Once Upon a Time in China
Once Upon a Time in China 1991, R, 134 min. Directed by Tsui Hark, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Yuen Biao. Set in the turbulent world of 19th-century China, University of Texas alumnus Hark has fashioned an epic tale of a country and its people in the throws of…
1991: The Year Punk Broke
This snarling, loudly exultant record of the 1991 European tour by Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., and other bands, bursts with lunatic concert footage, inspired backstage antics, baffling contract riders, and self-deprecating humor from the groups.
Venice/venice
Venice/venice 1992, R, 108 min. Directed by Henry Jaglom, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Henry Jaglom, Nelly Alard, Suzanne Bertish, Melissa Leo. From Venice, Italy, where independent filmmaker Dean (Jaglom) has his newest work in competition at the Film Festival (and where he meets, romances and loses French journalist Jeanne (Alard) to Venice,…
Solar Crisis
Solar Crisis 1990. Directed by Alan Smithee, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Tim Matheson, Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, Peter Boyle, Annabel Schofield, Corin Nemec, Dorian Harewood. Solar Crisis consists of about a dozen subplots in search of a narrative thread. And if these plots can’t find any unifying principle, they’ll settle for a…
The Efficiency Expert
The Efficiency Expert 1992. Directed by Mark Joffe, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Alwyn Kurts, Toni Collette, Rebecca Rigg. During the 1960s in Australia, there were periods of labor unrest due to changes made by various industries to modernize and/or increase profits at the expense of jobs. These changes…
