Addams Family Values
Uncle Fester finds love.
Mrs. Doubtfire
In order to spend more time with his kids, a divorced dad dons drag and plays nanny.
Wild West
Wild West 1993. Directed by David Attwood, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury, Ravi Kapoor, Ronny Jhutti, Ameet Chana, Bhasker. Zaf Ayub (Andrews) has a fearless heart. He has to. Like many dreamers he longs to become a country & western music star and move to Nashville and make records.…
Josh and S.A.M.
Josh and S.A.M. 1993, PG-13, 96 min. Directed by Billy Weber, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jacob Tierney, Noah Fleiss, Martha Plimpton, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Allen, Chris Penn, Amy Wright. Once upon a time, not very long ago, I sat spellbound in a dark theatre, watching the tale of two young brothers on…
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker 1993, G, 92 min. Directed by Emile Ardolino, Narrated by Kevin Kline, Voices by , Starring Macaulay Culkin, Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel, Kyra Nichols, Bart Robinson Cook, Jessica Lynn Cohen, The New York City Ballet. Since its debut as a collaborative effort between Tchaikovsky and the architect of the Russian Ballet,…
The War Room
The War Room 1993, NR, 95 min. Directed by D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring James Carville, George Stephanopoulos. Political campaigns and cinema vérité make strange bedfellows. Spin doctoring and strategic planning seem at odds with the documentarian’s reveal-all approach to filmmaking. Given these inherent tensions, it’s no surprise that…
A Perfect World
Shot in and around Austin, Eastwood’s first film after his Oscar-sweep with Unforgiven is a taut, occasionally touching chase film that pits a prison escapee/kidnapper (Costner) against a Texas Ranger (Eastwood) in 1963 Texas.
Colin Nutley’s House of Angels
Colin Nutley’s House of Angels 1992, R. Directed by Colin Nutley, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Helena Bergstrom, Rikard Wolff, Sven Wollter, Jakob Eklund, Per Ocarsson. Swedish comedy? Directed by an Englishman? I can hear you now. “Sure, right,” you’re saying with tongue planted firmly in cheek. But I kid you not. This…
