Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Velocity of Gary, The (1998)
- Dir. Dan Ireland
Feat. Vincent D'Onofrio, Salma Hayek, Thomas Jane
- Urban soap–opera set in a Manhattan fringe world of hustlers, trannies and coke–heads, with Vincent D'Onofrio as a bisexual…
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…
Versace Murder, The (1998)
- Dir. Menahem Golan
Feat. Franco Nero, Steven Bauer
- Hackmeister General Golan is at it again with this predictably schlocky treatmenr of the tragic slaying of fashion designer Versace. Franco Nero…
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…
Very Thought of You, The (Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence) (1998)
- Dir. Nick Hamm
Feat. Monica Potter, Joseph Fiennes, Rufus Sewell…
- A trifle thin but amusing entry into the British romantic comedy stakes, with American gal Monica Potter giving a trio of London unlikely lads the…
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…
Wadd: The Life and Times of John C Holmes (1998)
- Dir. Cass Paley, Alan Smithee
Feat. John Holmes
- Well hung, generously portioned portrait of the American sex film industry's most famous and successful male 'porn star'.
Legendary for his…
Waking Ned Devine (1998)
- Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Ian Bannen
- When national lottery winner Ned Devine carks it, a cunning old codger (Ian Bannen) assumes his identity to claim the loot, and finds no shortage of…
Waking the Dead (1998)
- Dir. Keith Gordon
Feat. Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly
- A curious, intriguing drama in which congressional candidate Billy Crudup is haunted by a woman (Jennifer Connelly) from his past, who he thought had…