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Subgenre Sampler

 
Midsummer Night's Dream, AMidsummer Night's Dream, A (2000)
Dir. Adrian Noble
A version of William Shakespeare's classic comedy by the Royal Shakespeare Company, which utilises special effects to realise the play's fantasy…
My Mother FrankMy Mother Frank (2000)
Dir. Mark Lamprell
Feat. Sinead Cusack, Sam Neill, Sacha Horler
Sober comedy with an 'it's never too late' theme, is nicely done despite some rather convenient plotting. Mother and widow Sinead Cusack decides…
Rat (2000)
Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Pete Postlethwaite, Imelda Staunton
After a hard night at the pub, Pete Postlethwaite greets the day transformed into a white rat, giving a nicely surreal twist to this surprisingly…
ShowerShower (Xizhao) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Zhang Yang
Feat. Pu Cunxin, Zhu Xu
A popular success with international audiences, this Chinese comedy is centred around a modern–day bathhouse in Beijing without a…
Stiff Upper LipsStiff Upper Lips (2000)
Dir. Gary Sinyor
Feat. Prunella Scales, Sean Pertwee, Frank Finlay
Genuinely cheeky lampoon of the “Merchant–Ivory” costume–drama with Prunella Scales, Sean Pertwee, Frank Finlay and Peter…
Tonsil HockeyTonsil Hockey (2000)
Dir. Ray Hagel
Feat. Tom Green
The star of ROAD TRIP, Tom Green, strains his tonsils with some standup comedy, a combination of puerile antics, satire and brute enthusiasm.
TrixieTrixie (2000)
Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Emily Watson, Nick Nolte, Dermot Mulroney
Uneven attempt at a film–noir spoof by cult dir. Rudolph (who did it better in LOVE AT LARGE) with Emily Watson as a low–wattage…
Walk the Talk (2000)
Dir. Shirley Barrett
Feat. Salvatore Coco, Sacha Horler, Nikki Bennett
In her followup to LOVE SERENADE, dir. Barrett depicts the quixotic career of Italian–Australian Salvatore Coco, as he struggles to run a…
Where the Heart IsWhere the Heart Is (2000)
Dir. Matt Williams
Feat. Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing
A likeable chick flick tracking Natalie Portman's path from pregnant, jilted trailer–trash, towards some kind of happiness. The movie's…
Woman On TopWoman On Top (2000)
Dir. Fina Torres
Feat. Penelope Cruz
English language vehicle for ravishing Spanish star Penelope Cruz, whose magnetism makes up for some of the lulls in the plot of this romantic 'magic…

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