Deadful Melody
Deadful Melody 1994. Directed by Dayna Goldfine, Dan Geller, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . The beginning of this picture is a lot of fun: The first thing you see is the production company’s logo, the ludicrously named “Super Class Productions,” followed by the weirdly misspelled title, which comes jolting out at you…
High Lonesome
High Lonesome 1994, NR, 95 min. Directed by Rachel Liebling, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Mac Wiseman, Jimmy Martin. High Lonesome isn’t just the story of bluegrass music vividly and artfully rendered. It’s the story of America, or rather, one story of America, refracted through the prismatic musical and…
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 1994, PG-13, 82 min. Directed by Peter Segal, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.j. Simpson, Fred Ward, Pia Zadora, Olympia Dukakis. Speaking of film series that have outlived their usefulness… Detective Frank Drebin (Nielsen) is back in this third installment…
Sirens
Sirens 1994. Directed by John Duigan, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Sam Neill, Elle Macpherson, Portia De Rossi, Kate Fischer, Pamela Rabe. Sirens is a well-acted though prurient little tale set in 1930s Australia. The Archbishop of Sydney has asked the Reverend Anthony Campion to make a special trip…
Monkey Trouble
Monkey Trouble 1994. Directed by Franco Amurri, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Thora Birch, Mimi Rogers, Christopher McDonald, Harvey Keitel. What’s Harvey Keitel doing in a family entertainment movie? Having a very good time, as it turns out. The improbable casting allows Keitel to show off a broad comic side previously obscured by…
Once Upon a Time in China IV
Once Upon a Time in China IV 1993. Directed by Corey Yuen, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok. For the fourth time, Tsui Hark’s Film Workshop brings us another in a seemingly unending stream of historical dramas featuring the exploits of monk/martial artist Wong Fei-Hong. Maybe it’s me, but the…
Frosh: Nine Months in a Freshman Dorm
Frosh: Nine Months in a Freshman Dorm 1995. Directed by Dayna Goldfine, Dan Geller, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . A mom sprays dorm room drawers with disinfectant. Two boys describe their dating strategy in basketball metaphors. A daughter reveals to her cringing parents that she has changed her major to Feminist Women’s…
