Hotel Eden
Hotel Eden 1991. Directed by Vladimir Lubomudrov, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Leonid Markov, Tatyana Dogileva, Alexandre Pankratov-Cherny, Olga Tolstaetskaya, Katya Urmancheeva, Rita Shubina. The world premiere of an independently made Russian film will occur this week in Austin. The film is Hotel Eden and it’s a wild, colorful, exuberant splash of political,…
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia 1990, PG, 105 min. Directed by Bertrand Tavernier, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin, Odette Laure. The sweetness of life is very perishable. This is the kind of stuff that makes up Daddy Nostalgia. No big revelations here. Just little truths, pieces of the big picture, pieces of…
Shadow of China
Shadow of China 1990. Directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring John Lone, Vivian Wu, Sammi Davis, Koichi Sato. The film begins on the Chinese mainland in 1976 with the flight of Red Guard cadres Wu Chang (Lone) and Moo-Ling (Wu) following the collapse of the Cultural Revolution. We see the…
Never Leave Nevada
Never Leave Nevada 1990. Directed by Steve Swartz, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Steve Swartz, Rodney Rincon, Katherine Catmull, Janelle Buchanan, Barbara Chisholm, Lorne Loganbill, De Lewellen. By turns goofy and reflective, Never Leave Nevada is a quirky and intelligent comedy/drama about making do in a world perched on the brink of nuclear…
Baxter
Baxter 1989, NR, 82 min. Directed by Jerome Bolvin, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . Baxter, a white bull terrier who manages to look both intimidating and cute at the same time, is a dog capable of rational thought. Bolvin’s film follows this strange little animal as he is shuttled from one home…
Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever 1991, R. Directed by Spike Lee, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette Mckee, John Turturro. Spike Lee takes criticism to herat. He pays attention and he builds on it. That characteristic makes him perhaps the most interesting filmmaker…
