S&S: February 1998

Introduction for newcomers

Sight & Sound

February 1998

Vol. 8 No. 2

À toute vitesse

(aka: Full Speed)

France - 1996 - 85m - col

Dangerous to Know

D: Gaël Morel
Dolby Stereo

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

UK - 1997 - 99m - col

Feature Film Company (15)

D: John Henderson
Dolby Stereo

Clubbed to Death (Lola)

France/Portugal/Netherlands - 1997 - 88m - col

Artificial Eye (18)

D: Yolande Zauberman
Dolby Stereo

Downtime

UK/France - 1997 - 91m - col

Film Four (15)

D: Bharat Nalluri
Audio: 5.1

The Edge

USA - 1997 - 117m - col / scope

20th Century Fox (15)

D: Lee Tamahori
Audio: 5.1

The Ice Storm

USA - 1997 - 113m - col

Buena Vista (15)

D: Ang Lee
Audio: 5.1

In & Out

USA - 1997 - 91m - col

UIP (12)

D: Frank Oz
Audio: 5.1

In the Company of Men

USA - 1997 - 97m - col

Alliance (18)

D: Neil LaBute

I Went Down

Ireland/UK/Spain - 1997 - 107m - col

Buena Vista (15)

D: Paddy Breathnach
Dolby Stereo

The Jackal

USA - 1997 - 124m - col / scope

UIP (18)

D: Michael Caton-Jones
Audio: 5.1

Lucie Aubrac

France - 1997 - 116m - col / scope

Pathé (12)

D: Claude Berri
Audio: 5.1

Resurrection Man

UK - 1997 - 102m - col

PolyGram (18)

D: Marc Evans
Dolby Stereo

Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

USA - 1997 - 90m - col

BFI (cut)

D: Kirby Dick
Dolby Stereo

Spice World

UK - 1997 - 93m - col

PolyGram (PG)

D: Bob Spiers
Audio: 5.1

Stella Does Tricks

UK - 1996 - 99m - col

BFI (18)

D: Coky Giedroyć
Dolby Stereo

Titanic

USA - 1997 - 195m - col / scope

20th Century Fox (12)

D: James Cameron
35mm and 70mm release prints. Converted to 3-D for a 2012 re-release, including IMAX and IMAX-D versions (with 6-track sound), reframed at 1.90:1 aspect ratio.
Audio: 5.1

Tomorrow Never Dies

UK/USA - 1997 - 119m - col / scope

UIP (12)

D: Roger Spottiswoode
Series: Dr. No (1962, Oct/1962).
Audio: 5.1

Traveller

USA - 1997 - 100m - col

First Independent (18)

D: Jack N. Green
Audio: 5.1

Up ‘n’ Under

UK - 1997 - 98m - col / scope

Entertainment (12)

D: John Godber
Audio: 5.1

The Winner

USA/Australia - 1996 - 89m - col

Feature Film Company (15)

D: Alex Cox
Dolby Stereo

The Woodlanders

UK - 1997 - 98m - col / scope

Pathé (PG)

D: Phil Agland
Dolby Stereo

Written on the Wind

USA - 1956 - 92m - col

Rank (A) (cut)

D: Douglas Sirk
Also reviewed: Nov 1956.