Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Davids Documentary Running Time:80 minutes. The Moody Blues were rather prescient with their lyric "Timothy Leary's dead", from the song Legend Of A Mind. Timothy Leary was the counter culture hero, who in the heady '60's, urged a generation to "turn on, tune in and drop out." Through this fascinating but unconventional documentary director Paul Davids (co-writer of …
THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Renny Harlin Stars: Geena Davis, Samuel L Jackson, Patrick Malahide, Craig Bierko, Brian Cox, David Morse, G D Spradlin, Tom Amandes, Yvonne Zima, Melina Kanakaredes, Alan North Running Time: 120 minutes. Despite his reputation as a classy director of brutal, slickly produced action thrillers that mix generous dollops of violence with cutting edge special effects, Renny …
THE FIFTH ELEMENT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Luc Besson Stars: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry, Brion James, Tommy "Tiny" Lister jr, Lee Evans, Tricky, Charlie Creed Miles, John Neville, John Bluthal, Matthieu Kassovitz Running Time: 127 minutes. This impressive, big budget action packed futuristic fantasy from French director Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita and The …
THE FUNERAL
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Abel Ferrara Stars: Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Vincent Gallo, Isabella Rossellini, Annabella Sciorra, Paul Hipp Running Time: 98 minutes. Few contemporary film-makers depict the shattering violence of New York's mean streets with quite the same ferocity and intensity as maverick director Abel Ferrara (Fear City, The King Of New York, etc). His latest …