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The Movies of 1994: World Premieres
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Dir. Stephan Elliott B
Amateur Dir. Hal Hartley. Martin Donovan, Isabelle Huppert, Elina Löwensohn B–

Barcelona Dir. Whit Stillman. Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen B
Before the Rain Dir. Milcho Manchevski. Rade Serbedzija, Grégoire Colin B+
Blink Dir. Michael Apted. Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Laurie Metcalf C+
Blue Chips Dir. William Friedkin. Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal C–
 Blue Sky Dir. Tony Richardson. Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Lange, Powers Boothe B–
 Bullets over Broadway Dir. Woody Allen. John Cusack, Chazz Palminteri B

 Cemetery Man Dir. Michele Soavi. Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro B
The Chase Dir. Adam Rifkin. Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson, Henry Rollins Jr. D
China Moon Dir. John Bailey. Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio Del Toro D+
Chungking Express Dir. Wong Kar-wai. Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin A–
 Clerks Dir. Kevin Smith. Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti C
 The Client Dir. Joel Schumacher. Brad Renfro, Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones C
 Color of Night Dir. Richard Rush. Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades C–
 Corrina, Corrina Dir. Jessie Nelson. Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, Tina Majorino C+
The Cowboy Way Dir. Gregg Champion. Woody Harrelson, Kiefer Sutherland C
 Crooklyn Dir. Spike Lee. Zelda Harris, Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo A–
The Crow Dir. Alex Proyas. Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott B

Death and the Maiden Dir. Roman Polanski. Sigourney Weaver, Stuart Wilson B–

 Eat Drink Man Woman Dir. Ang Lee. Lung Sihung, Wu Chien-Lien, Yang Kuei-Mei B–
Ed Wood Dir. Tim Burton. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker B+
Exotica Dir. Atom Egoyan. Bruce Greenwood, Don McKellar, Elias Koteas B+

Forrest Gump Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise C–
Four Weddings and a Funeral Dir. Mike Newell. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell B–
Le Franc Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Madieye Massamba Dieye, Aminta Fall B
 Fresh Dir. Boaz Yakin. Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson B–

Go Fish Dir. Rose Troche. Guinevere Turner, V.S. Brodie, T. Wendy McMillan B

Heart of Darkness Dir. Nicolas Roeg. TV Movie. Tim Roth, John Malkovich B+
Heavenly Creatures Dir. Peter Jackson. Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet A
 High School II Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about NYC school A–
Hoop Dreams Dir. Steve James. Documentary about high-school basketball A–
The Hudsucker Proxy Dir. Joel Coen. Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh C

I Can't Sleep Dir. Claire Denis. Richard Courcet, Katerina Golubeva, Alex Descas A–
I Like It Like That Dir. Darnell Martin. Lauren Vélez, Jon Seda, Jesse Borrego B
I Love Trouble Dir. Charles Shyer. Nick Nolte, Julia Roberts, Saul Rubinek C–
Intersection Dir. Mark Rydell. Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich B
Interview with the Vampire Dir. Neil Jordan. Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst B–
 It Could Happen to You Dir. Andrew Bergman. Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda C+

The Last Seduction Dir. John Dahl. Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, Bill Pullman B+
The Lion King Dirs. Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers. Voice of Matthew Broderick C+
Lisbon Story Dir. Wim Wenders. Rüdiger Vogler, Teresa Salgueiro B–
Little Women Dir. Gillian Armstrong. Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon B+
Love Affair Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron. Warren Beatty, Annette Bening D+

The Madness of King George Dir. Nicholas Hytner. Nigel Hawthorne B–
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh C
The Mask Dir. Charles Russell. Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Greene B–
Maverick Dir. Richard Donner. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner B–
 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Dir. Alan Rudolph. Jennifer Jason Leigh B
Muriel's Wedding Dir. P.J. Hogan. Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths B–

 Natural Born Killers Dir. Oliver Stone. Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis A–
Nell Dir. Michael Apted. Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson C–
The New Age Dir. Michael Tolkin. Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Paula Marshall B
Nobody's Fool Dir. Robert Benton. Paul Newman, Melanie Griffith, Dylan Walsh A–

 Only You Dir. Norman Jewison. Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt D–

Priest Dir. Antonia Bird. Linus Roache, Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkison, Cathy Tyson B
The Professional Dir. Luc Besson. Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman C+
Pulp Fiction Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta A–
A Pure Formality Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore. Gérard Depardieu, Roman Polanski B–

Queen Margot Dir. Patrice Chéreau. Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Pérez B+
Quiz Show Dir. Robert Redford. Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow B–

 Reality Bites Dir. Ben Stiller. Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller B
The Ref Dir. Ted Demme. Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey B
 The River Wild Dir. Curtis Hanson. Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn C+

Safe Passage Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman. Susan Sarandon, Sam Shepard C
Serial Mom Dir. John Waters. Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake B–
 The Shawshank Redemption Dir. Frank Darabont. Tim Robbins B
Spanking the Monkey Dir. David O. Russell. Jeremy Davies, Alberta Watson B+
Speechless Dir. Ron Underwood. Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Christopher Reeve C
Speed Dir. Jan de Bont. Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock A–
The Sum of Us Dirs. Kevin Dowling, Geoff Burton. Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe C+

 Three Colors: Red Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant B+
Three Colors: White Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Zbigniew Zamachowski B+
Threesome Dir. Andrew Fleming. Josh Charles, Lara Flynn Boyle B–
Through the Olive Trees Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Hossein Rezai, Zarifeh Shiva A–
Tom & Viv Dir. Brian Gilbert. Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson C+
True Lies Dir. James Cameron. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis B

Under the Domim Tree Dir. Eli Cohen. Kaipu Cohen, Riki Blich, Ohad Knoller C
An Unforgettable Summer Dir. Lucian Pintilie. Kristin Scott Thomas B

 Vanya on 42nd Street Dir. Louis Malle. Wallace Shawn, Brooke Smith A
 Vanya on 42nd Street Dir. Louis Malle. Wallace Shawn, Brooke Smith A

Wes Craven's New Nightmare Dir. Wes Craven. Heather Langenkamp C
What Happened Was... Dir. Tom Noonan. Karen Sillas, Tom Noonan B+
When a Man Loves a Woman Dir. Luis Mandoki. Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan C
Wild Reeds Dir. André Téchiné. Gaël Morel, Élodie Bouchez, Stéphane Rideau A–
Wolf Dir. Mike Nichols. Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader B–
Wyatt Earp Dir. Lawrence Kasdan. Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Michael Madsen C+


In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain

Burnt by the Sun Dir. Nikhita Mikhalkov. Nikita Mikhalkov, Oleg Menchikov
Immortal Beloved Dir. Bernard Rose. Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé
Little Odessa Dir. James Gray. Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Maximilian Schell
Il Postino (The Postman) Dir. Michael Radford. Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret
Sister My Sister Dir. Nancy Meckler. Joely Richardson, Jodhi May, Julie Walters