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Henry VIHenry VI (1989)
Dir. Michael Bogdanov
Feat. Barry Stanton, Michael Pennington, June Watson
Michael Pennington and The English Shakespeare Company’s internationally acclaimed production of Henry VI – the tragic history of a king who…
Her AlibiHer Alibi (1989)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William (actor) Daniels
Clunky rom–com about a novelist who falls in love with a beautiful murder suspect that lazily rests on the charms of its moustachioed leading…
High HopesHigh Hopes (1989)
Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Phillip Davis, Ruth Sheen
Mike Leigh's excruciating portrait of a dysfunctional yet typical working–class family surviving in Thatcher's England. The blistering social…
Honey, I Shrunk the KidsHoney, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Rick Moranis
An inventor inadvertently reduces his and the neighbour's kids to a grasshopper's knee–height. With the help of FX wizardry, they fend for…
How to Get Ahead in AdvertisingHow to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) Recommended
Dir. Bruce Robinson
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward
Richard E. Grant encores for the director of WITHNAIL AND I to play a manic genius ad–man whose conscience rears its ugly head while he…
I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar / Emergency KissesI Can No Longer Hear the Guitar / Emergency Kisses (1989-1991)
Dir. Philippe Garrel
Feat. Philippe Garrel
Two French drama films by Philippe Garrel, both semi–autobiographical in nature: 'I Can No Longer Hear The Guitar' depicts youthful romance in…
I Want To Go HomeI Want To Go Home (1989)
Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Linda Lavin, Laura Benson
Satirical French comedy focused on a washed–up American comic artist who reluctantly visits France for an exhibition, only to run into his…
I'm Gonna Git You SuckaI'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1989) Recommended
Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Keenen Wayans, Bernie Casey
From the "In Living Color" team, this is a riotous send–up of those '70s blaxploitation films. A sort of NAKED GUN meets SHAFT, it's hip and…
Iceman Cometh, TheIceman Cometh, The (Time Warriors) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Fok Yiu Leung
Feat. Biao Yuen, Maggie Cheung
A pair of Ming Dynasty adversaries find themselves defrosted 300 years later in contemporary Hong Kong. Film festival fave combines outrageous farce…
Ilé AiyéIlé Aiyé (The House of Life) (1989)
Dir. David Byrne
David Byrne documents the Candomblé, the African–influenced spirit cult of the Bahia region of Brazil, exploring the ways in which they have…

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