The White Balloon
The White Balloon 1995, NR, 85 min. Directed by Jafar Panahi, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Aida Mohammadkhani, Mohsen Kafili, Fereshteh Sadr Orfai, Anna Borkowska, Mohammad Shahani, Mohammad Bahtiari. This simple yet appealing movie from Iran’s burgeoning film industry is proving to be quite a crowd-pleaser. This first feature by Jafar Panahi won…
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 1996, PG, 112 min. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring William Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Joan Plowright, Anna Paquin, Geraldine Chaplin, Billie Whitelaw, Maria Schneider, Fiona Shaw, Elle Macpherson, Amanda Root. In movie language, Jane Eyre is one of those literary classics for which the term “oft-filmed” was invented.…
James and the Giant Peach
In bringing Roald Dahl’s book to the screen, the filmmakers have preserved the author’s diminutive, fantastic perspective and created a vision of childlike wonder and terror.
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Canadian comedy troupe hits the big screen with this movie about the humorous side effects of a new drug.
Frankie Starlight
Frankie Starlight 1995, R, 101 min. Directed by Michael Lindsay, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Anne Parillaud, Matt Dillon, Gabriel Byrne, Alan Pentony, Corban Walker, Rudi Davies, Georgina Cates. Once upon a time, a novelist-professor named Chet Raymo wrote a magically sweet story called The Dork of Cork. Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg (The Object…
Omaha (The Movie)
Omaha (The Movie) 1995, NR, 85 min. Directed by Dan Mirvish, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Hughston Walkinshaw, Jill Anderson, Frankier Bee, Christopher M. Dukes. This is an expanded reprint of the Austin Chronicle review that ran in March 1995 when the film premiered in Austin at that year’s SXSW Film Festival. /////…
Lamerica
Lamerica 1994, NR, 120 min. Directed by Gianni Amelio, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Enrico Lo Verso, Michele Placido, Carmelo Di Mazzarelli, Piro Milkani, Elida Janushi, Sefer Pema. Having come to Austin screens sporting an impressive pedigree of critical acclaim, the award-winning Lamerica certainly holds quite a bit of promise for foreign cinema…
It’s My Party
It’s My Party 1996, R, 109 min. Directed by Randal Kleiser, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Eric Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Margaret Cho, Bruce Davison, Lee Grant, Devon Gummersall, Marlee Matlin, Roddy Mcdowell, Olivia Newton-John, Bronson Pinchot, Paul Regina, George Segal. It’s my party and you’ll cry me a river. There’s no escaping the…
Love in the Time of Twilight
Love in the Time of Twilight 1995, NR, 107 min. Directed by Tsui Hark, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Charlie Yeung Choi-Nee, Nicky Wu Chi-Lung. A charming romance that finds time for ghosts, time travel, disembodied body parts, hideously deformed monsters, and the greatest bile-spewing set-piece since the infamous “Mr. Creole” sketch in…
