Warrior Marks
Warrior Marks 1994, NR, 54 min. Directed by Pratibha Parmar, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Alice Walker, Richelle. Ouch. When I was in school, much time was spent in seminars discussing topics like castration anxiety and its contributions to the growth of civilization. It was a literary metaphor, a psychological principle, a biological…
Only You
Only You 1994. Directed by Norman Jewison, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey, Bonnie Hunt, Joaquim De Almeida, Fisher Stevens, Billy Zane. Note to Norman Jewison: Shots of the night sky and Italian spices do not a fine romance make. It’s hard not seeing this comedy d’amore as Jewison’s attempt…
Faust
Faust 1994. Directed by Jan Svankmajer, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Petr Cepek. The release of a new film by Svankmajer is always cause for celebration, and Faust is no exception. Svankmajer, the Czechoslovakian king of surreal animation, has been in the public eye since his 1980 depiction of Poe’s The Fall of…
First Shot
First Shot 1993, NR. Directed by David Lam, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Ti Lung, Maggie Cheung, Simon Yam, Lee Tse Hung, Lau Shek. Neat stuff. A historical crime drama that, interestingly, takes place in Hong Kong of the early 1970s. The Hong Kong police force is rife with corruption, working side by…
The Specialist
The Specialist 1994. Directed by Luis Llosa, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Wood, Rod Steiger, Eric Roberts. Both Stallone and Stone have been aching for a hit of late; suffice to say, this quickly cobbled together ghost of a film isn’t it. Liberally adapted from John Shirley’s Specialist…
Pulp Fiction
Tarantino’s second feature film lights up the screen with the same blazing torch that it carries for the idea of the movies.
