Mixed Nuts
Mixed Nuts 1994. Directed by Nora Ephron, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Anthony Lapaglia, Juliette Lewis, Adam Sandler, Garry Shandling. With the fervor of a true optimist, I always open a can of mixed nuts hoping for the best — plenty of succulent cashews, salty pecans, and…
Street Fighter
Street Fighter 1994, PG-13, 102 min. Directed by Steven E. De Souza, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen, Kylie Minogue, Simon Callow, Wes Studi, Damian Chapa, Roshan Seth. Bizarre, surreal, and ultimately less engaging than playing Pong with a blind man, Street Fighter is the second in…
Nell
Nell 1994. Directed by Michael Apted, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini. Hunh? I’m sure this was not the reaction Jodie Foster was seeking with this initial release from her new production company Egg Pictures. Foster stars as the “wild child” Nell, a young woman who…
Safe Passage
Safe Passage 1995. Directed by Robert Alan Ackerman, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Susan Sarandon, Sam Shepard, Robert Sean Leonard, Nick Stahl, Jason London, Marcia Gay Harden. Though the title might lead one to expect some kind of disaster story or tense thriller, Safe Passage is actually a family drama about the strength…
My Fair Lady
This 1964 film, featuring an enduring Lerner and Loewe score, won eight Oscars.
Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui Directed by Kevin Reynolds, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jason Scott Lee, Esai Morales, Sandrine Holt. This story is set on Easter Island in 1682 and tells about a contest in which two native lads compete in the grueling Birdman ritual (which has something to do with swimming across the water…
Houseguest
Houseguest 1995. Directed by Randy Miller, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Kim Greist, Jeffrey Jones. With both Jim Carrey and Tim Allen having successfully made the transition from the boob tube to the silver screen, along comes the latest bid for big movie stardom, namely comedy star Sinbad in Houseguest.…
Immortal Beloved
A backward glance at Beethoven’s life as his surivors try to piece together the mystery of who was the musician’s self-referenced “immortal beloved.”
I.Q.
I.Q. 1994, PG, 100 min. Directed by Fred Schepisi, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, Walter Matthau, Stephen Fry, Lou Jacobi, Gene Saks, Joe Maher. Early in the romantic comedy I.Q., Albert Einstein (Matthau) debates with his colleagues the existence of time, stating firmly that time does not really exist.…
