Steven Spielberg had a banner year in 1993. He scored one of his biggest commercial hits that summer with the mega-hit Jurassic Park, but it was the artistic and critical triumph of Schindler's List that Spielberg called "the most satisfying experience of my career." Adapted from the best-selling book by Thomas Keneally and filmed in Poland with an emphasis on absolute authenticity, ...
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Embeth Davidtz, Ben KingsleyDirected By: Steven Spielberg
A thoroughly engaging fairy tale that's family friendly without being condescending, The Princess Diaries is your basic Cinderella makeover story given a fresh, affectionate twist courtesy of a game, energetic cast and a screenplay that skirts schmaltz in favour of gentle, effective comedy. Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is a frizzy-haired, glasses-wearing 15-year-old girl whose two ...
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home VideoStarring: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy MooreDirected By: Garry Marshall
Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Ralph Waite, Craig Fairbrass
Manufacturer: Optimum Home EntertainmentStarring: Sylvester Stallone, Vyto Ruginis, Max Perlich, Craig Fairbrass, Caroline GoodallDirected By: Renny Harlin
Michael Crichton's bestselling novel was both a high-tech thriller and source of controversy with its hot-button plot about a man's charge of sexual harassment against a female colleague and former lover. The movie, directed by Barry Levinson, turned these issues into a prurient thriller dressed up in glossy production values, virtual reality computer graphics and steamy sex between Michael ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland, Caroline Goodall, Roma MaffiaDirected By: Barry Levinson
Hook is Steven Spielberg's most spectacular film of the 90s. It is also seriously underrated, arguably the equal of ET, (1982) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, (1977). An unofficial sequel to J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Hook adopts the startling premise of what happened after "the boy who never grew up", grew up. Robin Williams, in his career best ...
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentStarring: Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, Maggie SmithDirected By: Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg had a banner year in 1993. He scored one of his biggest commercial hits that summer with the mega-hit Jurassic Park, but it was the artistic and critical triumph of Schindler's List that Spielberg called "the most satisfying experience of my career". Adapted from the best-selling book by Thomas Keneally and filmed in Poland with an emphasis on absolute authenticity, ...
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan SagallDirected By: Steven Spielberg
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain VideoStarring: Daniel Craig, Virginia McKenna, Joely Richardson, Clive Owen, Anton LesserDirected By: Tim Fywell, David Thacker, Diarmuid Lawrence, Graham Theakston, Stuart Orme
Cliffhanger was a 1994 comeback of sorts for action hero Sylvester Stallone, this time thanks to director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2) and some spectacularly rugged and vertigo-inducing, high-mountain terrain. The opening sequence alone delivers what the title promises, and there's an extraordinary airplane stunt that was later reprised, with modifications, in Air Force One. ...
Manufacturer: Momentum PicturesStarring: Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner, Rex LinnDirected By: Renny Harlin
It's a pity this ocean-going adventure wasn't fully appreciated during its theatrical release in 1996, if only because its climactic storm sequence (hence the movie's title) was awesome on the big screen and inevitably less impressive on video. Mixed reviews also curtailed its box-office potential, but as you might expect from Ridley Scott--the director of Blade Runner and Thelma & ...
Manufacturer: Sony BmgStarring: Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf, Jeremy SistoDirected By: Ridley Scott
