Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream 1992. Directed by Ching Sui Tung/raymond Lee, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Bridget Lin, Yu Rong Guang, Joey Wang. The dream is over, and Bill Couturié’s provocative documentary about America’s blithe destruction of its natural resources sounds the wake-up call. This ambitious film takes on the gargantuan topic…
Project S (aka Once a Cop)
Project S (aka Once a Cop) 1993, R, 104 min. Directed by Stanley Tong, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Michelle Yeoh, Yu Rong-Guang, Jackie Chan. Hong Kong film lesson time again, just so you know what you’re seeing: Once a Cop (or Project S, its Asian title) is actually Supercop 2, which was,…
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold 1994, PG-13, 116 min. Directed by Paul Weiland, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, Daniel Stern, Jon Lovitz. One of the blurbs for City Slickers II, from Patty Spitier of WISH-TV, Indianapolis, proclaims this “The best sequel since The Godfather.” In the…
Silent Tongue
Silent Tongue 1993. Directed by Sam Shepard, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring River Phoenix, Alan Bates, Richard Harris, Dermot Mulroney, Sheila Tousey, Jeri Arredondo, Tantoo Cardinal. In Sam Shepard’s Silent Tongue, the late River Phoenix stars as Talbot Roe, a griev-ing, half-mad prairie farmer who keeps watch over the corpse of his half-breed…
