That’s Entertainment! III
That’s Entertainment! III Directed by Various, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Lena Horne, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Esther Williams. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has once again opened its vaults to show off the showpieces from its legendary musicals. Perhaps sensing that audiences will believe they have…
Airheads
Airheads 1994, PG-13, 92 min. Directed by Michael Lehmann, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Brandon Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Michael Richards, Michael McKean, Amy Locane, Joe Mantegna. Poor Michael Lehmann’s career path is following that same downward spiral as Michael Cimino’s: one brilliant film, and then… nothing. Or worse than…
Barcelona
Barcelona 1994, PG-13, 101 min. Directed by Whit Stillman, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen, Mira Sorvino, Pep Munne. From its opening montage of beautiful Spanish scenery and terrorist explosions, it is apparent that Barcelona is a movie of dichotomies. The differences between the native Spaniards and the…
Erotic Ghost Story
Erotic Ghost Story 1987, NR, 89 min. Directed by Nam Lai-Choi, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Amy Yip, Pal Shin, Man Su, Kamimura Kiyoko. Like a bad episode of Hef’s Playboy After Dark, Erotic Ghost Story tries desperately to be titillating but instead only makes you giggle. Wrapped around the loosest of plots,…
Spider Baby
Three demented adult siblings are looked after by a devoted caretaker in Jack Hill’s no-budget masterpiece.
The Wedding Gift
The Wedding Gift 1994, NR. Directed by Richard Loncraine, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Sian Thomas, Thora Hird. The Wedding Gift is the true story of Diana Longden (Walters) who, suddenly and without warning, contracts an unclassifiable, mysterious disease. Throughout the course of the illness, her husband Deric (Broadbent)…
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer 1992, R, 87 min. Directed by Nick Broomfield, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . Between 1989 and 1990, Aileen Wuornos, a homely, luckless, lesbian hooker who haunted the interstates of jerkwater Florida, committed a series of seven murders. All of the victims were middle-aged, caucasian…
Burning Paradise
Burning Paradise 1994. Directed by Ringo Lam, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Kwan Tin Sang. Produced by prolific fantasy auteur Tsui Hark (Chinese Ghost Story), this latest film from gritty actionmeister Lam (Full Contact) applies his hard edge to the usually lighthearted period kung fu film, making for a unique entry into the…
