Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 833 Films to Buy & Rent
20 Dates (1999)
- Dir. Myles Berkowitz
- Queasily, both a documentary and 'mockumentary'; the director set out to make a movie and find himself a girlfriend at the same time, organising 20…
Adventures of Sebastian Cole, The (1999)
- Dir. Tod Williams
Feat. Adrian Genier
- A Sundance nominee of 1999, this small, unusual drama turns back the clock to the early 1980s as a family fragments when Dad announces he's having a…
American Movie (1999)
- Dir. Chris Smith
Feat. Mark Borchardt
- Touching a particular nerve in wannabe film–makers and struggling artists, this wonderful documentary finds a central character in aspiring…
Bedrooms and Hallways (1999)
- Dir. Rose Troche
Feat. Kevin McKidd, Hugo Weaving, Jennifer Ehle…
- Utterly delightful relationship comedy about men, and gay men in particular, but appealing to human beings of any of the three sexual orientations…
Black and White (1999)
- Dir. James Toback
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Brooke Shields, Wu Tang Clan…
- Risk–taking ensemble drama from the maverick dir. of TWO GUYS AND A GIRL and FINGERS, set in a Manhattan where rich white kids clash with the…
Blair Witch Project, The (1999)
- Dir. Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez
Feat. Heather Donahue, Michael C Williams, Joshua Leonard
- The most profitable film in history on a cost–to–gross basis, this handycam horror struck paydirt thanks to a swag of resourcefulness and…
Body Shots (1999)
- Dir. Michael Cristofer
Feat. Sean Patrick Flannery, Amanda Peet, Tara Reid…
- Flashy tale of eight twentysomethings shares its style, setting and cultural niche with GO, dividing neatly into four typically smug boys and four…
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
- Dir. Kimberly Peirce
Feat. Hilary Swank, Chloe Sevigny, Brendon Sexton III
- Widely touted dramatisation of the true–life 'Brandon Teena' tragedy set in the grim badlands of America's Midwest, where a teenage girl…
Daddy and Them (1999)
- Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Kelly Preston…
- Low–key, quirky and casually paced, dir. Thornton's tribute to his roots unfolds as an Arkansas clan draw together to support their imprisoned…
Desert Blue (1999)
- Dir. Morgan J. Freeman
Feat. Brendon Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci…
- Various moods of isolation pervade the Californian desert–town setting of this comical melange of cliché and eccentricity, contrived around an…