MFB: December 1989

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin

December 1989

Vol. 56 No. 671

Asterix and the Big Fight

Astérix et le coup de menhir

France/W.Germany - 1989 - 81m - col

Palace (U)

D: Philippe Grimond
Series: Asterix the Gaul (1967, Jun/1971).
Dolby Stereo SR

Bert Rigby, You’re a Fool

USA - 1989 - 94m - col

Warner (15)

D: Carl Reiner
Dolby Stereo

Cat Chaser

USA - 1988 - 90m - col

Entertainment (18) (cut)

D: Abel Ferrara

Comic Book Confidential

Canada - 1988 - 90m - col

ICA

D: Ron Mann

Le coup de menhir

[see: Asterix and the Big Fight]

Drugstore Cowboy

USA - 1989 - 101m - col

Virgin (18)

D: Gus Van Sant
Ultra-Stereo

Earth Girls Are Easy

USA - 1988 - 100m - col / scope

Braveworld / 20th Century Fox (PG)

D: Julien Temple
Dolby Stereo

A Short Film About Killing

Eat a Bowl of Tea

USA - 1989 - 103m - col

Artificial Eye (12)

D: Wayne Wang

Ernest Saves Christmas

USA - 1988 - 91m - col

Warner (U)

D: John Cherry
Series: Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1985).
Dolby Stereo

Field of Dreams

USA - 1989 - 106m - col

Guild (PG)

D: Phil Alden Robinson
Dolby Stereo

Ghostbusters II

USA - 1989 - 108m - col / scope

Columbia TriStar (PG)

D: Ivan Reitman
Series: Ghost Busters (1984, Dec/1984).
Dolby Stereo SR

Great Balls of Fire!

USA - 1989 - 107m - col

Rank (15)

D: Jim McBride
Dolby Stereo SR

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

USA - 1988 - 88m - col

20th Century Fox (18)

D: Dwight H. Little
Series: Halloween (1978, Feb/1979).
Ultra-Stereo

Hider in the House

USA - 1989 - 108m - col

Vestron (18)

D: Matthew Patrick
Ultra-Stereo

Life is a Long Quiet River

La vie est un long fleuve tranquille

France - 1988 - 91m - col

Electric / Contemporary (15)

D: Étienne Chatiliez

Mystery Train

USA - 1989 - 110m - col

Palace (15)

D: Jim Jarmusch

Reefer and the Model

Ireland - 1988 - 93m - col

Metro (15)

D: Joe Comerford

Roselyne and the Lions

Roselyne et les lions

France - 1989 - 137m/166m/180m - col

Palace (12)

D: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Dolby Stereo SR

A Short Film About Killing

Krótki film o zabijaniu

Poland - 1988 - 84m - col

Cannon / Gala (18)

D: Krzysztof Kieślowski
Expanded version of an episode in the TV miniseries Dekalog (1989).

Tank Malling

(aka: Double Cross)

UK - 1988 - 109m - col

Cineplex-Parkfield (18) (cut)

D: James Marcus
Dolby Stereo

Twilight City

UK - 1989 - 52m - col

Black Audio Film Collective

D: Reece Auguiste

Two Moon Junction

USA - 1988 - 105m - col

Recorded Releasing (18)

D: Zalman King
Followed by: Return to Two Moon Junction (1994).

Venus Peter

UK - 1989 - 94m - col

Recorded Releasing (12)

D: Ian Sellar
Dolby Stereo

When Harry Met Sally...

USA - 1989 - 95m - col

Palace (15)

D: Rob Reiner
Dolby Stereo

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

UK - 1988 - 93m - col

Entertainment (PG)

D: Stuart Orme
Dolby Stereo SR