Anna and the King: Jodie Foster and Chow
Yun-Fat bring a powerful sense of epic romance to the familiar tale of the Victorian governess who fell in love with the King of Siam.
One Night at McCool’s:
Matt Dillon, John Goodman, Paul Reiser, even Michael Douglas: they all end up losing it the second they set eyes on Liv Tyler. And director Harold Zwart just lets them tell it their way.
Double Jeopardy:
The idea of being able to get away with killing your husband in broad daylight (plus Ashley Judd on the lam and Tommy Lee Jones in hot pursuit) has proved a winning combination.
The World Is Not Enough:
The trick, say the makers of Bond Movie No 19, is to hold onto all the familiar elements in the world’s longest-running movie franchise while constantly giving them a fresh, turn-of-the-millennium spin.
Mystery Men:
They fight their foes with cutlery, gardening tools and flatulence, so they’re hardly standard-issue superheroes. But then there are quite enough of those already... and there are only six Mystery Men (plus one Mystery Woman).
Any Given Sunday:
Oliver Stone explains why the passions and betrayals of American football are the modern equivalent of what the gladiators did in ancient Rome.
Rancid Aluminium:
Ruthless Russian capitalism meets genteel British business methods in this high-octane screen version of James Hawes’ cutting-edge bestseller.