Men Don't Leave
1990, Star,
A single mother
is trying to keep her family together after her husband dies unexpectedly.
When they move to a big city, she must deal with romance and other modern
inconveniences. But it is the eccentric 'older woman' who takes a liking
to her high-school-age son which ultimately helps them get their lives
back on track
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991, Star,
A woman who's
midlife is slowly suffocating her is prompted to seize the day after listening
to the colorful old tales of a local fixture named Ninny Threadgoode. Academy
Award Nominations: 2, including Best (Adapted) Screenplay, Best Supporting
Actress-Jessica Tandy.
Scent of a Woman
1992, Star,
Hoping to earn
some extra money, a relatively underprivileged prep school student agrees
to look after a cantankerous, blind, retired lieutenant Colonel during
his holiday. Thrown off guard by his charge's bullying style, the student's
in for even more surprises when the two take off for a wild weekend in
New York City. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Picture, Best
Director, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. Academy Awards: Best Actor--Al Pacino.
School Ties 1992,
Star,
Hoping to earn
some extra money, a relatively underprivileged prep school student agrees
to look after a cantankerous, blind, retired lieutenant Colonel during
his holiday. Thrown off guard by his charge's bullying style, the student's
in for even more surprises when the two take off for a wild weekend in
New York City. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Picture, Best
Director, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. Academy Awards: Best Actor--Al Pacino
Three Musketeers
1993, Star,
The classic adventure
tale updated, with soundtrack music by Sting, Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart.
Blue Sky 1994,
Star,
The personality
of a nuclear scientist's vivacious wife is used against him during a government
cover-up of sensitive nuclear testing. An acclaimed, true-life love story.
Academy Awards: Best Actress--Jessica Lange.
Batman Forever
1995, Star,
Gotham City is
once again under siege, this time by the mind-controlling Riddler and the
diabolical Harvey Two-Face. The Caped Crusader cleans up with the help
of his new side-kick Robin in this effects-laden thrill ride. Academy Award
Nominations: 3, including Best Cinematography.
Circle of Friends
1995, Star,
In this sentimental
study of life, friendship and romance, three girlhood chums attend college
together. One, a straightforward, rather plain lass, sets her sights on
the best-looking boy in school and their tender relationship belies their
differences. Based on a novel by Maeve Binchy.
Mad Love 1995,
Star,
Two young lovers
are so obsessed with each other that they defy their disapproving parents
and run away together on a desperate odyssey across America.
Chamber 1996,
Star,
An idealistic
young lawyer travels to Mississippi to plea for the life of an inmate scheduled
to die in the gas chamber in four weeks. The condemned man, an unrepentant
bigot, happens to be the attorney's estranged grandfather. Based on John
Grisham's 1994 novel.
In Love and War
1996, Star,
In this period
romance based on Agnes von Kurowsky's diary account of her brief liaison
with a young Ernest Hemingway, the future novelist is injured while working
for the Red Cross in Italy in WWI. Upon entering the hospital, the brash
American falls in love with Agnes, his saintly nurse, and vows to make
her love him in return. Adapted from the 1989 novel, 'Hemingway in Love
and War,' the film chronicles the events upon which Hemingway based his
own novel, the 1929 masterpiece, 'A Farewell to Arms.'
Batman & Robin
1997, Star,
The Caped Crusader
returns to battle the abominable Mr. Freeze and green-thumbed Poison Ivy.
To save his ailing wife, Dr. Victor Fries turns to a life of crime after
a hideous accident makes him unable to tolerate even moderate temperatures,
while Dr. Pamela Isley falls victim to mutated plant DNA when things go
awry in a jungle laboratory funded by Wayne Industries. Of course, though
their interests are diametrically opposed (Freeze wants another Ice Age;
Ivy wants to make the world safe for plants), the two villains team up
to defeat Gotham's dynamic duo of Batman and Robin, who are joined by butler
Alfred's motorcycle-obsessed niece as Batgirl. And when Alfred is diagnosed
as having the same terminal disease as Freeze's wife, the trio find themselves
not only fighting an altruistic battle, but a personal one as well. A frenetic,
colorful, and often overwhelming sequel to 'Batman,' 'Batman Returns,'
and 'Batman Forever.'
Bachelor, The
1999, Star,
Romantic comedy
about single San Franciscan who must find a bride in 27 hours.
Vertical Limit
2000, Star
When a team of
K-2 climbers lead by a ruthlessly determined young woman (Robin Tunney)
attempts to reach the peak in inhuman weather conditions, a series of irreversible
disasters occur. The leader's brother (Chris O'Donnell), also an expert
climber, organizes a rescue mission to save the stranded team. With incredible
special effects, non-stop action, and dramatic displays of human strength
and daring, Martin Campbell's Vertical Limit will give thrill-seekers a
run for their money. |
