October 10, 1991
The Commitments (1991) ****
Alan Parker's masterpiece is an unpretentious musical about a soul band from Dublin. Songs include:
"Destination Anywhere" **
"Nowhere To Run" **
"Mustang Sally" **
"Too Many Fish In The Sea" **
"Mr.Pitiful" *
"Bye Bye Baby" **
"Show Me" **
"Take Me To The River" *
"The Dark End Of The Street" *
"Chain Of Fools" **
"Mustang Sally" (reprise) ***
"I Never Loved A Man" **
"Try A Little Tenderness" ***
"In The Midnight Hour" **
"Destination Anywhere" **
"Nowhere To Run" **
"Mustang Sally" **
"Too Many Fish In The Sea" **
"Mr.Pitiful" *
"Bye Bye Baby" **
"Show Me" **
"Take Me To The River" *
"The Dark End Of The Street" *
"Chain Of Fools" **
"Mustang Sally" (reprise) ***
"I Never Loved A Man" **
"Try A Little Tenderness" ***
"In The Midnight Hour" **
Raise The Red Lantern (1991) ****
Directed by Zhang Yimou. With Gong Li. Superb melodrama about power struggles among various wives of a very rich man.
Once Upon A Time In China (1991) ****
Set in the late 19th century, it's a thrilling adventure film, directed by Tsui Hark, the first part of a long saga. It has excellent kung-fu fights (courtesy of Jet Li). The main villains in this film are foreign mercenaries and Chinese traitors collaborating with them.
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