Showing posts with label 1994. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1994. Show all posts

Thursday, October 1, 2009

NAKED

Written and directed by Mike Leigh

David Thewlis
Lesley Sharp
Katrin Cartlidge
Greg Cruttwell
Claire Skinner
Peter Wight

Premiere date: September 14, 1993 (Toronto Film Festival)

Johnny is a self-confessed lost boy who heads for the big city grit and glamor of London to escape the repercussions of his most recent misstep: the sexual assault of a young woman. But a fresh start isn't meant to be, as Johnny runs into an old love and carouses with others gone astray.

Toronto International Film Festival
Metro Media Award

Cannes Film Festival
Best Director
Best Actor - David Thewlis

Saturday, September 19, 2009

FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL

Screenplay by Richard Curtis
Directed by Mike Newell

Hugh Grant
Andie MacDowell
James Fleet
Simon Callow
John Hannah
Kristin Scott Thomas
Charlotte Coleman

Premiere date: March 9, 1994
R for language, and for some sexuality.

Charles is a confirmed British bachelor with a colorful romantic background who meets the perfect woman, Carrie, at a friend's wedding. However, Charles's hopes of romance are dashed when Carrie announces she must return to America the next morning. The two continue to cross paths at other people's weddings, never finding each other at a time when both are single. As all of Charles's friends find love, he's left wondering if he will ever be the one going to the altar.

2 Academy Award Nominations
Best Picture
Best Original Screenplay

Sunday, September 6, 2009

TRUE LIES

Screenplay by Claude Zidi, Simon Michael, Didier Kaminka, and James Cameron
Directed by James Cameron

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jamie Lee Curtis
Tom Arnold

Premiere date: July 15, 1994
R for a lot of action/violence and some language.

Harry Tasker is a special agent - although to his wife Helen he's just a boring computer salesman. When Harry's two lives unexpectedly collide, both he and Helen find themselves in the clutches of international terrorists fighting to save not only their marriage, but their lives.

1 Academy Award Nomination
Best Visual Effects