Sunday, 30 April 2017

S&S: February 1999




Sight & Sound
February 1999
Vol. 9 No. 2

54
USA - 1998 - 93m/100m - col
Buena Vista (15)
D: Mark Christopher
Audio: 5.1

Babe: Pig in the City
USA/Australia - 1998 - 96m - col
UIP (U)
D: George Miller
Series: Babe (1995, Dec/1995).
Audio: 5.1

A Bug’s Life
USA - 1998 - 95m - col
UIP (U)
D: John Lasseter
Audio: 5.1

Bulworth
USA - 1998 - 108m - col
Buena Vista (18)
D: Warren Beatty
Audio: 5.1

Hideous Kinky
UK/France/Morocco - 1998 - 99m - col / scope
UIP (15)
D: Gillies MacKinnon
Dolby Stereo SR

Hilary & Jackie
UK - 1998 - 122m - col / scope
Film Four (15)
D: Anand Tucker
Audio: 5.1

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
USA - 1998 - 124m - col
20th Century Fox (15)
D: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Audio: 5.1

Life is Beautiful
La vita è bella
Italy - 1997 - 116m - col
Buena Vista (PG)
D: Roberto Benigni
Audio: 5.1
How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Living Out Loud
USA - 1998 - 100m - col
Entertainment (15)
D: Richard LaGravenese
Audio: 5.1

Mean Guns
USA - 1996 - 96m - col / scope
PolyGram (18)
D: Albert Pyun
Dolby Stereo SR

Meet Joe Black
USA - 1998 - 178m - col
UIP (12)
D: Martin Brest
Audio: 5.1

A Night at the Roxbury
USA - 1998 - 82m - col
UIP (15)
D: John Fortenberry
Audio: 5.1

Pecker
USA - 1998 - 86m - col
Entertainment (15)
D: John Waters
Audio: 5.1

Psycho
USA - 1998 - 106m - col
UIP (15)
D: Gus Van Sant
Audio: 5.1

Sex/Life in L.A.
Germany - 1998 - 90m - col
Dangerous to Know (cut)
D: Jochen Hick
Followed by: Cycles of Porn: Sex/Life in L.A. Part 2 (2005).

Shakespeare in Love
USA - 1998 - 123m - col / scope
UIP (15)
D: John Madden
Audio: 5.1

The Siege
USA - 1998 - 116m - col / scope
20th Century Fox (15)
D: Edward Zwick
Audio: 5.1

Star Trek: Insurrection
USA - 1998 - 103m - col / scope
UIP (PG)
D: Jonathan Frakes
Series: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979, Feb/1980).
Audio: 5.1

Stepmom
USA/Germany - 1998 - 125m - col / scope
Columbia TriStar (12)
D: Chris Columbus
Audio: 5.1

Two Girls and a Guy
USA - 1997 - 84m - col
20th Century Fox (18)
D: James Toback
Dolby Stereo

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S&S: January 1999



Dobermann

Sight & Sound
January 1999
Vol. 9 No. 1

π
USA - 1997 - 84m - bw
Guild (15)
D: Darren Aronofsky
The title is pronounced ‘Pi’.
Dolby Stereo

The Acid House
UK - 1998 - 111m - col
Film Four (18)
D: Paul McGuigan
Dolby Stereo SR

The Apple
سیب
Iran/France - 1997 - 85m - col
Artificial Eye (PG)
D: Samirah Makhmalbaf

 Class Trip
La classe de neige
France - 1998 - 98m - col
Blue Light (15)
D: Claude Miller
Audio: 5.1

Darkness Falls
UK - 1998 - 90m - col
Downtown (15)
D: Gerry Lively
Audio: 5.1

Dil Se..
दिल से
(aka: From the Heart)
India - 1998 - 158m - col / scope
Eros (PG)
D: Mani Ratnam
Audio: 5.1

Dobermann
France - 1997 - 103m - col / scope
Metro Tartan (18)
D: Jan Kounen
Audio: 5.1

Enemy of the State
USA - 1998 - 132m - col / scope
Buena Vista (15)
D: Tony Scott
Audio: 5.1

Fire
Canada - 1996 - 108m - col
Guild (15)
D: Deepa Mehta
Ultra-Stereo

 The Impostors
USA - 1998 - 101m - col
20th Century Fox (15)
D: Stanley Tucci
Audio: 5.1

Little Voice
UK/USA - 1998 - 97m - col
Buena Vista (15)
D: Mark Herman
Audio: 5.1

The Mighty
USA - 1998 - 100m - col
Buena Vista (PG)
D: Peter Chelsom
Audio: 5.1

The Opposite of Sex
USA - 1998 - 101m - col
Columbia TriStar (18)
D: Don Roos
Dolby Stereo SR

 Pi
[see: π]

Playing God
USA - 1997 - 94m - col
Blue Dolphin (18)
D: Andy Wilson
Audio: 5.1

 Practical Magic
USA - 1998 - 104m - col / scope
Warner (12)
D: Griffin Dunne
Audio: 5.1

The Prince of Egypt
USA - 1998 - 99m - col
UIP (U)
D: Brenda Chapman, Steven Hickner, Simon Wells
Followed by: Joseph: King of Dreams (2000).
Audio: 5.1

Return to Paradise
USA - 1998 - 112m - col / scope
PolyGram (15)
D: Joseph Ruben
Audio: 5.1

