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Subgenre Sampler

 
Save the Last DanceSave the Last Dance (2000)
Dir. Thomas Carter
Feat. Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas
Unhappy with her move from mid–west to a black area of Chicago, Julia Stiles seeks dance–stage salvation. Her saviour arrives in the form…
Series 7: The ContendersSeries 7: The Contenders (2000)
Dir. Daniel Minahan
Feat. Brooke Smith, Marylouise Burke
The scourge of ‘reality–TV’ gets its comeuppance (or homage?) in this ultraviolent satire. We’re in the near–future,…
Shadow MagicShadow Magic (2000)
Dir. Ann Hu
Feat. Jared Harris
The 'shadow magic' in question is the early cinema, which is brought to Beijing in 1902 by a travelling promoter (Harris), who, along with a local…
Shadow of the VampireShadow of the Vampire (2000) Recommended
Dir. E. Elias Merhige
Feat. John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Catherine McCormack
A fanciful yet elegant take on what might have transpired during the making of silent horror classic, NOSFERATU, centred around a battle of wills…
ShifterShifter (2000)
Dir. Colin Hodson
Feat. Colin Hodson, Samara McDowell, Diane McAllen
A study of loose–ended flatting relations and social paranoia directed by Aro Valley local Colin Hodson. Improvisational in its treatment…
Shirt, TheShirt, The (2000) Recommended
Dir. John Laing
Feat. Brian Sargent, Kirsty King-Turner, Jeff Szusterman
Chiefly the creation of Wellingtonian writer/producer Ross Bevan, this hits hard as a raw study of three career–junkies ‘led’ by a…
Shot at Glory, AShot at Glory, A (The Cup) (2000)
Dir. Michael Corrente
Feat. Robert Duvall, Michael Keaton, Brian Cox
Robert Duvall is successfully cast as the manager of a minor Scottish soccor team, which has been bought and remodeled by an American…
ShowerShower (Xizhao) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Zhang Yang
Feat. Pu Cunxin, Zhu Xu
A popular success with international audiences, this Chinese comedy is centred around a modern–day bathhouse in Beijing without a…
Sins, The (TV Mini-series)Sins, The (TV Mini-series) (2000)
Feat. Pete Postlethwaite, Geraldine James, Frank Finlay
BBC miniseries with Pete Postlethwaite playing an aging getaway driver who decides to go straight – after one last robbery. A light hearted…
Sky Is Falling, TheSky Is Falling, The (Cielo cade, Il) (2000)
Dir. Andrea Frazzi, Antonio Frazzi
Feat. Isabella Rossellini, Jeroen Krabbe
Two young orphan girls are sent to live with relatives in Tuscany, Italy during WW2 and discover intriguing new perspectives through their Jewish…

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