Based on true incidents, a south Indian Hindu man falls in love with a Muslim woman–taboo in the small village from which they hail. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1990s
Unhook the Stars (1996) Nick Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Marisa Tomei, Gérard Depardieu
Mildred is a widow who discovers a whole new world when her grown children move away. Read More »
Butterfly Sword AKA Xin liu xing hu die jian (1993) Michael Mak, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Michelle Yeoh, Joey Wang
Dynamo Michelle Yeoh stars as a loyalist who attempts to keep the King’s empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group. Read More »
The Color of Paradise AKA Rang-e khoda (1999) Majid Majidi, Hossein Mahjoub, Mohsen Ramezani, Salameh Feyzi
Mohammad, a boy at Tehran’s institute for the blind, waits for his dad to pick him up for summer vacation. Read More »
Where a Good Man Goes AKA Joi gin a long (1999) Johnnie To, Ching Wan Lau, Ruby Wong, Yiu-Cheung Lai
A former triad boss is just released from a Macau prison and ends up in a small inn runs by a simple and honest widow. Read More »
Phantoms (1998) Joe Chappelle, Peter O’Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going
The resort town of Snowfield, Colo., is under attack by an evil spirit that almost wipes out the entire population, possessing a number of those it kills. Read More »
Congo (1995) Frank Marshall, Laura Linney, Tim Curry, Dylan Walsh
A megalomaniac C.E.O. sends his son into the dangerous African Congo on a quest for a source of diamonds large enough Read More »
Mo’ Money (1992) Peter MacDonald, Damon Wayans, Stacey Dash, Marlon Wayans
Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. Read More »
The Northerners AKA De Noorderlingen (1992) Alex van Warmerdam, Jack Wouterse, Annet Malherbe, Rudolf Lucieer
A surreal black comedy set in a decrepit 1960’s housing development. Read More »
The Dinner Game AKA Le dîner de cons (1998) Francis Veber, Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster, Daniel Prévost
To amuse themselves at a weekly dinner, a few well-heeled folk each bring a dimwit along who is to talk about his pastime. Read More »