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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
José Bartel, Michel Benoist
Fox Lorber, 1998
Masterpiece That Stands the Test of Time
+ Vivid Colors and Endless Music
+ Classic Favorite
+ A film for all lovers of the world, the young and the old,
+ French Cinema at its Best!
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Lair of the White Worm
Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant
Live / Artisan, 1997
Campy Cult Movie with the usual cast of creeps and evildoers
+ What if Monty Python made a vampire movie ?
+ Can we stop for a bite?
+ Ken Russell satisfies a taste for the bizarre...
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Picnic at Hanging Rock
Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray
Homevision, 2000
My Favorite Scary Movie of All-Time
+ Another meditative outpouring of emotion from Weir
+ A Haunting Period Mystery
+ A Flawed Gem
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Boys Don't Cry
Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny
Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2000
Powerful
+ 5 stars, but...
+ Female actors.
+ The Best Movie Ever
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Freeway
Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon
Republic Pictures, 1997
Free Spirit!
+ good
+ A rollercoaster of a ride as a movie ...no holds barred
+ Hell hath no fury like Reese Witherspoon
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Crumb
Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky
Sony Pictures, 1997
AMERICAS FINEST LIVING CARTOONIST
+ A Life in Ink and Paper
+ Quite Excellent
i LIKED THE MOVIE AND FOUND IT VERY PRIVATE very personal very low budget!
A friend called it the 'worst movie he ever saw'...after all it wasnt hollywood!
Someone said that CRUMB was picked on alot and he could relate to that.
Since the movie was made Crumbs disappeared to France.
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Stranger Than Paradise
John Lurie, Eszter Balint
MGM (Video & DVD), 2000
Diane Arbus, With Charm
+ Great DVD, but shipping was late
+ The road to nowhere
The many virtues of Jarmusch's second feature, the 1984 "Stranger Than Paradise," have largely been pointed out here already. Thus the novel structure of single take scenes divided by black frames, the low key, seemingly natural acting, and the wonderful photography which creates a requisite ugly ...
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs
20th Century Fox, 1999
Delightful
+ LOVE
+ Great Relaxful Movie
+ Great Movie!
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Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl
Lu Lu, Lopsang
A-Pix Entertainment, 2000
A harsh indictment of Communism
+ Painful, but so is life
+ Too sad
+ Poignant
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Polyester
Divine, Tab Hunter
New Line Home Video, 1997
Polyester
+ Excellent, Mr. Waters
+ Polyester
+ Cult Classic
+ A cut above for John Waters
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Devi
Chhabi Biswas, Soumitra Chatterjee
Sony Pictures, 1997
Changing values, faith and a couple's love for each other
+ beautiful and chillingly cautionary film.......
+ A tragic treatise on superstition
+ A brilliant piece from the master director
+ Beautiful and terrifying film!
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Legend
Tom Cruise, Mia Sara
Universal Studios, 1998
The musical score *does* make all the difference
+ Simply a Gem in my collection.
+ Legend
+ Brings back childhood memories
+ Excellent Viewing For All Ages
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Picnic at Hanging Rock
Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray
Homevision, 2000
My Favorite Scary Movie of All-Time
+ Another meditative outpouring of emotion from Weir
+ A Haunting Period Mystery
+ A Flawed Gem
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Freeway
Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon
Republic Pictures, 1997
Free Spirit!
+ good
+ A rollercoaster of a ride as a movie ...no holds barred
+ Hell hath no fury like Reese Witherspoon
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Legend
Tom Cruise, Mia Sara
Universal Studios, 1998
The musical score *does* make all the difference
+ Simply a Gem in my collection.
+ Legend
+ Brings back childhood memories
+ Excellent Viewing For All Ages
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