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Out of SightOut of Sight (1998) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames
Neatly complementing JACKIE BROWN, novelist Elmore Leonard is adapted here in purely cinematic terms by the director of SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE. An…
Paperback HeroPaperback Hero (1998) Recommended
Dir. Anthony J Bowman
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Claudia Karvan
Truckdriver Hugh Jackman pens a bestselling romance but is loathe to reveal his talent to his Outback mates, and gets Claudia Karvan to stand in for…
Red CornerRed Corner (1998)
Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Richard Gere, Ling Bai, Bradley Whitford
Corporate globetrotter Richard Gere becomes a murder–suspect during a trade visit to China, then lands further afoul when he escapes while on…
Shakespeare in LoveShakespeare in Love (1998) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Madden
Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench
Shakespeare's art imitates life according to this gloriously fanciful, Oscar–winning tragicomedy, as the Bard himself (Joseph Fiennes), stuck…
She's All ThatShe's All That (1998)
Dir. Robert Iscove
Feat. Freddie Prinze Jnr., Anna Paquin
Charisma of rising star Freddie Prinze Jnr. (a less affected Keanu Reeves) relieves some of the predictability of this high–school variation of…
Six Days Seven NightsSix Days Seven Nights (1998)
Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Harrison Ford, Anne Heche
Harrison Ford and Anne Heche fully embrace the conventions of the romantic comedy–adventure as the mis–matched couple who are thrown…
Strange PlanetStrange Planet (1998)
Dir. Emma-Kate Croghan
Feat. Claudia Karvan, Hugo Weaving, Naomi Watts
Three girl–friends and three guy–friends collide by chance for New Years Eve in a remote beach–house, mixing–n–matching…
Those Who Love Me Can Take the TrainThose Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998) Recommended
Dir. Patrice Chereau
Feat. Pascal Greggory, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Charles Berling
Friends and associates of a deceased painter make a procession, via train, to the artist’s burial in this superb French drama. A highly nuanced…
Very Thought of You, TheVery 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…
Waking the DeadWaking 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…

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