Groundhog Day
The delightful romantic comedy is back … again.
Untamed Heart
Untamed Heart 1993. Directed by Tony Bill, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, Rosie Perez. You know what occurs when bad movies happen to good people? The answer is Untamed Heart. You get the feeling that everyone involved in this movie tried like hell to make this artificial heart beat.…
Wild Wheels, Over the Hedge
Wild Wheels, Over the Hedge 1993. Directed by Harrod Blank. D: K.d. Davis, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . As the producer and director of the offbeat documentary Wild Wheels, Blank (the son of filmmaker Les Blank) takes the viewer on a cross-country odyssey that explores the subcultural extremities in the American love…
The Temp
The Temp 1993. Directed by Tom Holland, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle, Faye Dunaway, Dwight Schultz, Oliver Platt, Steven Weber. Alternate titles abound for this latest entry in the female psycho genre: The Hand That Types the Letters, Single White Secretary, Fatal Dictation. Like her nutso predecessors, the…
Army of Darkness
Horror/humor hybrid is the weak third of Raimi’s trilogy.
A Chinese Ghost Story III
A Chinese Ghost Story III 1991, NR, 104 min. Directed by Ching Siu-Tung, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Jacky Cheung, Joey Wang, Nina Li. Produced by University of Texas alumnus (and creator of the Once Upon a Time in China series) Tsui Hark, Ghost Story III is more of a…
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time 1992. Directed by Robert Heath, Narrated by James Coburn, Voices by , Starring . This exhaustive documentary on the life of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner feels more like an errant PBS special than full-fledged cinematic documentary: despite its larger-than-life subject, it’s a small screen effort. Produced, oddly enough…
