Top Ten List
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| 1. | Touki-Bouki Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Magaye Niang, Myriam Niang A– |
| 2. | JFK Dir. Oliver Stone. Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci A– |
| 3. | An Angel at My Table Dir. Jane Campion. Kerry Fox, Alexia Keough A– |
| 4. | Boyz N the Hood Dir. John Singleton. Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut A– |
| 5. | The Silence of the Lambs Dir. Jonathan Demme. Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins A– |
| 6. | Thelma & Louise Dir. Ridley Scott. Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel A– |
| 7. | Paris Is Burning Dir. Jennie Livingston. Documentary about Harlem ball-walkers A– |
| 8. | Terminator 2: Judgment Day Dir. James Cameron. Arnold Schwarzenegger A– |
| 9. | Slacker Dir. Richard Linklater. Richard Linklater, Mark James, Dan Kratochvil A– |
| 10. | Beauty and the Beast Dirs. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise. Voice of Paige O'Hara A– |
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Full Listing of Films Screened
★ = Full Review /
★ = Capsule /
★ = Feature or Blog Post /
★ = Grain of Salt
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| ★ | An Angel at My Table Dir. Jane Campion. Kerry Fox, Alexia Keough A– |
| ★ | Beauty and the Beast Dirs. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise. Voice of Paige O'Hara A– |
| ★ | Boyz N the Hood Dir. John Singleton. Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut A– |
| ★ | Cape Fear Dir. Martin Scorsese. Nick Nolte, Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange A– |
| Europa Europa Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Marco Hofschneider, René Hofschneider A– |
| ★ | JFK Dir. Oliver Stone. Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci A– |
| Madonna: Truth or Dare Dir. Alek Keshishian. Documentary of concert tour A– |
| ★ | Naked Lunch Dir. David Cronenberg. Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm A– |
| Paris Is Burning Dir. Jennie Livingston. Documentary about Harlem ball-walkers A– |
| Poison Dir. Todd Haynes. Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Scott Renderer A– |
| ★ | The Silence of the Lambs Dir. Jonathan Demme. Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins A– |
| Slacker Dir. Richard Linklater. Richard Linklater, Mark James, Dan Kratochvil A– |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day Dir. James Cameron. Arnold Schwarzenegger A– |
| Thelma & Louise Dir. Ridley Scott. Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel A– |
| Touki-Bouki Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Magaye Niang, Myriam Niang A– |
| ★ | Truly Madly Deeply Dir. Anthony Minghella. Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman A– |
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| ¡Ay, Carmela! Dir. Carlos Saura. Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, Gabino Diego B+ |
| ★ | La Femme Nikita Dir. Luc Besson. Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade B+ |
| ★ | Frankie & Johnny Dir. Garry Marshall. Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino, Kate Nelligan B+ |
| ★ | The Garden Dir. Derek Jarman. Johnny Mills, Kevin Collins, Tilda Swinton B+ |
| Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Dirs. Fax Bahr, et al. B+ |
| ★ | Ju Dou Dir. Zhang Yimou. Li Baotian, Gong Li, Li Wei, Zheng Ji-an, Yi Zhang B+ |
| My Own Private Idaho Dir. Gus Van Sant. River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves B+ |
| Noir et blanc Dir. Claire Devers. François Frappat, Jacques Martial B+ |
| ★ | Once Around Dir. Lasse Hallström. Holly Hunter, Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Aiello B+ |
| Point Break Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey B+ |
| Prospero's Books Dir. Peter Greenaway. John Gielgud, Mark Rylance B+ |
| ★ | Rhapsody in August Dir. Akira Kurosawa. Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka B+ |
| ★ | Rush Dir. Lili Fini Zanuck. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jason Patric, Sam Elliott B+ |
| ★ | Trust Dir. Hal Hartley. Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Merritt Nelson B+ |
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| Barton Fink Dir. Joel Coen. John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis B |
| ★ | Bugsy Dir. Barry Levinson. Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley B |
| City of Hope Dir. John Sayles. Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Morton B |
| ★ | The Comfort of Strangers Dir. Paul Schrader. Natasha Richardson B |
| ★ | Dogfight Dir. Nancy Savoca. River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco B |
| ★ | The Double Life of Véronique Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Irène Jacob B |
| ★ | The Fisher King Dir. Terry Gilliam. Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl B |
