The Great Conqueror’s Concubine
The Great Conqueror’s Concubine 1994, NR, 165 min. Directed by Stephen Shin, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sung Young Chen, Gong Li, Rosamund Kwan, Shun Lau. This sweeping historical epic, clocking in at a whopping two hours and forty-five minutes, is one of the more eagerly awaited Hong Kong pictures of the year.…
Dead Can Dance: Toward the Within
Dead Can Dance: Toward the Within 1994. Directed by Mark Magidson, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . There are some musical groups that should be heard but not seen. Sometimes the images of the performers that a listener conjures in his or her head — lying in bed with the lights out and…
A Low Down Dirty Shame
A Low Down Dirty Shame 1994, R, 100 min. Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jada Pinkett, Charles S. Dutton, Salli Richardson. “This isn’t about selling out. It’s about getting paid,” snarls ex-cop/private investigator Shame (Wayans) to DEA agent Rothmiller (Dutton), referring to one of Shame’s…
L.627
L.627 1992, 145 min. Directed by Bertrand Tavernier, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Didier Bezace, Jean-Paul Comart, Charlotte Kady, Jean-Roger Milo, Nils Tavernier, Philippe Torreton, Lara Guirao. L.627 is an article in the French Public Health Code that prosecutes all offenses related to the possession, trade, and consumption of narcotics. This also describes…
Nostradamus
Nostradamus Directed by Roger Christian, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Tcheky Karyo, F. Murray Abraham, Rutger Hauer, Julia Ormond, Assumpta Serna. This bio-pic, set in 16th-century Europe, depicts the life and times of the famed physician and prognositicator Nostradamus. His adherents claim his predictions included the JFK assassination, both world wars, AIDS, moon…
