March 3, 1988
Yes Prime Minister: The Tangled Web (1988) ****
Golden Girls: Sophia's Wedding Part 1 (1988) ***
February 2, 1988
Mississippi Burning (1988) **
Controversial drama about the murder of three civil rights activists in rural Mississippi in 1964. Blacks are portrayed as passive victims; virually all white Southerners come across as vicious, racist bigots. The only heroic figures are FBI agents (Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe).
Let's Get Lost (1988) **
Visually interesting documentary about the tragic life of Chet Baker, a West Coast jazz legend.
Beetlejuice (1988) **
Wacky and bizarre horror film about two ghosts (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis). They try to scare away the new occupants of their house (Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara and Jeffrey Jones) by hiring an "exorcist of the living" (Michael Keaton). Tim Burton's film has a great cast, good special effects and impressive sets. Weak script and unfunny jokes are the main liabilities.
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988) **
Directed by Vincent Ward. A fantasy film about a group of medieval peasants who find a tunnel that leads to a modern city.
Stand And Deliver (1988) **
High school students from East L.A. are excelling in math thanks to efforts of an idealistic teacher (Edward James Olmos). Sounds corny, but it's based on a true story.
January 1, 1988
Cannibal Woman In The Avocado Jungle Of Death (1988) *
A lame jungle adventure comedy starring Shannon Tweed and Bill Maher. It tries to ridicule feminism, but fails miserably.
Deadbeat At Dawn (1988) *
The usual mayhem from Jim Van Bebber ("The Manson Family"): gore, violence, etc.
Gorillas In The Mist (1988) *
Sigourney Weaver plays Dian Fossey, who devoted her life for protection of mountain gorillas in central Africa.
December 12, 1987
Top 10 Films of 1987
1. "My Life As A Dog" (Lasse Hallstrom, Sweden)
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4. "Wings Of Desire" (Wim Wenders, Germany)
6. "Full Metal Jacket" (Stanley Kubrick, USA)
7. "The Princess Bride" (Rob Reiner, USA)
8. "Babette's Feast" (Gabriel Axel, Denmark)
9. "A Chinese Ghost Story" (Ching Siu-Tung, Hong Kong)
10. "Soigne ta droite" (Jean-Luc Godard, France)
Other great films:
2. "A Wedding In Galilee" (Michel Khleifi, Palestine)
3. "Pociag do Hollywood" (Radoslaw Piwowarski, Poland)
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4. "La Passion Beatrice" (Bertrand Tavernier, France)
5. "Aria" (UK)
1. "Point de fuite" (Olivier Smolders, Belgium)
2. "A Place For Many Rooms" (Fumiko Kiyooka, Canada)
3. "The Ants" (Rosemarie Blank, Holland)
Other great shorts:
Cute Neighbour
TV Top 3:
1. "Moonligting: I Am Curious... Maddie" (Allan Arkush, ABC)
2. "Hollywood: The Golden Years: The RKO Story: Let's Face The Music And Dance" (BBC)
3. "Moonlighting: Come Back Little Shiksa" (Allan Arkush, ABC)
Other great TV shows:
2. "No Way Out" (Roger Donaldson, USA)
3. "L'Ami de mon amie" (Eric Rohmer, France)
5. "Stagefright" (Michele Soavi, Italy)
Au revoir, les enfants (France)
Bad Taste (New Zealand)
Diary For My Loved Ones (Hungary)
Discopribeh (Czechoslovakia)
Family Viewing (Canada)
Intervista (Italy)
Law Of Desire (Spain)
Maramao (Italy)
Nekromantik (Germany)
A Taxing Woman (Japan)
Where Is The Friend's Home ? (Iran)
Wicked City (Japan)
The Year My Voice Broke (Australia)
Un Zoo la nuit (Canada)
Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 1987:
1. "Une Flamme dans mon coeur" (Alain Tanner, Switzerland)
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Short Top 3:
1. "Point de fuite" (Olivier Smolders, Belgium)
Adoration (Belgium)
Top 3 Music Videos:
1. "Need You Tonight - Mediate" (Richard Lowenstein, INXS)
2. "U Got The Look" (David Hogan, Prince)
3. "The One I Love" (Robert Longo, R.E.M.)
Top Commercial:
1. "Need You Tonight - Mediate" (Richard Lowenstein, INXS)
Top Commercial:
"Preppens-Paret" (Roy Andersson, Sweden)
Other great commercials:
Cute Neighbour
1. "Moonligting: I Am Curious... Maddie" (Allan Arkush, ABC)
07 zglos sie 5 (Poland)
Zmiennicy (Poland)
Cartoon Top 3:
1. "The Man Who Planted Trees" (Frederic Back, NFB, Canada)
2. "An Inside Job" (Aidan Hickey, Ireland)
3. "Your Face" (Bill Plympton, USA)
Other great cartoons:
Baeus (Italy)
1. "The Man Who Planted Trees" (Frederic Back, NFB, Canada)
Other great cartoons:
Baeus (Italy)
Girls Night Out (UK)
Itinéraire (Canada)
Plus One Minus One (Italy)
Weak films of 1987:
Armour Of God (Hong Kong)
An Autumn's Tale (Hong Kong)
A Better Tomorrow II (Hong Kong)
Black Widow
City On Fire (Hong Kong)
Critical Condition
Eastern Condors (Hong Kong)
Empire Of The Sun
Itinéraire (Canada)
Plus One Minus One (Italy)
Quiniscopio (Cuba)
Armour Of God (Hong Kong)
An Autumn's Tale (Hong Kong)
A Better Tomorrow II (Hong Kong)
Black Widow
City On Fire (Hong Kong)
Critical Condition
Eastern Condors (Hong Kong)
Empire Of The Sun
Like Father Like Son
Outrageous Fortune
Rouge (Hong Kong)
Someone To Watch Over Me
Three Men And A Baby
Throw Momma From The Train
Weak cartoons:
Adieu bipede (Canada)
Charles et François (Canada)
The Chore
Full Of Grace (Belgium)
The Jump (UK)
Going Equipped (UK)
Great British Moments (UK)
The Haploid Affair (Canada)
Maxi Cat's Lunch
Oniromance (Canada)
The Prayer (Yugoslavia)
Rondino (Hungary)
Outrageous Fortune
Rouge (Hong Kong)
Someone To Watch Over Me
Three Men And A Baby
Throw Momma From The Train
Weak cartoons:
Adieu bipede (Canada)
Charles et François (Canada)
The Chore
Full Of Grace (Belgium)
The Jump (UK)
Going Equipped (UK)
Great British Moments (UK)
The Haploid Affair (Canada)
Maxi Cat's Lunch
Oniromance (Canada)
The Prayer (Yugoslavia)
Rondino (Hungary)
November 11, 1987
October 10, 1987
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) ****
Broadcast News (1987) ****
This comedy follows the careers of three TV journalists: handsome and witless William Hurt, smart and clumsy Albert Brooks, ambitious and neurotic Holly Hunter.
The Dead (1987) ****
John Huston's last film, a brilliant adaptation of James Joyce's short story about a Christmas reception in Dublin.
Evil Dead 2 (1987) ****
A classic of "splat-stick" cinema - a scary, hilarious and very inventive mixture of comedy and gore.
Full Metal Jacket (1987) ****
The Princess Bride (1987) ****
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