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Still to Come from 1998: World Premieres

Gourmet Prospects

42 Up Dir. Michael Apted. Documentary continuing study of fourteen men and women
An Autumn Tale Dir. Eric Rohmer. Marie Rivière, Béatrice Romand, Alain Libolt, Didier Sandre
Black Cat, White Cat Dir. Emir Kusturica. Bajram Severdzan, Srdjan Todorović, Branka Katić
A Bug's Life Dirs. John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton. Voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey
Dil Se.. Dir. Mani Ratnam. Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preity Zinta, Raghuvir Yadav
The Farm: Angola, USA Dirs. Liz Garbus, Wilbert Rideau, Jonathan Stack. Documentary
The General Dir. John Boorman. Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Jon Voight
A Place Called Chiapas Dir. Nettie Wild. Documentary on front lines of Mexican revolution
Regret to Inform Dir. Barbara Sonneborn. Documentary about war widow in Vietnam
The Silence Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Tahmineh Normatova, Nadereh Abdelahyeva
Slam Dir. Marc Levin. Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn, Bonz Malone, Lawrence Wilson, Beau Sia
Smoke Signals Dir. Chris Eyre. Evan Adams, Adam Beach, Gary Farmer, Irene Bedard

Actressy Enticements

Alice and Martin Dir. André Téchiné. Juliette Binoche, Alexis Loret, Mathieu Amalric
Down in the Delta Dir. Maya Angelou. Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr., Mary Alice
Ever After: A Cinderella Story Dir. Andy Tennant. Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston
Judas Kiss Dir. Sebastian Gutierrez. Carla Gugino, Simon Baker, Emma Thompson
The Land Girls Dir. David Leland. Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel
Next Stop, Wonderland Dir. Brad Anderson. Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman
No Looking Back Dir. Edward Burns. Lauren Holly, Edward Burns, Jennifer Esposito
Place Vendôme Dir. Nicole Garcia. Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jacques Dutronc
Practical Magic Dir. Griffin Dunne. Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing
Return to Paradise Dir. Joseph Ruben. Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix
The School of Flesh Dir. Benoìt Jacquot. Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Martinez
Sliding Doors Dir. Peter Howitt. Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Slums of Beverly Hills Dir. Tamara Jenkins. Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei
Why Do Fools Fall in Love? Dir. Gregory Nava. Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon

Gender Is Burning

Apt Pupil Dir. Bryan Singer. Brad Renfro, Ian McKellen, Joshua Jackson, Ann Dowd
BASEketball Dir. David Zucker. Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, Yasmine Bleeth
Beefcake Dir. Thom Fitzgerald. Daniel MacIvor, Joshua Peace, Jack Griffin Mazeika
Divine Trash Dir. Steve Yeager. Documentary about cult filmmaker John Waters
Divorce Iranian Style Dirs. Kim Longinotto, Ziba Mir-Hosseini. Documentary
L'Ennui Dir. Cédric Kahn. Charles Berling, Sophie Guillemin, Arielle Dombasie
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Dir. Guy Ritchie. Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher
Party Monster Dirs. Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato. Documentary about deceased "club kid"
Pecker Dir. John Waters. Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Bess Armstrong, Mark Joy
Rush Hour Dir. Brett Ratner. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Tzi Ma, Julia Hsu
Sex in a Cold Climate Dir. Steve Humphries. Documentary about Magdalene convents
Sex/Life in L.A. Dir. Jochen Hick. Documentary about male porn stars in Los Angeles
Some Nudity Required Dirs. Johanna Demetrakas, Odette Springer. Documentary
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train Dir. Patrice Chéreau. Vincent Perez
Without Limits Dir. Robert Towne. Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter

Auteurist Loyalties

32nd Day of August on Earth Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Alexis Martin, Pascale Bussières
Another Day in Paradise Dir. Larry Clark. Vincent Kartheiser, James Woods
Brakhage Dir. Jim Shedden. Documentary about pioneering experimental filmmaker
Brother Tied Dir. Derek Cianfrance. Christina Chang, Gary Cianfrance, John Whaley
Class Trip Dir. Claude Miller. Clément van den Bergh, Emmanuelle Bercot, Benoìt Herlin
Dr. Akagi Dir. Shohei Imamura. Akira Emoto, Kumiko Asô, Juro Kara, Masanori Sera
Enemy of the State Dir. Tony Scott. Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet
Hard Rain Dir. Mikael Salomon. Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid
I Want You Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Rachel Weisz, Alessandro Nivola, Ben Daniels
The Legend of 1900 Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore. Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Bill Nunn
Meet Joe Black Dir. Martin Brest. Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber
Moment of Impact Dir. Julia Loktev. Documentary about crash victim and his family
My Name Is Joe Dir. Ken Loach. Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, Gary Lewis, David McKay
The Newton Boys Dir. Richard Linklater. Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich
Ronin Dir. John Frankenheimer. Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Sean Bean
Shattered Image Dir. Raul Ruiz. Anne Parillaud, William Baldwin, Graham Greene
Snake Eyes Dir. Brian De Palma. Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, John Heard, Carla Gugino
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries Dir. James Ivory. Leelee Sobieski, Kris Kristofferson
Sombre Dir. Philippe Grandrieux. Marc Barbé, Elina Löwensohn, Géraldine Voillat
Twilight Dir. Robert Benton. Paul Newman, Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon

