Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog 1992. Directed by Allen, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Jodie Foster, Kenneth Mars, Kathy Bates, Lily Tomlin, Julie Kavner, Michael Kirby. It’s easy to be too enthusisatic about a Woody Allen film — it’s the result of peer pressures. The problem is that…
American Me
Olmos delivers a stark and unflinching study of the self-destructive perpetuation of violence, crime, and gang warfare in the Hispanic-American community.
Mambo Kings
Mambo Kings 1992, R, 104 min. Directed by Arne Glimcher, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty, Maruschka Detmers. This film adaptation of Oscar Hijuelos’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, tells the story of two Cuban brothers, Cesar (Assante) and Nestor (Banderas) Castillo. The…
Hippy Porn
Hippy Porn 1991, NR, 97 min. Directed by Jon Moritsugu, Jacques Boyreau, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Elizabeth Canning, Victor E. Of Aquitaine, Marek Waldorf. There are not many things I know for certain about this movie, but one thing I do know is that it contains no hippies and no porn. The…
Thirty-Five Up
Thirty-Five Up 1990. Directed by Jon Moritsugu, Jacques Boyreau, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Elizabeth Canning, Victor E. Of Aquitaine, Marek Waldorf. The unexamined life may not be worth living but living lives as examined as those in this movie requires some accommodation. In 1963, a group of seven-year-olds from various backgrounds were…
Article Ninety-Nine
Article Ninety-Nine 1992, R, 100 min. Directed by Howard Deutch, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Ray Liotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whittaker, Lea Thompson, John C. McGinley, John Mahoney. Like Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H, Article 99 aspires to be another anti-establishment film, rallying not against the Army itself, but instead the Veterans Administration, that sometimes…
The Golden Boat
The Golden Boat 1990, NR, 83 min. Directed by Raul Ruiz, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Michael Kirby, Federico Muchnik, Michael Stumm, Mary Hestand, Kate Valk, Brett Alexander, Stephan Balint. Raul Ruiz is the artist in exile. In his native Chile he studied law, theology and theatre. He studied film in Argentina and…
