The Fisher King
The Fisher King 1991, R, 137 min. Directed by Terry Gilliam, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer, Mercedes Ruehl, Michael Jeter. Seems like the rule in Hollywood is that if you’re searching for the Holy Grail, director Terry Gilliam is the man to call. The Fisher King is…
Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight
Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight 1992, NR, 60 min. Directed by Murray Lerner, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring The Voodoo Child Himself. An hour-long 1991 reconstruction of Hendrix’s triumphant concert at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970, one of his last public appearances before his death, made with the assistance…
Rambling Rose
Rambling Rose 1991. Directed by Martha Coolidge, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Laura Dern, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd, Lukas Haas, John Heard. Rambling Rose is a warm, winning slice of life set in 1935 Georgia. It tells the story of how a whole family is affected when the gangly yet sexually irrepressible Rose…
Barroco
Barroco Directed by Paul Leduc, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Francisco Rabal, Angela Molina, Roberto Sosa. The director of Frida constructs a musical concert of Latin American history in four movements and with no dialogue, using historic and contemporary conflicts to examine cultural roots.
Horseplayer
Horseplayer Directed by Kurt Voss, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Brad Dourif, Sammi Davis, M.K. Harris, Max Perlich, Vic Tayback. A psycho-thriller with a creepy enough cast and featured music by the Pixies.
Love Without Pity
Love Without Pity Directed by Eric Rochant, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Hippolyte Girardot, Mireille Perrier. A new French director presents this film about cynical young romantics in love in Paris.
The Tigress
The Tigress Directed by Eric Rochant, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Hippolyte Girardot, Mireille Perrier. Based on an Ecuadorian novella by Jose de la Cuadro, the story explores the myth of womanhood in macho culture. A free screening.
Late for Dinner
Late for Dinner 1991. Directed by W.D. Richter, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Brian Wimmer, Peter Berg, Marcia Gay Harden, Colleen Flynn, Peter Gallagher. Late for Dinner is a high-concept movie with a lot of heart. Like Francis Ford Coppola’s Peggy Sue Got Married, it trips the light fantastic to say something wonderful…
The Pope Must Diet
The Pope Must Diet 1991. Directed by W.d. Richter, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Brian Wimmer, Peter Berg, Marcia Gay Harden, Colleen Flynn, Peter Gallagher. Despite all the brouhaha surrounding the title of this film, The Pope Must Diet is actually a fairly innocuous piece of classic British farce along the lines of…
