The Fourth Animation Celebration
The Fourth Animation Celebration 1992. Directed by Various, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . This fourth animation celebration from Expanded Entertainment proves my long-standing theorem that an animated piece without a decent story to follow is little more than a novelty act: not so much funny as it is tedious, and not so…
The Boy Who Cried Bitch
The Boy Who Cried Bitch 1991. Directed by Juan Jose Campanella, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Harley Cross, Karen Young, Jesse Bradford, J.d. Daniels, Gene Canfield. “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as a Young Child.” “John Wayne Gacy: The Road to Manhood.” “How to Lose Friends and Kill People.” Any and all…
Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August 1991. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sachiko Murase, Richard Gere. Kurosawa’s lovely meditation on the nature of American-Japanese relations could not come at a better time. While casting about for villains this election year, the present administration has hit upon the Japanese. In spite of this,…
Dogfight
Dogfight 1991, R, 89 min. Directed by Nancy Savoca, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Holly Near. We really wanted to recommend this movie when it opened in Austin this fall, problem was it only lasted a week so there was no place to see it. Having determined to dump…
Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct 1992, R, 123 min. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn. Even without the controversy, Basic Instinct is a cold and heartless movie. In it, Stone plays a seductive bisexual suspected of murdering her lover. The cop on the case, Douglas…
Noises Off!
In this screwball comedy, the behind-the-scenes activity of a traveling acting troupe threaten to bring down the play.
