S&S: November 1998

Introduction for newcomers

Sight & Sound

November 1998

Vol. 8 No. 11

Air Bud

USA/Luxembourg/Canada - 1997 - 98m - col

Warner (U)

D: Charles Martin Smith
Followed by: Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998), Air Bud: World Pup (2001), Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002), Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003).
Audio: 5.1

The Assignment

Canada/USA - 1997 - 119m - col

Columbia TriStar (18)

D: Christian Duguay
Audio: 5.1

Blade

USA - 1998 - 120m - col / scope

Entertainment (18)

D: Stephen Norrington
Followed by: Blade II (2002, Jun/2002), Blade: Trinity (2004, Feb/2005).
Audio: 5.1

The Boys

Australia/UK - 1998 - 85m - col

Film Four (18)

D: Rowan Woods
Dolby Stereo

Cube

Canada - 1997 - 90m - col

First Independent (15)

D: Vincenzo Natali
Followed by: Cube²: Hypercube (2002), Cube Zero (2004).
Ultra-Stereo

Deep Rising

USA - 1998 - 106m - col / scope

Entertainment (15)

D: Stephen Sommers
Audio: 5.1

The Disappearance of Finbar

Ireland/UK/Sweden/France - 1996 - 105m - col

Ian Rattray (15)

D: Sue Clayton
Dolby Stereo

Elizabeth

UK - 1998 - 123m - col

PolyGram (15)

D: Shekhar Kapur
Followed by: Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007, Dec/2007).
Audio: 5.1

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

USA - 1998 - 118m - col / scope

UIP (18)

D: Terry Gilliam
Audio: 5.1

For Richer or Poorer

USA - 1997 - 116m - col / scope

UIP (12)

D: Bryan Spicer
Audio: 5.1

Girls Town

USA - 1996 - 89m - col

Metrodome (15)

D: Jim McKay

The Governess

UK/France - 1997 - 115m - col / scope

Alliance (15)

D: Sandra Goldbacher
Dolby Stereo

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

USA - 1998 - 86m - col / scope

Buena Vista (18)

D: Steve Miner
Series: Halloween (1978, Feb/1979).
Audio: 5.1

Hamam

(USA: Steam: The Turkish Bath)

Italy/Turkey/Spain - 1996 - 94m - col

ICA (15)

D: Ferzan Ozpetek
Dolby Stereo

Henry Fool

USA - 1997 - 137m - col

Columbia TriStar (18)

D: Hal Hartley
Dolby Stereo

Hope Floats

USA - 1998 - 114m - col

20th Century Fox (PG)

D: Forest Whitaker
Audio: 5.1

I Want You

UK - 1998 - 87m - col / scope

PolyGram (18)

D: Michael Winterbottom
Audio: 5.1

Left Luggage

Netherlands/Belgium/USA - 1997 - 100m - col

Downtown (PG)

D: Jeroen Krabbé
Dolby Stereo SR

Loved

USA - 1996 - 103m - col

Downtown (15)

D: Erin Dignam

Marquise

France/Italy/Switzerland/Spain - 1997 - 117m - col

Downtown (15)

D: Véra Belmont
Audio: 5.1

My Name is Joe

UK/Germany/France/Italy/Spain - 1998 - 105m - col

Film Four (15)

D: Ken Loach
Audio: 5.1

The Proposition

USA - 1998 - 111m - col

PolyGram (12)

D: Lesli Linka Glatter
Audio: 5.1

Rien ne va plus

(USA: The Swindle)

France/Switzerland - 1997 - 106m - col

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Claude Chabrol
Dolby Stereo SR

Snake Eyes

USA - 1998 - 98m - col / scope

Buena Vista (18)

D: Brian De Palma
Audio: 5.1

Still Crazy

USA/UK - 1998 - 95m - col

Columbia TriStar (15)

D: Brian Gibson
Audio: 5.1

The Turkish Bath: Hamam

[see: Hamam]

Velvet Goldmine

UK/USA - 1998 - 124m - col

Film Four (18)

D: Todd Haynes
Audio: 5.1

La vie rêvée des anges

(USA: The Dreamlife of Angels)

(aka: The Daydreams of Angels)

France - 1998 - 113m - col

Gala (18)

D: Erick Zonca
Dolby Stereo SR