WILLIAM PETER BLATTY Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB. USA, 1990. Morgan Creek Entertainment. Screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his novel Legion. Cinematography by Gerry Fisher. Produced by Carter deHaven. Music by Barry De Vorzon. Production Design by Leslie Dilley. Costume Design by Dana Lyman. Film Editing by Peter Lee-Thompson, Todd C. Ramsay. William Peter Blatty takes the franchise over as both … More The Exorcist III (1990)
ROGER CORMAN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB. USA, 1990. The Mount Company. Screenplay by Roger Corman, F.X. Feeney, based on the novel by Brian Aldiss. Cinematography by Armando Nannuzzi, Michael Scott. Produced by Roger Corman, Kobi Jaeger, Thom Mount. Music by Carl Davis. Production Design by Enrico Tovaglieri. Costume Design by Franca Zucchelli. Film Editing by Mary Bauer, Jay Cassidy. Roger Corman returns … More Roger Corman’s Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
BBB.5 (out of 5) Paul Verhoeven’s masterful science-fiction drama is given a sequel that, as continuations of magnificent action films go, ain’t half bad. The Detroit that Peter Weller‘s half-human, half-cyborg crimefighter was invented to clean up has gotten worse in the three years since the last film, with the police force on strike and the city taken … More RoboCop 2
KEN LOACH Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. United Kingdom, 1990. Hemdale, Initial. Screenplay by Jim Allen. Cinematography by Clive Tickner. Produced by Eric Fellner. Music by Stewart Copeland. Production Design by Martin Johnson. Costume Design by Daphne Dare. Film Editing by Jonathan Morris. Cannes Film Festival 1990. Toronto International Film Festival 1990. A lawyer (Brad Dourif) and a former documentary filmmaker (Frances McDormand) are investigating allegations of … More Hidden Agenda (1990)
ABBAS KIAROSTAMI Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBBB. Iran, 1990. Kanun parvaresh fekri. Screenplay by Abbas Kiarostami. Cinematography by Ali Reza Zarrindast. Produced by Ali Reza Zarrin. Film Editing by Abbas Kiarostami. One of the smartest and most emotionally moving films in the Kiarostami canon, this incredible mixture of documentary and dramatic recreation hits depths that will linger with you for days. Its … More Close-Up (Nema-ye Nazdik) (1990)
BBBB.5 (out of 5) Mel Gibson is excellent in the title role of the much-depressed Danish prince whose recent loss of his father has put him into a quandary: is it possible to forgive his mother (Glenn Close) for immediately following the death of her husband with the marriage of her husband’s brother? When his father’s … More Hamlet (1990)
BBB.5 (out of 5) Audiences always love a good romance, and when it’s spiced up by a nifty murder mystery and some supernatural plot elements, it’s not possible to believe that you have anything but a winner. This extremely enjoyable melodrama was released to ecstatic audience response, and along with Pretty Woman ruled the box … More Ghost
