Minbo — Or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Minbo — Or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion 1992. Directed by Juzo Itami, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Nobuku Miyamoto, Akira Takarada, Yasuo Daichi. Far removed from the glamorized vision of the Japanese mob, or yakuza, as seen in stateside action films like Black Rain, Japanese filmmaker Juzo Itami (Tampopo, A Taxing…
Latcho Drom
Latcho Drom 1993, NR, 103 min. Directed by Tony Gatlif, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . Gypsy music is the subject of this movie. Latcho Drom travels through India, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, France, and Spain presenting the musical history of Gypsy music. The movie’s soundtrack is a hit on the world…
The Brady Bunch Movie
The Brady Bunch Movie 1995, PG-13, 90 min. Directed by Betty Thomas, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Gary Cole, Shelley Long, Michael McKean, Jean Smart. The Brady Bunch Movie is retro-Seventies overload: color it harvest gold and avocado green. It takes great delight in tormenting baby boomers in its celebration of shag haircuts,…
Heavyweights
Heavyweights 1994, PG, 97 min. Directed by Steven Brill, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Ben Stiller, Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Shaun Weiss, Tom Hodges, Leah Lail, Jeffrey Tambor. “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Bunkmate” could be the theme song for Steven Brill’s directorial debut Heavyweights, a film about a camp for overweight (weight-challenged?)…
Just Cause
Just Cause 1995, R, 102 min. Directed by Arne Glimcher, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw, Blair Underwood, Ruby Dee, Ed Harris. Connery is Paul Armstrong, a Harvard law professor noted for his enthusiastic opposition to the death penalty. When he receives information about a young black man…
