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Subgenre Sampler

 
Second Civil War, TheSecond Civil War, The (1997)
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Denis Leary, James Earl Jones, James Coburn
Fairly realistic speculation of an American Civil War, occurring when present–day Idaho cedes from the Union, painted over with the lighter…
Someone Else's AmericaSomeone Else's America (1997)
Dir. Goran Paskaljevic
Feat. Tom Conti, Miki Manojlovic
A quirky character–study drawn from the lives of illegal European immigrants living hand–to–mouth on the bottom–rung of New…
Weapons of Mass DistractionWeapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
Dir. Stephen Surjik
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers
Media moguls Gabriel Byrne and Ben Kingsley vie for ownership of a pro football team, in an escalating war of one–upmanship, eventually raking…
Citizen RuthCitizen Ruth (1996) Recommended
Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz
When chronic solvent–abuser Laura Dern becomes pregnant, then gets arrested again, she strays into the idealogical thicket of the abortion…
DogsDogs (Dogs: The Rise and Fall of an All-Girl Bookie Joint) (1996)
Dir. Eve Annenburg
Feat. Pam Columbus, Pam Gray, Melody Beal
Four Brooklyn women opt for a life of running an illegal bookie joint, over the dead–end, unemployed lifestyle of the local area. In her debut,…
Lust and RevengeLust and Revenge (1996)
Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Nicholas Hope, Claudia Karvan
An unlikely creative partnership between the solemn, prolific Dutch–Aussie director Paul Cox (MAN OF FLOWERS, A WOMAN'S TALE) and John Clarke…
Summer in La GouletteSummer in La Goulette (1996)
Dir. Ferid Boughedir
Feat. Sonia Mankai, Ava Cohen-Jonathan, Sarah Pariente
Three families of disparate cultures enjoy harmony in Tunisian paradise, until three of their beautiful daughters flirt with losing their virginity,…
Disappearance of Kevin Johnson, TheDisappearance of Kevin Johnson, The (1995)
Dir. Francis Megahy
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, James Coburn, Dudley Moore
Fact–based movie movie about the perils of the Hollywood machine, in which a would–be film producer apparently runs afoul of the…
Edie and PenEdie and Pen (1995)
Dir. Matthew Irmas
Feat. Stockard Channing, Jennifer Tilly, Scott Glenn
Unhappily–marrieds Stockard Channing and Jennifer Tilly cut out to Reno to dispense with husbands, bad luck and sobriety. Bittersweet comedy…
Kicking and ScreamingKicking and Screaming (1995)
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Josh Hamilton, Eric Stoltz, Elliott Gould
Several college grads flounder in love and with prospects of the future. Dialogue–intensive comedy borrows its philosophical vantage and acting…

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