April 4, 1994
Da Viss (1994) ****
Buddy Holly (1994) ****
Emilie Muller (1994) ****
Liberation (1994) ***
A superb Pet Shop Boys' music video directed by Howard Greenhalgh. Beautiful, computer-animated imagery.
89 mm od Europy (1994) ***
Scratch Ticket (1994) **
Directed by J.Fawcett. A short film from Alberta, about two young guys winning an instant lottery ticket and getting into trouble. It won the First Prize for Short Film at the Montreal Film Festival.
The Passion Of John Ruskin (1994) **
An art critic cannot bring himself to deflower his beautiful wife (Neve Campbell).
My Sweet Peony (1994) **
A guide at the Chinese Garden in Montreal encounters some weird people. Length: 31 min.
Gary Larson's Tales From The Far Side (1994) ****
The Janitor (1994) ***
Animastress (1994) ***
The horrible realities of industrial chicken farming are denounced with biting humor and cruel satire.
The Wooden Leg (1994) ***
Melancholic cartoon about a young girl with a wooden leg. Animation consists of etchings on negative.
Ex-enfant (1994) ***
A 13-year-old boy is drafted into the army. An impressive cartoon about the ravages of war. Like all Drouin's films, it uses the pinscreen animation technique (also known as the Alexeiff-Parker method).
The Big Story (1994) ***
Very short cartoon with three Kirk Douglases at different stages of his career.
Automania (1994) **
A poor chap cannot open his car, but still refuses to take the bus or even a bicycle. If it wasn't for his daughter's roller skates, he never would have made it to work.
Divine Fate (1994) **
A pretentious New Age fantasy full of spiritual mumbo-jumbo. Visually very imaginative, but hopelessly naive in its anti-technological preachiness.
Overdose (1994) **
The daily routine of a child: breakfast, school, homework and bed. Over and over again.
Baroque'n Roll (1994) *
Puppet-animated film about racial tolerance. It's about children playing on a thin ice.
Au bord du lac (1994) *
Semi-abstract film that won the Second Prize (short subject) at the Montreal Film Festival.
Alpsee (1994) *
Directed by Matthias Muller. Experimental film about a young boy. The most memorable scene - milk flood.
March 3, 1994
Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Wart palac Paca (1994) ***
"On za duzy a ona za mala" **
"Notatki z nieudanych rekolekcji paryskich" *
"Tokszok to tega glowa" **
"Zacałuj mnie na śmierć" ("Skumbrie w tomacie") **
"Cyrk" **
"Kici kici" *
"Zbudz sie narodzie" **
Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Kto kogo w konia (1994) ***
"Cos gadaja" **
"Nie donos na mnie" *
"Ciele placze" *
"Koledzy tak byc nie moze" ("Wesolych Swiat") *
"Szczur pod podloga" **
"Nie moje malpy nie moj cyrk" **
"Handlarze marzen" **
Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Bedzie jak byc musi (1994) ***
"Mucha" *
"Piosenka na zamowienie rzadowe" *
"Myku myku" ***
"A zoladki jednakowe" ("Nasi i elektorscy") **
"Zosia" **
"Kozakiewicza gest" **
Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: I po balu (1994) ***
"Nieznany rekopis St. Wyspianskiego" **
"Udusimy cerwonego kura" **
"Malkontent" **
"Hej, uzyjmy zywota" *
"Dolary" *
"Dysproporcje" **
"Cicha noc" *
"I po balu" **
February 2, 1994
Color Of Night (1994) **
The New Age (1994) **
Judy Davis and James Woods star in this bizarre black comedy, directed by Michael Tolkin.
Mrs Parker And The Vicious Circle (1994) **
Slightly pretentious drama about the famous New York writer. The film's highlights are Robert Benchley's brilliantly satiric "lectures". Jennifer Jason Leigh gives an excellent performance as Dorothy Parker.
The Madness Of King George (1994) **
Tragicomical historical drama starring Nigel Hawthorne as George III.
Federal Hill (1994) **
Intelligent film about two close friends from an Italian neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island.
Wyatt Earp (1994) **
This epic western, directed by Lawrence Kasdan, isn't half as bad as most critics have claimed. It's a flawed, but very interesting film (especially in the first hour).
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1994) **
Incredible true story of Leon Therem, Russian-born inventor of an electronic musical instrument who was kidnapped by the Soviet secret police from his New York appartment.
Romeo Is Bleeding (1994) **
Were it not for excessive pathos, this uneven black comedy might be quite watchable. It's an extremely unpleasant, sickenly violent, but occasionally brilliant film noir.
The River Wild (1994) **
Clearly inspired by "Deliverance" (1972), it's an effective thriller starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon.
Princess Caraboo (1994) **
Simple story of a mysterious girl found in England and believed to be an Asian princess, kidnapped by sailors.
January 1, 1994
The Pagemaster (1994) *
Boring animated film about a little boy (Macaulay Culkin), who becomes a cartoon character and has many adventures.
North (1994) *
Mesmer (1994) *
Slow-moving biography of the famous 18th-century doctor, whose unorthodox cures earned him the scorn of the medical establishment. Alan Rickman's fine performance earned him a best actor nod at the Montreal Film Festival.
Legends Of The Fall (1994) *
Everyone's hugging, kissing and crying in this overblown horse opera set in Montana during World War I.
Junior (1994) *
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Emma Thompson are the parents, but he's the mother and she's the father. Ridiculous concept, unsuccessful film.
It Could Happen To You (1994) *
The chemistry is great between Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda, but the film (about a married cop sharing a winning lottery ticket with a waitress) is extremely manipulative.
I Love Trouble (1994) *
Campy action film starring Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte as two ace reporters investigating a mysterious train crash. *
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) *
Bizarre and boring film starring Tim Robbins, Paul Newman and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
The Flintstones (1994) *
John Goodman is perfectly cast as Fred Flintstone, but the film is very boring.
Dark Side Of Genius (1994) *
Terminally boring thriller about a female art critic befriending a homocidal artist.
Canadian Bacon (1994) *
A misguided and totally unfunny film about a "war" between United States and Canada. Michael Moore's only fictional feature.
Spanking The Monkey (1994) *
One of the sickest and most disgusting films to hit the movie screens in a long while.
Nell (1994) *
Jodie Foster performance is superb, but the film (about a wild mountain girl) is only moderately successful.
Murder In The First (1994) *
Kevin Bacon and Christian Slater star in this grim courtroom drama about the inhuman treatment of prisoners in the Alcatraz prison.
I.Q (1994) *
Uneven, often a bit too precious comedy about Albert Einstein's niece (Meg Ryan) falling in love with a service station attendant (Tim Robbins). But Walter Matthau is superb as the famed scientist.
Blue Sky (1994) *
Jessica Lange won an Oscar for her performance as a wife of an Army officer (Tommy Lee Jones).
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