| ★ | High Heels Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes, Miguel Bosé B |
| ★ | Life Is Sweet Dir. Mike Leigh. Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks B |
| Thousand Pieces of Gold Dir. Nancy Kelly. Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper B |
| Waltzing Regitze Dir. Kaspar Rostrup. Frits Helmuth, Ghita Nørby B |
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| At Play in the Fields of the Lord Dir. Héctor Babenco. Tom Berenger B– |
| Black Robe Dir. Bruce Beresford. Lothaire Bluteau, August Schellenberg B– |
| ★ | Closet Land Dir. Radha Bharadwaj. Madeleine Stowe, Alan Rickman B– |
| Dead Again Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson B– |
| ★ | Jungle Fever Dir. Spike Lee. Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, John Turturro B– |
| Kafka Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Ian Holm, Joel Grey B– |
| New Jack City Dir. Mario Van Peebles. Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne B– |
| ★ | Strip Jack Naked Dir. Ron Peck. Documentary about making of Nighthawks B– |
| ★ | Switch Dir. Blake Edwards. Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams B– |
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| ★ | The Addams Family Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. Raúl Juliá, Anjelica Huston C+ |
| Antonia & Jane Dir. Beeban Kidron. Imelda Staunton, Saskia Reeves, Bill Nighy C+ |
| The Ballad of the Sad Café Dir. Simon Callow. Vanessa Redgrave, Cork Hubbert C+ |
| Berlin-Jerusalem Dir. Amos Gitai. Lisa Kreuzer, Rivka Neuman, Dani Roth C+ |
| ★ | City Slickers Dir. Ron Underwood. Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby C+ |
| Close My Eyes Dir. Stephen Poliakoff. Saskia Reeves, Clive Owen C+ |
| The Five Heartbeats Dir. Robert Townsend. Robert Townsend, Michael Wright C+ |
| ★ | Grand Canyon Dir. Lawrence Kasdan. Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, Steve Martin C+ |
| L.A. Story Dir. Mick Jackson. Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Sarah Jessica Parker C+ |
| Madame Bovary Dir. Claude Chabrol. Isabelle Huppert, Jean-François Balmer C+ |
| The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Dir. David Zucker. Leslie Nielsen C+ |
| Rambling Rose Dir. Martha Coolidge. Laura Dern, Lukas Haas, Robert Duvall B– |
| The Rapture Dir. Michael Tolkin. Mimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Patrick Bauchau C+ |
| ★ | Twenty-One Dir. Don Boyd. Patsy Kensit, Jack Shepherd, Rufus Sewell C+ |
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| Billy Bathgate Dir. Robert Benton. Loren Dean, Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman C |
| ★ | Fried Green Tomatoes Dir. Jon Avnet. Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson C+ |
| Little Man Tate Dir. Jodie Foster. Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest C+ |
| ★ | Meeting Venus Dir. István Szábó. Niels Arestrup, Glenn Close, Erland Josephson C |
| The Prince of Tides Dir. Barbra Streisand. Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand C |
| ★ | The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe Dir. John Bailey C |
| Sleeping with the Enemy Dir. Joseph Ruben. Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin C |
| Soapdish Dir. Michael Hoffman. Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Elisabeth Shue C |
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| ★ | Bright Angel Dir. Michael Fields. Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, Benjamin Bratt C– |
| Defending Your Life Dir. Albert Brooks. Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn C– |
| ★ | For the Boys Dir. Mark Rydell. Bette Midler, James Caan, Arye Gross C– |
| ★ | Impromptu Dir. James Lapine. Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson C– |
| Young Soul Rebels Dir. Isaac Julien. Valentine Nonyela, Mo Sesay C– |
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| Backdraft Dir. Ron Howard. William Baldwin, Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro D+ |
| ★ | Shadows and Fog Dir. Woody Allen. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich D+ |
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| Hook Dir. Steven Spielberg. Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts D |
| Nothing But Trouble Dir. Dan Aykroyd. Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, Dan Aykroyd D |
| Regarding Henry Dir. Mike Nichols. Harrison Ford, Annette Bening, Mikki Allen D |
| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Dir. Kevin Reynolds. Kevin Costner, Alan Rickman D |
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| Hearing Voices Dir. Sharon Greytak. Erika Nagy, Stephen Gatta, Tim Ahren D– |
| A Kiss Before Dying Dir. James Dearden. Matt Dillon, Sean Young D– |
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| ★ | Whore Dir. Ken Russell. Theresa Russell, Benjamin Mouton, Antonio Fargas F |
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