1 Nov 2000 Director: David Mamet USA 1998 110 min Joe Ross, a young inventor, creates a valuable “process” for his company but becomes suspicious they’ll cheat him out of his share of the profits. He meets a charming stranger, Jimmy Dell, who offers help but is secretly a con man. Joe gets caught in… Continue reading The Spanish Prisoner
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Go Fish
15 Nov 2000 Director: Rose Troche USA 1994 84 min Max, a young lesbian in Chicago, is navigating the dating scene and trying to find love. Her friends try to set her up with Ely, but Max isn’t initially attracted to her. Through a series of casual encounters and conversations, Max and Ely slowly get… Continue reading Go Fish
Happy Texas
13 Dec 2000 Director: Mark Illsley USA 1999 98 min Two escaped convicts, Harry and Wayne, steal an RV and end up in Happy, Texas, where they’re mistaken for a gay couple hired to run the “Little Miss Fresh-Squeezed” beauty pageant. Deciding to play along, they embrace their new identities while plotting to rob the… Continue reading Happy Texas
Sixth Sense
17 Jan 2001 Director: M. Night Shyamalan USA 1998 108min Child psychologist Malcolm Crowe is treating Cole Sear, a young boy who claims to see dead people. Malcolm, haunted by his own past failure with a similar patient, struggles to help Cole while dealing with his crumbling marriage. As Malcolm delves deeper into Cole’s case,… Continue reading Sixth Sense
End Of The Affair
28 Mar 2001 Director: Neil Jordan UK, USA 2000 102 min In post-war London, writer Maurice Bendrix is consumed by jealousy after his passionate affair with Sarah Miles abruptly ends. He becomes obsessed with discovering why she left him, hiring a private detective to uncover her secrets. Through flashbacks, we see their intense wartime romance… Continue reading End Of The Affair
Leaving Las Vegas
13 Nov 1996 Director: Mike Figgis UK, USA, France 1995 111 min Ben Sanderson, a suicidal alcoholic, arrives in Las Vegas with the intention of drinking himself to death. He meets and forms an unconventional relationship with Sera, a prostitute, who accepts him without judgment. Their bond, forged in the city of lost souls, offers… Continue reading Leaving Las Vegas
Sense And Sensibility
08 Jan 1997 Director: Ang Lee UK, USA 1996 136 min Following their father’s death, the Dashwood sisters—sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne—find their family’s financial security greatly diminished. Forced to move to a modest cottage, they navigate love and heartbreak in a society obsessed with wealth and status. Elinor finds herself drawn to the reserved… Continue reading Sense And Sensibility
Some Like It Hot
19 Mar 1997 Director: Billy Wilder USA 1959 121 min Two musicians, Joe and Jerry, witness a mob hit and flee Chicago disguised as women in an all-girl band. They encounter a whirlwind of complications: Joe falls for the band’s singer, Sugar, while Jerry is pursued by a smitten millionaire. Hilarity ensues as they try… Continue reading Some Like It Hot
Waking Ned
4 Oct 2000 Director: Kirk Jones UK, USA, Ireland, France 1998 87 min In the tiny Irish village of Tully More, Ned Devine wins the lottery but dies of shock. His neighbours, Jackie and Michael, discover his body and the winning ticket. To keep the money from leaving the village, they hatch a plan to… Continue reading Waking Ned
Cider House Rules
18 Oct 2000 Director: Lasse Hallström USA 1999 125 min Homer Wells grows up in an orphanage under the care of Dr. Larch, who also performs abortions. Despite being taught the medical procedure, Homer opposes it and leaves to experience the world outside the orphanage. He finds work on a cider farm and falls in… Continue reading Cider House Rules