Max, Mon Amour
Max, Mon Amour 1986. Directed by Nagisa Oshima, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Charlotte Rampling, Anthony Higgins, Christopher Hovik, Ailsa Berk. The story of a woman who takes a chimpanzee as her lover — and her husband who struggles to accept their union — would seem inherently rich in provocative possibilities, a mother…
Wagons East
Wagons East 1994, PG-13, 106 min. Directed by Peter Markle, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring John Candy, Richard Lewis, Robert Picardo, John C. McGinley, Ellen Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Ed Lauter. Oh, John Candy. This isn’t how we wanted to remember you. For your last film, you deserved better than this pale shadow…
Milk Money
Milk Money 1994. Directed by Richard Benjamin, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Melanie Griffith, Ed Harris, Michael Patrick Carter, Malcolm Mcdowell, Anne Heche, Casey Siemaszko. Sour is not the word for it. The milk obtained from this money is positively rancid. Foul in concept, Milk Money curdles upon viewing. The movie takes a…
Ciao, Professore!
Ciao, Professore! 1992. Directed by Lina Wertmüller, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Paolo Villaggio, Isa Danieli, Gigio Morra, Adriano Pantaleo, Ciro Esposito, Maria Esposito. Loosely based on a collection of essays written by children for their favorite elementary school teacher, Ciao, Professore! at first glance may seem to mark a departure for Italian…
Camp Nowhere
Camp Nowhere 1994, PG, 96 min. D: Jonathan Prince; with Christopher Lloyd, Jonathan Jackson. The initial idea of a bunch of kids escaping from their parents for an entire summer and just going crazy would have greatly appealed to me as a child. The entire camp excursion is led by Morris “Mud” Himmel (Jackson) who…
4th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners
Individual Category Red Sauce 1st Place: Randy Wilkowich 2nd Place: John Randall 3rd Place: David Rome Green Sauce 1st Place: Robert Davis (Tomball) 2nd Place: Srini Vasan 3rd Place: J.P. Hayes Special Variety 1st Place: J.P. Hayes 2nd Place: Michael Walters (Galveston) 3rd Place: Sharon Campabello People’s Choice Pete Gaitan Restaurant Category Red Sauce 1st…
