Top Ten List
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| 1. | Close-Up Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl Ahankhah A+ |
| 2. | An Angel at My Table Dir. Jane Campion. Kerry Fox, Alexia Keough A– |
| 3. | To Sleep with Anger Dir. Charles Burnett. Danny Glover, Paul Butler, Mary Alice A– |
| 4. | American Dream Dir. Barbara Kopple. Documentary about meat-plant strike A– |
| 5. | No Fear, No Die Dir. Claire Denis. Isaach de Bankolé, Alex Descas A– |
| 6. | Tilaï Dir. Idrissa Ouedraogo. Rasmane Ouedraogo, Assane Ouedraogo, Ina Cissé A– |
| 7. | Paris Is Burning Dir. Jennie Livingston. Documentary about Harlem ball-walkers A– |
| 8. | Europa Europa Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Marco Hofschneider, René Hofschneider A– |
| 9. | Postcards from the Edge Dir. Mike Nichols. Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine A– |
| 10. | Without You I'm Nothing Dir. John Boskovich. Sandra Bernhard, Cynthia Bailey A– |
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Remainder of Films Screened
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| Ghost Dir. Jerry Zucker. Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg A– |
| GoodFellas Dir. Martin Scorsese. Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Lorraine Bracco A– |
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| Avalon Dir. Barry Levinson. Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright, Aidan Quinn B+ |
| ¡Ay, Carmela! Dir. Carlos Saura. Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, Gabino Diego B+ |
| Cyrano de Bergerac Dir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau. Gérard Depardieu, Vincent Pérez B+ |
| Days of Being Wild Dir. Wong Kar-wai. Leslie Cheung, Carina Lau, Maggie Cheung B+ |
| ★ | Edward Scissorhands Dir. Tim Burton. Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder B+ |
| La Femme Nikita Dir. Luc Besson. Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade B+ |
| The Garden Dir. Derek Jarman. Johnny Mills, Kevin Collins, Tilda Swinton B+ |
| Hamlet Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Helena Bonham Carter B+ |
| Ju Dou Dir. Zhang Yimou. Li Baotian, Gong Li, Li Wei, Zheng Ji-an, Yi Zhang B+ |
| The Match Factory Girl Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. Kati Outinen, Elina Salo B+ |
| Metropolitan Dir. Whit Stillman. Edward Clements, Carolyn Farina, Taylor Nichols B+ |
| Miami Blues Dir. George Armitage. Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh B+ |
| ★ | Miller's Crossing Dir. Joel Coen. Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden B+ |
| ★ | Orpheus Descending Dir. Peter Hall. TV. Vanessa Redgrave, Kevin Anderson B+ |
| Truly Madly Deeply Dir. Anthony Minghella. Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman B+ |
| Trust Dir. Hal Hartley. Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Merritt Nelson B+ |
| The Witches Dir. Nicolas Roeg. Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Anjelica Huston B+ |
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| The Comfort of Strangers Dir. Paul Schrader. Natasha Richardson B |
| Dances with Wolves Dir. Kevin Costner. Kevin Costner, Graham Greene B |
| Die Hard 2: Die Harder Dir. Renny Harlin. Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz B |
| The Exorcist III Dir. William Peter Blatty. George C. Scott, Brad Dourif, Ed Flanders B |
| The Grifters Dir. Stephen Frears. John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening B |
| I, the Worst of All Dir. María Luisa Bemberg. Assumpta Serna, Dominique Sanda B |
| A Killing in a Small Town Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal. TV. Barbara Hershey B |
| Life Is Sweet Dir. Mike Leigh. Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks B |
| Longtime Companion Dir. Norman René. Campbell Scott, Stephen Caffrey B |
| Men Don't Leave Dir. Paul Brickman. Jessica Lange, Chris O'Donnell B |
| Misery Dir. Rob Reiner. James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth B |
| Mr. & Mrs. Bridge Dir. James Ivory. Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman B |
| The Nasty Girl Dir. Michael Verhoeven. Lena Stolze, Robert Giggenbach B |
| Reversal of Fortune Dir. Barbet Schroeder. Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver, Glenn Close B |
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| Flatliners Dir. Joel Schumacher. Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts B– |
| Ishanou Dir. Aribam Syam Sharma. Anoubam Kiranmala, Kangabam Tomba B– |
| The Juniper Tree Dir. Nietzchka Keene. Björk, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir B– |
| The Hunt for Red October Dir. John McTiernan. Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin B– |
| The Long Walk Home Dir. Richard Pearce. Whoopi Goldberg, Sissy Spacek B |
| Mo' Better Blues Dir. Spike Lee. Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes B– |
| The Natural History of Parking Lots Dir. Everett Lewis. Charlie Bean, B. Wyatt B– |
| Pretty Woman Dir. Garry Marshall. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo B– |
| Stanley & Iris Dir. Martin Ritt. Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Martha Plimpton B– |
| ★ | Wild at Heart Dir. David Lynch. Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd B– |
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| Antonia & Jane Dir. Beeban Kidron. Imelda Staunton, Saskia Reeves, Bill Nighy C+ |
| Awakenings Dir. Penny Marshall. Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner C+ |
| Alice Dir. Woody Allen. Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt, Keye Luke C+ |
| Blue Steel Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown C+ |
| Dry Kisses Only Dir. Kaucilya Brooke, Jane Cottis. Comic video essay C+ |
| The Field Dir. Jim Sheridan. Richard Harris, Sean Bean, John Hurt, Tom Berenger C+ |
| The Godfather, Part III Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Al Pacino, Andy Garcia C+ |
| The Hairdresser's Husband Dir. Patrice Leconte. Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena C+ |
| In the Spirit Dir. Sandra Seacat. Elaine May, Marlo Thomas, Jeannie Berlin C+ |
| Jacob's Ladder Dir. Adrian Lyne. Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello C+ |
| Mermaids Dir. Richard Benjamin. Winona Ryder, Cher, Bob Hoskins C+ |
| Presumed Innocent Dir. Alan J. Pakula. Harrison Ford, Bonnie Bedelia C+ |
| Total Recall Dir. Paul Verhoeven. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin C+ |
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| The Handmaid's Tale Dir. Volker Schlöndorff. Natasha Richardson, Robert Duvall C |
| Henry & June Dir. Philip Kaufman. Maria de Medeiros, Fred Ward, Uma Thurman C |
| White Palace Dir. Luis Mandoki. James Spader, Susan Sarandon, Jason Alexander C |
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| Bright Angel Dir. Michael Fields. Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, Benjamin Bratt C– |
| China Cry: A True Story Dir. James F. Collier. Julia Nickson, Russell Wong C– |
| Dick Tracy Dir. Warren Beatty. Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Glenne Headly, Madonna C– |
| Home Alone Dir. Chris Columbus. Macaulay Culkin, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pesci C– |
| Kindergarten Cop Dir. Ivan Reitman. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pamela Reed C– |
| Quick Change Dir. Howard Franklin, Bill Murray. Bill Murray, Geena Davis C– |
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| Everybody Wins Dir. Karel Reisz. Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Will Patton D+ |
| The Guardian Dir. William Friedkin. Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell D+ |
| Nightbreed Dir. Clive Barker. Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg D+ |
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| The Bonfire of the Vanities Dir. Brian De Palma. Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis D |
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| Green Card Dir. Peter Weir. Andie MacDowell, Gérard Depardieu, Bebe Neuwirth D– |
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| The Forbidden Dance Dir. Greydon Clark. Laura Elena Harring, Jeff James, Sid Haig F |
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In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain
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| The Sheltering Sky Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. Debra Winger, John Malkovich |
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