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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) on 27 november 1991
, 1h36Directed by Eleanor Coppola, George Hickenlooper
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Political films, Documentary films about films
Actors Francis Ford Coppola, Marlon Brando, John Milius, Eleanor Coppola, Orson Welles, Sofia Coppola
Rating80%
The title is derived from the source material for Apocalypse Now, the Joseph Conrad novella Heart of Darkness. Using behind-the-scenes footage, and narrated by Eleanor Coppola, it chronicles how production problems including bad weather, actors' health and other issues delayed the film, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola. In 1990, Eleanor Coppola turned her material over to two young filmmakers, George Hickenlooper and Fax Bahr (co-creator of MADtv), who then shot new interviews with the original cast and crew and intercut them with her existing material. After a year of editing, Hickenlooper, Bahr, and Coppola debuted their film at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival to universal critical acclaim.
Thalapathi (1991) on 25 november 1991
, 2h37Directed by Mani Ratnam
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Political films, Gangster films
Actors Rajinikanth, Mammootty, Arvind Swamy, Jaishankar, Amrish Puri, Sreevidya
Rating84%
Surya (Rajinikanth), the abandoned child of fourteen-year-old unwed mother Kalyani (Srividya) is brought up by a generous lady living in the slums. He grows up to become a hot tempered youth who fights the injustice that takes place daily. These qualities lead him to cross swords with the local don Devarajan (Deva) (Mammootty). Deva's friend Ramana is fatally beaten up by Surya, and Deva threatens that if his friend was laid to rest then he will kill Surya. Ramana succumbs to his wounds, and Surya is imprisoned. However, when Deva discovers Ramana's offense, he decides to get Surya released from jail.
My Girl (1991) on 27 november 1991
, 1h42Directed by Howard Zieff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin, Anna Chlumsky, Peter Michael Goetz, Richard Masur
Rating69%
In the summer of 1972 in Madison, Pennsylvania, Vada Sultenfuss is an 11-year-old tomboyish girl and a hypochondriac. Vada's father, Harry Sultenfuss, is an awkward widower who does not understand his daughter, so he constantly ignores her. His profession as a funeral director, for which the Sultenfuss' residence serves as a funeral parlor, has led Vada to develop an obsession with death. Vada regularly tends to her invalid grandmother Gramoo, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and whose wandering mind likewise affects Vada. Harry's brother Phil, who lives nearby, also stops by frequently to help out the family.
Wild by Law (1991) on 1 december 1991
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about nature
Actors Linda Hunt, Ralph Waite, Richard B. Shull
Rating65%
Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful (1991) on 1 december 1991
, 51minutesDirected by Julie Brown, John Fortenberry
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Leifer, Kathy Griffin, Wink Martindale, Chris Elliott, Tom Kenny
Rating76%
The film begins with the camera panning through pictures of Medusa's album covers and film posters eventually showing her lying in a bed while getting a massage and her hair done. She starts telling the viewers about how lonely she feels since her tour ended. The film then flashes back to when Medusa was rehearsing her " Blonde Leading the Blonde Tour". After being crushed by a giant genitalia statue, Medusa explains in a voice-over how the tour was a technical nightmare. Eventually, the tour begins in the Philippines, only for Medusa to find out that she was performing during the eruption of a volcano. In an interview, Medusa's manager Benny explains how Medusa's first single " Like a Video" ("Like a Virgin") was a hit for MTV, leading into a parody performance of Madonna's " Blond Ambition" version. After that, Medusa is shown talking to her boyfriend. The tour then moves to Japan where Medusa tells her poverty stricken dancers that they'll be receiving a pay cut. Another shows women protesting Medusa and her director showing how Medusa gained the inspiration to shoot a music video involving robbing a store. Finally, the tour moves to the U.S where Medusa and her dancers play a game of Truth or Dare. After that, she is shown being at a party where a director who tries to get her to star in a movie similar to "Heidi". Later, while Medusa is listing negative things about people, Bobcat Goldthwait shows up and gets offended when he sees Medusa gag after he called her show "neat". After that, Medusa is shown reciting lines from "Romeo and Juliet " while a voice-over explains that Medusa is planning to star in the Broadway show after the tour, and that her ex- husband Shane Pencil was helping her, but Shane gets fed up with Medusa and he leaves. Another voice-over during one of Medusa's show explains her she almost died during "Expose Yourself" ("Express Yourself") as she got electrocuted. After that, Medusa is shown visiting her dog's grave, only to find out she was at the wrong grave. While in Atlanta, Police Officers show up and explain that Medusa will be arrested if she shows her "muffin". Medusa performs " Party in My Pants" and " Vague" ( "Like a Prayer", "Into the Groove", and "Vogue") as . Medusa then goes to the officers to get arrested only for them to ask her for an autograph. Finally, the tour finishes in New York and while Medusa is saying goodbye to the dancers, it is revealed that Medusa was viewing the footage while trying to find an ending. She ends up in the hospital to get a toy dino removed while a montage of clips plays with "Live to Survive" ( "Live to Tell") . The dancers come to visit her, and the film ends with them trying to sleep.
Dollman (1991) on 27 november 1991
, 1h22Directed by Albert Pyun
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films set in the future
Actors Tim Thomerson, Jackie Earle Haley, Kamala Lopez, Nicholas Guest, Frank Doubleday, Frank Collison
Rating52%
Brick Bardo is a Dirty Harry type cop on the planet Arturos, which is many light years from Earth. One day, a criminal runs into a laundry venue where lots of plump women and their kids happen to be, and he keeps them hostage while police officers are outside the premise. Bardo humorously enters to do his laundry and the crook is rather surprised by this defiant act. After saving the scared hostages by causing the fat women to faint and fall onto the bad guy by threatening to use his gun to blow a hole through them - "the most powerful handgun in the universe" proclaims a young boy - Bardo instead of being hailed a hero, is shouted at by the mayor, who knows of Bardo's usually violent methods and Bardo was supposed to be suspended.
All-American Murder (1991) on 1 december 1991
, 1h34Directed by Anson Williams
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Romance
Actors Christopher Walken, Josie Bissett, Charlie Schlatter, Richard Kind, Joanna Cassidy, Kimberly Scott
Rating51%
Artie Logan (Schlatter) is the new guy on Campus. Suddenly, he meets Tally Fuller: the most popular and beautiful girl at Fairfield college and she finally agrees to go on a date with him. But that night she is brutally killed by a blowtorch-wielding maniac and Artie is wrongfully arrested. Despite protests from other Police officers, detective P.J. Decker (Walken) believes Artie's story and gives him 24 hours to crack down the real killer. But, as Artie gets closer to the killer, each suspect is murdered and all the clues point to him.
One Against the Wind (1991) on 1 december 1991
, 1h36Origin Luxembourg
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Anthony Higgins, Christien Anholt, Kate Beckinsale, Denholm Elliott
Rating67%
Mary Linden travaille pour la Croix-Rouge française en France occupée pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et aide les soldats alliés qui ont été abattus à s'échapper vers le côté inoccupé. Ses activités sont compliquées par sa notoriété et l'histoire d'amour de sa fille avec un officier allemand. Basé sur l'histoire vraie.