Jul 30, 2021

PLATOON (1986)

 ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Oliver Stone)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Sound

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Supporting Actor (Tom Berenger)
 - Best Supporting Actor (Willem Dafoe)
 - Best Original Screenplay
 - Best Cinematography

THE PEREZ FAMILY (1995)

 **1/2


PONETTE (1997)

 ***


PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS (1997)

 ***


MEMORIES OF MURDER (2005)

 **** (P) / **** (M)


ROSEWOOD (1997)

 ***


SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995)

 **** (P) / **** (M)

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Adapted Screenplay

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Actress (Emma Thompson)
 - Best Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet)
 - Best Cinematography
 - Best Costume Design
 - Best Original Dramatic Score

SCREAM (1996)

 **1/2 (P) / *** (M)




SHOWGIRLS (1995)

 1/2 star


SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS (1998)

 ***1/2


SPECIES (1995)

*1/2

 

STEALING BEAUTY (1996)

*1/2

 

TARZAN (1999)

 *** (P) / ***1/2 (M)


SUPERSTAR (1999)

 *


THE AMAZING PANDA ADVENTURE (1995)

 *1/2


THE KILLING FIELDS (1984)

 **** (P) / ***1/2 (M)

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Cinematography

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Actor (Sam Waterson)
 - Best Director (Roland Joffe)
 - Best Adapted Screenplay

THE GARDEN (1990)

 **** (P) / **** (M)


THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996)

 ****

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche)
 - Best Director (Anthony Minghella)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Cinematography
 - Best Art Direction 
 - Best Costume Design
 - Best Sound
 - Best Original Dramatic Score

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Actor (Ralph Fiennes)
 - Best Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas)
 - Best Adapted Screenplay

THE SONG OF SCORPIONS (2021)

 ** (P) / ***1/2 (M)


THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD (2020)

 *** (P) / **** (M)


THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (1998)

 *1/2


THE SPITFIRE GRILL (1996)

 **


THE FULL MONTY (1997)

 ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Peter Cattaneo)
 - Best Original Screenplay

A TIME TO KILL (1996)

 **


ULYSSES' GAZE (1997)

 *1/2


U.S. MARSHALS (1998)

 *


TWISTER (1996)

 *1/2


THE OTHER SISTER (1999)

 *


OUTBREAK (1995)

 *1/2


OUT OF SIGHT (1998)

 ***1/2


OSCAR AND LUCINDA (1997)

 ***1/2


THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS (1999)

 *


UNZIPPED (1995)

 ***


URBAN LEGEND (1998)

 1/2 star


UP CLOSE & PERSONAL (1996)

 *1/2


JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES (1998)

 zero stars


VARSITY BLUES (1999)

 *1/2


ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER (1999)

 ***1/2


ONE FINE DAY (1996)

 **


OPERATION DUMBO DROP (1995)

 *


THE OPPOSITE OF SEX (1998)

 ***1/2


FOUR DAYS IN SEPTEMBER (1998)

 ***




Jul 29, 2021

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (1998)

 ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Actor (Roberto Benigni)
 - Best Foreign Language Film
 - Best Original Dramatic Score

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Roberto Benigni)
 - Best Original Screenplay
 - Best Film Editing

VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1995)

 *


VELVET GOLDMINE (1998)

 **1/2


VOLCANO (1997)

 *


OFFICE SPACE (1999)

 **1/2


THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION (1998)

 **


THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1996)

 *1/2


NOWHERE (1997)

 *1/2