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Subgenre Sampler

 
Beyond GravityBeyond Gravity (1989)
Dir. Garth Maxwell
Feat. Iain Rea, Robert Pollock
Gay romance blossoms for a astronomy–obsessed technician when he encounters a free–spirited Italian.
BFG, TheBFG, The (Big Friendly Giant) (1989)
Dir. Brian Cosgrove
Animated as a telemovie this version of Roald Dahl's story is commendable is a little stiff. Concerns the adventures of orpahn Sophie who is abducted…
Billy Crystal - Midnight Train to MoscowBilly Crystal - Midnight Train to Moscow (1989)
Dir. Paul Flaherty
Feat. Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal explores his Russian roots, with a mockumentary 'Jokenost' tour of Russian and a standup performance live at the Pushkin Theatre.
Butter Battle BookButter Battle Book (1989)
Dir. Ralph Bakshi
Feat. Charles Durning
Ralph Bakshi animates the Dr. Suess favourite about the ridiculously trivial feud between the Yooks and the Zooks.
Canton Godfather, TheCanton Godfather, The (Miracles; Mr. Canton and Lady Rose) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Anita Mui
Though light on martial arts, this lavish period production is generally considered Jackie Chan's most accomplished movie. At once inspired by THE…
Cat ChaserCat Chaser (1989)
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Peter Weller, Kelly McGillis, Charles Durning
The director atypically sidesteps controversy in adapting Elmore Leonard's political novel about a Miami hotel owner who courts danger when he…
Circus BoysCircus Boys (1989)
Dir. Kaizo Hayashi
Feat. Hiroshi Mikami, Moe Kamura, Shu Ken
Sumptuous film blends illusion and reality in contrasting the paths of two brothers from a circus family, one an idealist who attempts to rejuvenate…
City of Sadness, ACity of Sadness, A (Beiging Chengsi) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Hsin Shu-fen, Chen Sown-yung
The first of the director’s trilogy of films about the modern history of Taiwan, here depicting the unstable post–WW2 period through the eyes…
Club ExtinctionClub Extinction (Dr. M) (1989)
Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Alan Bates, Jennifer Beals, Jan Niklas
Chabrol’s re–examination of Fritz Lang’s DR MABUSE is set in a future Berlin saturated with Big Brother messages and a plague of…
Cold FeetCold Feet (1989)
Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Keith Carradine, Sally Kirkland, Tom Waits
A deranged assassin and a strange couple concoct a scheme to smuggle emeralds over the Mexican border. Bawdy, off–kilter Southern romp features…

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