Further Research

Antz Dirs. Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson. Voices of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone
Aprile Dir. Nanni Moretti. Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Silvia Nono, Pietro Moretti
Blade Dir. Stephen Norrington. Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson
Bride of Chucky Dir. Ronny Yu. Jennifer Tilly, Katherine Heigl, voice of Brad Dourif
Caught Up Dir. Darin Scott. Bokeem Woodbine, Cynda Williams, Jeffrey Combs, Tony Todd
La Ciudad Dir. David Riker. Anthony Rivera, Joseph Rigano, Miguel Maldonado, José Rabelo
Clay Pigeons Dir. David Dobkin. Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Georgina Cates
Dancemaker Dir. Matthew Diamond. Documentary about choreographer Paul Taylor
The Decline of Western Civilization, Part III Dir. Penelope Spheeris. Documentary
The Dinner Game Dir. Francis Veber. Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Catherine Frot
Everest Dirs. David Brashears, Stephen Judson, Greg MacGillivray. Documentary
Fallen Dir. Gregory Hoblit. Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland
The Grandfather Dir. José Luis Garci. Fernando Fernán Gómez, Rafael Alonso
Home Fries Dir. Dean Parisot. Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson, Catherine O'Hara, Jake Busey
Illuminata Dir. John Turturro. John Turturro, Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken
Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film Dir. H.D. Motyl
Immortality Dir. Po-Chih Leong. Jude Law, Elina Löwensohn, Timothy Spall, Jack Davenport
The Impostors Dir. Stanley Tucci. Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina, William Hill
The Interview Dir. Craig Monahan. Hugo Weaving, Tony Martin, Aaron Jeffrey
Kirikou and the Sorceress Dir. Michel Ocelot. Voice of Doudou Gueye Thiaw
Kurt & Courtney Dir. Nick Broomfield. Documentary about the married musicians
The Last Days Dir. James Moll. Documentary about wartime killings of Hungarian Jews
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg Dir. Aviva Kempner. Documentary
Lulu on the Bridge Dir. Paul Auster. Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, Richard Edson
Les Misérables Dir. Bille August. Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Claire Danes, Uma Thurman
Music from Another Room Dir. Charlie Peters. Jude Law, Jennifer Tilly, Gretchen Mol
My Sergei Dir. Robert Dustin. Documentary about ice dancers Gordeeva and Grinkov
The Negotiator Dir. F. Gary Gray. Kevin Spacey, Samuel L. Jackson, David Morse, Ron Rifkin
Orphans Dir. Peter Mullan. Douglas Henshall, Gary Lewis, Rosemarie Stevenson
Permanent Midnight Dir. David Veloz. Ben Stiller, Maria Bello, Elizabeth Hurley
Polish Wedding Dir. Theresa Connelly. Claire Danes, Gabriel Byrne, Lena Olin, Mili Avital
The Proposition Dir. Lesli Linka Glatter. Kenneth Branagh, Madeleine Stowe, William Hurt
Restaurant Dir. Eric Bross. Adrien Brody, Elise Neal, David Moscow, Simon Baker
Richter: The Enigma Dir. Bruno Monsaingeon. Documentary about Svyatoslaw Richter
Rounders Dir. John Dahl. Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich
SlamNation Dir. Paul Devlin. Documentary about the National Poetry Slam competition
Sphere Dir. Barry Levinson. Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote
The Third Reich, in Color Dir. Michael Kloft. Full-color archival footage of Nazi-era Germany
Train of Life Dir. Radu Mihaileanu. Lionel Abelanski, Rufus, Clément Harari, Michel Muller
La vendedora de rosas Dir. Victor Gaviria. Lady Tabares, Marta Correa, Mileider Gil
The Wounds Dir. Srdjan Dragojević. Dusan Pekić, Milan Marić, Dragan Bjelogrlić
Zero Effect Dir. Jake Kasdan. Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O'Neal, Kim Dickens