Sib
[see: Apple, The]

Sitcom
France - 1997 - 80m - col
Alliance (18)
D: François Ozon
Dolby Stereo SR

Storefront Hitchcock
USA - 1997 - 77m - col
UIP (12)
D: Jonathan Demme
Dolby Stereo

Switchblade Sisters
USA - 1975 - 86m - col
Downtown (18) (cut)
D: Jack Hill

Titanic Town
UK/Germany/France - 1998 - 102m - col
Alliance (15)
D: Roger Michell
Dolby Stereo

Very Bad Things
USA - 1998 - 100m - col
PolyGram (18)
D: Peter Berg
Audio: 5.1

What Dreams May Come
USA/New Zealand - 1998 - 113m - col / scope
PolyGram (15)
D: Vincent Ward
Audio: 5.1

The Wisdom of Crocodiles
(USA: Immortality)
UK - 1998 - 99m - col
Entertainment (18)
D: Leong Po-chih
Audio: 5.1
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Saturday, 29 April 2017

S&S: December 1998




Sight & Sound
December 1998
Vol. 8 No. 12

Angel Sharks
Marie Baie des Anges
(USA: Marie From the Bay of Angels)
France - 1997 - 93m - col / scope
Blue Light (15)
D: Manuel Pradal
Dolby Stereo SR

Antz
USA - 1998 - 83m - col
UIP (PG)
D: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Audio: 5.1

Dancing at Lughnasa
Ireland/UK/USA - 1998 - 95m - col
Film Four (PG)
D: Pat O’Connor
Audio: 5.1

Dead Man’s Curve
USA - 1997 - 91m - col
Metro Tartan (15)
D: Dan Rosen
Audio: 5.1

The Eel
うなぎ
Japan - 1996 - 117m - col
Artificial Eye (18)
D: Shōhei Imamura

Funny Games
Austria - 1997 - 109m - col
Metro Tartan (18)
D: Michael Haneke
Dolby Stereo

If Only
Lluvia en los zapatos
(USA: Twice Upon a Yesterday)
(aka: The Man With Rain in His Shoes)
Spain/France/Canada/UK/Luxembourg - 1998 - 95m - col
Pathé (15)
D: Maria Ripoll
Audio: 5.1

Insomnia
Norway - 1997 - 96m - col
United Media (15)
D: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Dolby Stereo SR

The Knowledge of Healing
Das Wissen vom Heilen
Switzerland - 1996 - 93m - col
Artificial Eye (PG)
D: Franz Reichle

 The Mask of Zorro
USA - 1998 - 138m - col / scope
Columbia TriStar (PG)
D: Martin Campbell
Followed by: The Legend of Zorro (2005, Dec/2005).
Audio: 5.1

Les Misérables
USA/UK/Germany - 1998 - 134m - col / scope
Entertainment (12)
D: Bille August
Audio: 5.1

A Moment of Innocence
نون و گلدون
Iran/France/Switzerland - 1995 - 78m - col
ICA
D: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

The Negotiator
USA/Germany - 1998 - 139m - col / scope
Warner (15)
D: F. Gary Gray
Audio: 5.1

Noon va goldoon
[see: Moment of Innocence, A]

The Odd Couple II
USA - 1998 - 96m - col / scope
UIP (15)
D: Howard Deutch
Series: The Odd Couple (1967, Aug/1968).
Audio: 5.1

 Out of Sight
USA - 1998 - 123m - col
UIP (15)
D: Steven Soderbergh
Audio: 5.1

The Parent Trap
USA - 1998 - 128m - col
Buena Vista (PG) (cut)
D: Nancy Meyers
Audio: 5.1

Razor Blade Smile
UK - 1998 - 102m - col
Manga (18)
D: Jake West
Audio: 5.1

Ronin
USA - 1998 - 121m - col / scope
UIP (15)
D: John Frankenheimer
Audio: 5.1

Rounders
USA - 1998 - 121m - col / scope
Buena Vista (15)
D: John Dahl
Audio: 5.1

Rush Hour
USA - 1998 - 98m - col / scope
Entertainment (15)
D: Brett Ratner
Followed by: Rush Hour 2 (2001, Oct/2001), Rush Hour 3 (2007, Oct/2007).
Audio: 5.1

Same Old Song
On connaît la chanson
France/Switzerland/UK/Italy - 1997 - 122m - col
Pathé (PG)
D: Alain Resnais
Audio: 5.1

Slums of Beverly Hills
USA - 1998 - 91m - col
20th Century Fox (15)
D: Tamara Jenkins
Dolby Stereo

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
USA - 1993 - 79m - col
Downtown
D: Steven M. Martin
Dolby Stereo SR

Thursday
USA - 1998 - 87m - col
PolyGram (18)
D: Skip Woods
Audio: 5.1

 Twilight
USA - 1998 - 95m - col
UIP (15)
D: Robert Benton
Audio: 5.1

Unagi
[see: Eel, The]

Victory
UK/France/Germany - 1995 - 99m - col / scope
Feature Film Company (15)
D: Mark Peploe
Dolby Stereo SR

 Year of the Horse: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live
USA - 1997 - 107m - col
Artificial Eye (15)
D: Jim Jarmusch
Audio: 5.1

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S&S: November 1998




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

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