Subgenre Sampler
Waco - Rules of Engagement (1997)
- Dir. William Gazecki
- The disastrous FBI siege of the Branch Davidian Sect compound at Waco, Texas in 1993 is pulled to pieces in this acclaimed documentary, revealing a…
Wag the Dog (1997)- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Dustin Hoffman - A Clinton–inspired political satire, coincided with the Lewinsky scandal on release (and then Iraq), sees Whitehouse spin–doctor Robert…
Waiting for Guffman (1997)- Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Parker Posey… - A comic treasure from the writer/star of "This is Spinal Tap", here lining up the fictional US burg of Blaine, Missouri in his satirical sights, as…
Washington Square (1997)- Dir. Agnieszka Holland
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ben Chaplin, Maggie Smith… - Portrait of a lady adapted from the pen of Henry James profits from an exemplary Jennifer Jason Leigh performance – as an eccentric, plain…
Weird Al Show, The (TV Series) (1997-1998)- Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Al Yankovic - Short–lived 'educational' children's TV show from the mind of 'Weird Al' Yankovic, perhaps best known in New Zealand for his pop song parodies,…
Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)- Dir. Stephan Elliot
Feat. Johnathon Schaech - A con–artist escapes a sour deal in New York and winds up in an Aussie outback town inhabited by oddballs. This attempt to assault 'political…
Well, The (1997)- Dir. Samantha Lang
Feat. Miranda Otto, Pamela Rabe - Evocative Gothic psychodrama, firmly in the Jane Campion mould, effectively explores the dark side of female relationships in ominous blue–grey…
Western (1997)- Dir. Manuel Poirier
Feat. Sergi Lopez, Sacha Bourdo - Soulfully transposing the conventions of the Western to the forlorn landscapes of modern–day Brittany, this road movie owes equal allegiance to…
Whole of the Moon, The (1997)- Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Toby Fisher, Nikki Si'Ulepa, Pascale Bussieres… - Heartfelt yet uplifting story of two disparate teenage cancer patients who find strength in their misfortune. Dir. Ian Mune's talent for coaxing…
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Romeo + Juliet) (1997)- Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Pete Postlethwaite… - Visionary director Baz Luhrmann takes his STRICTLY BALLROOM crew to the Americas and conjures a cinematic universe of striking originality and…
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