Subgenre Sampler
Politics: 627 Films to Buy & Rent
McLibel (1998)
- Dir. Franny Armstrong
- The true story of England's most protracted court case that witnessed the all–powerful McDonalds hamburger empire file a libel suit against two…
Men with Guns (1998)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Frederico Luppi
- Criminally denied a theatrical release, this masterful study of Third World realities is arguably prolific indie dir. John Sayles most accomplished…
Primary Colors (1998)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton…
- In charting the rise of a controversial Southern Governor through the US Democratic primary campaign, John Travolta rises admirably to his most…
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…
Windhorse (1998)
- Dir. Paul Wagner
Feat. Dadon, Jampa Kelsang, Richard Chang
- Shot on digital video under the noses of Chinese authorities in Tibet, this fiercely moral drama follows the fortunes of a family in contemporary…
Big One, The (1997)
- Dir. Michael Moore
Feat. Michael Moore
- Just as smart and witty though with less focus than his watershed doco ROGER AND ME, this intervening 'video diary' sets the format for his popular…
Carla's Song (1997)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn
- Another not–so–average tale from Dir. Ken Loach, concerning a Glaswegian bus–driver getting involved with Nicaraguan politics.…
Devil's Own, The (1997)
- Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt
- Sensitive cop Harrison Ford discovers his befriended border (Brad Pitt) has devout connections to the IRA. Moral conundrums ensue as Ford wrestles…
Mandela and De Klerk (1997)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine
- The political backdrop to Nelson Madela's release in 1991 from a South African prison is solidly dramatised in this telemovie. Stars Sidney Poitier…
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. John Cusack, Kevin Spacey
- John Cusack and Kevin Spacey convene for Clint Eastwood's moody adaptation of John Berendt's fact–based novel – a complex, atmospheric…