Another Stakeout
Another Stakeout 1993, PG-13, 105 min. Directed by John Badham, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O’Donnell, Cathy Moriarty, Dennis Farina. Yet another genuinely scary case of the suits not quite realizing that sequels aren’t necessarily warranted all the time. When I first caught the trailer for Another Stakeout,…
The Story of Qiu Ju
The Story of Qiu Ju 1992, PG, 100 min. Directed by Zhang Yimou, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Gong Li, Lei Lao Sheng, Liu Pei Qi, Ge Zhi Jun, Yang Liu Chun. Anyone ever caught in the wheels of bureaucracy will relate to Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s latest movie. Though a story about…
Forbidden Love
Forbidden Love 1992. Directed by Aerlyn Weissman, Lynne Fernie, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Stephanie Morgenstern, Lynne Adams. Forbidden Love… the movie’s title echoes those found on the lurid covers of the lesbian pulp novels popular in the Fifties and SIxties. This Canadian film, through interviews and dramatic sequences, gives voice to the…
Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice 1993, R, 109 min. Directed by John Singleton, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King, Joe Torry, Maya Angelou. Subtitled “A Street Romance,” writer-director Singleton’s sophomore effort touches the heart more when it’s on the street than when it’s making romance. In setting up the meet/fight/fall-in-love story…
