Mississippi Masala
Mississippi Masala 1992, NR, 117 min. Directed by Mira Nair, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore. The lure of the exotic attracts the characters played by Washington and Choudhury and that’s this movie’s primary appeal as well, but it is the tender love story and sweet…
The National Film Board of Canada’s Animation Festival
The National Film Board of Canada’s Animation Festival 1992. Directed by Alan Dienstag, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Christopher Dienstag, Malcolm Cohen, Monica T. Caldwell, Kathrine Schutzman, Nadarien. To celebrate their 50th anniversary of producing animated films, the National Film Board of Canada could have put together a dynamite retrospective; with their support,…
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot 1992. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, Jobeth Williams, Roger Rees, Martin Ferrero, Gailard Sartain. Okay, although from the title you know not to expect a masterpiece, over the years I’ve come to admire Stallone for his stretches. Although he’s…
Double Bind
Double Bind 1992. Directed by Various, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . Double Bind is a compilation of four short films that all share themes of ambivalence between mothers and daughters. All four films are directed by women who hail from England, Australia and the United States. Stylistically, they all differ and thematically,…
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992. Directed by John Carpenter, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill, Michael McKean, Stephen Tobolowsky. The question I have about Memoirs of an Invisible Man is this: why would anyone choose to make this story if they didn’t have an interesting take on…
Mindwalk
Mindwalk 1991. Directed by Bernt Capra, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Liv Ullman, Sam Waterston, John Heard, Ione Skye. In a time when the corruptive machinations of the Hollywood system seem to have snaked their way into nearly every aspect of “the Industry,” it’s a joy to find a film as resolutely honest…
Until the End of the World
Chopped to ribbons by the American distributor upon its initial release, Wenders’ sprawling Odyssean epic is only now seen in its true form, in a positively Homeric 295 minute version.
