1 Nov 1995 Director: Orson Welles USA 1941 119 min Regarded by some as the greatest film ever made, Orson Welles stars, co-wrote, produced and directed his first film. A thinly disguised biography/satire on William Randolph Hearst; Charles Foster Kane is a wealthy man who wields power and collects works of art, but never finds… Continue reading Citizen Kane
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Like Water For Chocolate
18 Oct 1995 Director: Alfonso Arau Mexico 1992 116 min The youngest daughter of the widowed Mama Elena is prevented by tradition from marrying the man she loves. Consigned to the kitchen, and under the tuition of the beloved Nacha, the family cook, Tita learns the magical ability to transmit her feelings to anyone who… Continue reading Like Water For Chocolate
Flirting With Disaster
10 Dec 1997 Director: David O. Russell USA 1996 92 min Mel Coplin decides to go off in search of his natural parents triggered by the arrival of his first born child. He enlists the aid of Tina from the adoption agency, who wishes to come along for research purposes. The trio of Ben, his… Continue reading Flirting With Disaster
Antonia’s Line
26 Nov 1997 Director: Marleen Gorris Belgium, Netherlands, UK 1995 105 min A drama/comedy about a matriarchy founded by an unusual woman named Antonia, who returning to her village after World War Two takes up residence with her daughter and over the 50 years the film spans, raises an extended family. A warm engaging film… Continue reading Antonia’s Line
TwentyFourSeven
02 Dec 1998 Director: Shane Meadows UK 1997 96 min 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Filmed emotively in black and white and full of beautiful landscapes and visual imagery. An evocative sound track accompanies the story. Our Hero is Darcy (Bob Hoskins at his best), a flawed modern day saint, who is… Continue reading TwentyFourSeven
Career Girls
21 Oct 1998 Director: Mike Leigh UK 1997 87 min Annie (Lynda Steadman) reconnects with an old college friend, Hannah (Katrin Cartlidge); whom she has not seen since leaving university. They spend a weekend together during which Annie recalls her student days, portrayed by a series of flashbacks. During their reunion they encounter faces from… Continue reading Career Girls
El Espiritu de la Colmena – Spirit Of The Beehive
04 Nov 1998 Director: Victor Erice Spain 1973 98 min Set in rural Spain soon after Franco’s victor. Ana, a lonely village girl, goes to the town hall to see Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein. She becomes entranced with the creature. When her sister convinces Ana that the monster really exists, she sets off into the countryside… Continue reading El Espiritu de la Colmena – Spirit Of The Beehive
Michael Collins
18 Nov 1998 Director: Neil Jordan USA 1996 132 min Neil Jordan presents this historical tale of the 1920 political activist and member of the Irish Republican Army – Michael Collins. Liam Neeson plays Collins whose rise from terrorism on the streets to leadership and assassination is passionately charted here. The film deals with the… Continue reading Michael Collins
As Good As It Gets
16 Dec 1998 Director: James L Brooks USA 1997 138 min Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson both won Oscars for their performances in this irreverent comedy drama. Melvyn Udall (Nicholson) is a dysfunctional and altogether obnoxious individual trapped in a life of solitude by a compulsive obsessive disorder. Carol (Hunt) is the gutsy, independent waitress… Continue reading As Good As It Gets
Ma Vie En Rose
06 Jan 1999 Director: Alain Berliner France 1997 85 min My Life as a Rose concerns Ludovic, a young boy who appears at his parents’ house warming party dressed as an oriental princess. Prudery and bigotry raise their ugly faces against Ludo’s family as the boy’s transvestism inspires a hate campaign against them. Ludo is… Continue reading Ma Vie En Rose