Subgenre Sampler
Summer of Sam (1999)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino… - Getting some distance from his usual street–scene, Spike Lee lets off a real firecracker of a film, set during the heatwave summer of 1977,…
Varsity Blues (1999)- Dir. Brian Robbins
Feat. James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight - Reluctant star quarterback James Van Der Beek (from TV's Dawson's Creek) takes a stand against team coach Jon Voight's voracious pursuit of sporting…
54 (1998)- Dir. Mark Christopher
Feat. Mike Myers, Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek… - Glittering, puffed–up retro–piece centres around the quintessential New York disco spot, Studio 54, and appropriately cruises on an empty…
Acid House, The (1998)- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Stephen McCole, Maurice Roeves, Garry Sweeney - Those with a taste for undiluted Irvine Welsh (author of TRAINSPOTTING) will find warts–and–all satisfaction in this portmanteau of three…
American History X (1998)- Dir. Tony Kaye
Feat. Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Stacy Keach… - Potent dissertation on generational anger among the skinhead community of Los Angeles' Venice Beach, that though flawed by brushes with cliche, is a…
Butcher Boy, The (1998)- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw - Despairing yet distinctive black comedy depicts the insanity implicit in a boy's view of his small town in Ireland, circa 1962. Adopts a lurid…
Dawson's Creek (TV Series) (1998-2002)- Dir. Rodman Flender, Arvin Brown
Feat. Katie Holmes, James Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams… - The popular post–modern teen melodrama created by the writer of SCREAM, Kevin Williamson. On tape – two favourite episodes: ‘The…
Felicity (TV Series) (1998)- Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Keri Russell - Mousy high–school graduate Russell follows her heart (i.e. the boy she has a crush on) to college in New York City, in this sweetly engaging…
Great Expectations (1998)- Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft… - Bold revamp of the Charles Dickens classic traces the inter–twining fortunes of Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow, orphans linked via a murky…
He Got Game (1998)- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Denzel Washington - Those persistent bugbears about race and personal responsibility hold centre–court again for writer–director Spike Lee in this…
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