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A Slight Case of MurderA Slight Case of Murder (1999)
Dir. Steven Schachter
Feat. William H. Macy
A light case of noir pastiche, but an engaging one, especially for the film savvy. With confessional asides to the camera, a sly–winking…
Abba - The Winner Takes it AllAbba - The Winner Takes it All (1999)
Dir. Steve Cole
Documentary about the iconic Swedish pop group, covering both their stellar career and their personal lives. Includes interviews with all four…
Action (TV Series)Action (TV Series) (1999)
Feat. Jay Mohr, Illeana Douglas, Buddy Hackett
A dark comedy TV series about a movie producer in Hollywood, who is trying to recover from his last box–office failure. Casts a sharp eye…
Adventures of Sebastian Cole, TheAdventures of Sebastian Cole, The (1999)
Dir. Tod Williams
Feat. Adrian Genier
A Sundance nominee of 1999, this small, unusual drama turns back the clock to the early 1980s as a family fragments when Dad announces he's having a…
AfterlifeAfterlife (1999) Recommended
Dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu
Feat. Arata Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima
Original, intriguing conception of what happens after life – a panel of students challenge a succession of deceased persons to choose one…
Agnes BrowneAgnes Browne (1999)
Dir. Anjelica Huston
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Ray Winstone
Anjelica Huston adapts Brendan O'Carroll best–selling novel through an American romantic prism of working class Irish culture. The director…
Alice in WonderlandAlice in Wonderland (1999) Recommended
Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Whoopi Goldberg, Ben Kingsley
The creators of the MERLIN TV–series pull–off another updating, this time Lewis Carroll's childrens' classic. Seamless special effects…
All About My MotherAll About My Mother (1999) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Cecilia Roth
Almodovar's "celebration of mother and womanhood" has been hailed as something of a departure for the director, though in fact all of his (beloved)…
All the King's MenAll the King's Men (1999)
Dir. Julian Jarrold
Feat. David Jason, Maggie Smith
BBC dramatisation of one of WWI's most enduring enigmas, in which the Sandringham Company, made up from King George's private staff, disappeared into…
American BeautyAmerican Beauty (1999) Recommended
Dir. Sam Mendes
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch
Signifying a coming–of–age of the 'indie' movie and mainstream acceptance of a darker sensibility, this most quirky of all Academy Award…

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