McGavin as Louie Fomorowski
* Robert Strauss as Zero Schwiefka
* John Conte as Drunky John
* Doro Merande as Vi
* George E. Stone as Sam Markette
* George Mathews as Williams
* Leonid Kinskey as Dominowski
* Emile Meyer as Detective Bednar

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Director: Shane Black
Writers (WGA):Brett Halliday (novel) Shane Black (screen story)

Release Date:14 September 2005 (France)

Genre:Action | Comedy | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor.

Cast

* Robert Downey Jr. as Harry Lockhart
* Val Kilmer as “Gay” Perry von Shrike
* Michelle Monaghan as Harmony Faith Lane
* Corbin Bernsen as Harlan Dexter
* Dash Mihok as Mr. Frying Pan
* Larry Miller as Dabney Shaw
* Rockmond Dunbar as Mr. Fire
* Shannyn Sossamon as Pink Hair Girl
* Angela Lindvall as Flicka

City of God

Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund (co-director)

Writers: Paulo Lins (novel) Bráulio Mantovani (screenplay)

Release Date: 30 August 2002 (Brazil)

Tagline: If you run you’re dead…if you stay, you’re dead again. Period.

Plot: Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer. full summary

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 49 wins & 25 nominations

Casino Royale

Director: Martin Campbell

Writers (WGA): Neal Purvis (screenplay) & Robert Wade (screenplay) …

Release Date:17 November 2006 (USA)

Genre: Action | Adventure | Thriller more

Tagline: Everyone has a past. Every legend has a beginning. On November 17th, discover how James…became Bond.

Plot: In his first mission, James Bond must stop Le Chiffre, a banker to the world’s terrorist organizations, from winning a high-stakes poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro.

Awards: Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 15 wins & 25 nominations

Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Mads Mikkelsen