Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8101 Films to Buy & Rent
Players Club, The (1998)
- Dir. Ice Cube
Feat. Monica Calhoun, Lisa Raye, Jamie Foxx…
- Proving a talent on his first directorial outing, actor–rapper Ice Cube enlists a no–name cast in this seriocomic glimpse into a tawdry…
Polish Wedding (1998)
- Dir. Theresa Connelly
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Lena Olin, Rade Serbedzija…
- Laid on incredibly thick, Polish accents and all, this is 'ethnic shtick' writ large with Gabriel Byrne, Lena Olin and Rade Serbedzija heading a…
Price Above Rubies, A (1998)
- Dir. Boaz Yakin
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Christopher Eccleston, Julianne Margulies…
- Sincere though meddlesome attempt to depict life in the closed society of Hasidic Judaism, finds it hard to measure up to dir. Boaz Yakin's…
Primary Colors (1998)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton…
- In charting the rise of a controversial Southern Governor through the US Democratic primary campaign, John Travolta rises admirably to his most…
Rat Pack, The (1998)
- Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Ray Liotta, Joe Mategna, Don Cheadle…
- While mostly avoiding the sordid details of the 1950s American libertines, this look into the social lives of Frank Sinatra (Ray Liotta), Dean Martin…
Red Violin, The (1998)
- Dir. Francois Girard
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi
- The contemporary auction of a prized antique violin becomes another suspenseful, passionate chapter in its lifespan as we learn of its 300 year…
Relax...It's Just Sex (1998)
- Dir. P.J. Castellaneta
Feat. Mitchell Anderson, T.C. Carson, Lori Petty…
- Centring around an eclectic group of friends – gay, straight and lesbian – in LA, a struggling gay playwright is desperately looking for…
Rogue Trader (1998)
- Dir. James Dearden
Feat. Ewan McGregor
- A lasting symbol of stock–market excess, British broker Nick Leeson (Ewan McGregor), he who brought down Baring's Bank after losing…
Seachange (TV Series) (1998-2001)
- Feat. Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham
- Sigrid Thornton plays a high–flying, disenchanted city girl offered a change of pace in idyllic Pearl Bay, in this much–loved Australian…
Serious Shorts (Five NZ Short Films) (1998)
- Dir. Charlie de Salis, Neil Pardington, Stuart McKenzie
- A collection of 5 short films from New Zealand. Specially compiled for educational purposes, this tape includes film analysis material between each…