The Age of Innocence (1993)
Screenplay by Jay Cocks & Martin Scorsese, based on the novel by Edith Wharton
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Produced by Cappa Productions/ Columbia Pictures
Running time: 139 minutes
What the *&#! Is This About?
In New York City of the 1870s, Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is among the well heeled who attend a performance of [...]
Tags: Based on novel · Concert · Dreams and visions · Master and pupil · Museums and galleries · Unconventional romance
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Written by Richard Linklater
Directed by Richard Linklater
Produced by Detour Filmproduction/ Alphaville Films
Running time: 103 minutes
What the *&#! Is This About?
On May 28, 1976 – the last day of the school year at “Lee High School” somewhere in Texas – quarterback Randall “Pink” Floyd (Jason London) faces an existential crisis over whether [...]
Tags: 24 hour time frame · Brother/sister relationship · Coming of age · Cult favorite · Drunk scene · Famous line · High school · Mother/son relationship · Music · Shot In Texas
Heathers (1989)
Written by Daniel Waters
Directed by Michael Lehmann
Produced by Cinemarque Entertainment/ New World Pictures
Running time: 103 minutes
What the *&#! Is This About?
At “Westerberg High School” in Ohio, Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) has managed to ingratiate herself into the most powerful clique in school, which includes sociopath Heather Chandler (Kim Walker), self-absorbed Heather McNamara (Lisanne [...]
Tags: Black comedy · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · Famous line · High school · Paranoia
The Player (1992)
Screenplay by Michael Tolkin, based on his novel
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Avenue Pictures
Running time: 124 minutes
What the *&#! Is This About?
Moving through a movie studio lot in a single take, several stories unfold. Executive Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) listens to a pitch from screenwriter Buck Henry for The Graduate Part 2. [...]
Tags: Based on novel · Bathtub scene · Black comedy · Forensic evidence · Interrogation · Paranoia
