Lost in Yonkers
Lost in Yonkers 1993, PG, 114 min. Directed by Martha Coolidge, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Mercedes Ruehl, Richard Dreyfuss, Irene Worth, Brad Stoll, Mike Damus, David Strathairn, Jack Laufer, Susan Merson. Neil Simon here has quite successfully adapted his Pulitzer prize-winning stage play for the screen. While Lost in Yonkers is chock-full…
The Last Days of Chez Nous
The Last Days of Chez Nous 1993, R, 96 min. Directed by Gillian Armstrong, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Lisa Harrow, Bruno Ganz, Kerry Fox, Miranda Otto, Kiri Paramore, Bill Hunter. This Australian film from director Armstrong (My Brilliant Career, Mrs. Soffel) presents a microcosmic story of an extended family in the twilight…
Posse
Posse 1993. Directed by Mario Van Peebles, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Mario Van Peebles, Stephen Baldwin, Charles Lane, Tiny Lister, Big Daddy Kane, Billy Zane, Tone Loc. The beginning is both startling and exciting. A monologue by Woody Strode becomes the voiceover narration of this Western. It is the perfect moment, Posse…
Star Time
Star Time 1982. Directed by Alexander Cassini, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Michael St. Gerard, John P. Ryan, Maureen Teefy. Imagine cross-pollinating Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer with some of David Cronenberg’s early work. Now imagine tossing in a bit of David Lynch, some old Marshall McLuhan tirades, and a well-intentioned social…
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe 1992. Directed by John Bailey, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Lily Tomlin. There’s so much to life. So much uncertainty, so much we can’t control. And everybody — the punk teen, the elderly couple, the bag lady, the body builder, the socialite, the…
Watch it
Watch it 1993, R, 102 min. Directed by Tom Flynn, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Peter Gallagher, Suzy Amis, John C. McGinley, Jon Tenny, Cynthia Stevenson, Lili Taylor, Tom Sizemore. Flynn’s debut as writer-director perhaps should have been subtitled Men Who Fear Intimacy and Commitment, and the Women Who Don’t Want to Resist…
