Film Festivals 1999
1999's festivals were categorised by a stand-out crop of documentaries, 'Ghengis Blues', Werner Herzog's 'Little Dieter Needs to Fly', Ken Burns' 'Frank Lloyd Wright', Cuban music legends 'Buena Vista Social Club' and the hilariously insightful 'American Movie'. And along with these some highly imaginative and challenging features such as Lars von Trier's 'Idiots', Darren Aronofsky's 'Pi', Todd Solondz's 'Happiness', Tom Tykwer's 'Run, Lola, Run' and low-budget sci-fi hit, 'Cube' (pictured).
Twentyfourseven (1997)
7.1/10
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Danny Nussbaum, James Hooton
The title is local Midlands English slang for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This poignant, hard-hitting drama focuses on an idealistic 1980s burn... Read more
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
7/10
Director: Todd Haynes
Starring: Eddie Izzard, Toni Collette, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Emily Woof, Ch...
Tells the story of the rise and fall of a glam rock legend. Mythical Rock God, Brian Slade, suddenly disappears at the peak of his fame after a public... Read more
Waco: The Rules Of Engagement (1997)
8/10
Director: William Gazecki
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary, this controversial feature chronicles the 1993 stand-off in Waco, Texas, between the Branch David... Read more
Walkabout (1971)
7.7/10
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Starring: David Gulpilil, Jenny Agutter, Lucien John
Lost in the Australian Outback after their father takes his own life, two young Brits are found by an aboriginal teenager who shows them how to surviv... Read more
Windhorse (1998)
7/10
Director: Paul Wagner
Starring: Dadon, Jampa Kelsang, Richard Chang, Lu Yu
This compelling first feature from Academy Award-winning documentarian Paul Wagner tells the story of three young Tibetans and their search for freedo... Read more