Subgenre Sampler
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Truman Show, The (1998)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Natascha McElhone…
- A brilliantly conceived script by expat–Kiwi whizz–kid Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) finds consummate direction in the hands of esteemed…
Turandot Project, The (1998)
- Dir. Allan Miller
Feat. Zhang Yimou, Zubin Mehta
- The glorious insanity of Italian opera defeats all obstacles in this amusing behind–the–scenes account of a gigantic international…
U.S. Marshals (1998)
- Dir. Stuart Baird
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes
- Tommy Lee Jones rebirths his role in THE FUGITIVE for this informal sequel, sending out an APB for the armed, dangerous and mysterious Wesley Snipes.…
Ultraviolet (Mini Series) (1998)
- Dir. Joe Ahearne
Feat. Jack Davenport, Philip Quast
- Set in the drab, menacing atmosphere of South London, a detective quests for his missing partner and turns up a frightening cabal of powerful…
Urban Legend (1998)
- Dir. Jamie Blanks
Feat. Alicia Witt, Danielle Harris
- A serial killer is offing students in the manner of various urban legends (grisly rumours that become so commonly known they're accepted as fact).…
Vampires (1998)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Maximilian Schell
- Continuing to purvey his dubious abilities, dir. John Carpenter (HALLOWEEN) sinks his teeth into another genre staple, with hideous spurts of blood…
Velvet Dreams (1998)
- Dir. Sima Urale
- Director Sima Urale presents this short documentary investigating the world of 'velvet paintings' by traversing the Pacific to talk to artists and…
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
- Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Toni Collette…
- An intriguing, visually sensational 'faction' history of 70s British 'glam' music, centring itself on the rise and nosedive of Ziggy–type…
Very Bad Things (1998)
- Dir. Peter Berg
Feat. Jon Favreau, Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz…
- Jon Favreau's (SWINGERS) stag party pals accidently kill a call–girl during a cocaine–fueled Las Vegas bender, and once they've…
Via Satellite (1998)
- Dir. Anthony McCarten
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Timothy Balme, Rima Te Wiata…
- Surprise hit on its cinema release, Anthony McCarten's (writer of hit stageplay "Ladies Night") small–scale comedy contrasts the kitsch…