Big Night
Theatrical Release Date: 09/20/1996
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci
Actors: Marc Anthony, Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Minnie Driver, Isabella Rossellini, Liev Schreiber
Plot: A pair of brothers try to keep their ailing Italian restaurant afloat - Primero is a gifted chef but finds it beneath him to create mediocre fare (the kind customers actually like to eat) while Secondo does his best to balance finances and keep things going. Their rival, Pascal has a highly successful place with tepid food but happy customers and offers them one big chance: a jazz musician friend to play for one night as a benefit. The brothers waste no time in planning the big night.
The First Wives Club
Theatrical Release Date: 09/20/1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Hugh Wilson
Actors: Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya, Sarah Jessica Parker
Last Man Standing
Theatrical Release Date: 09/20/1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Walter Hill
Actors: Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson, Christopher Walken, David Patrick Kelly, Karina Lombard
Plot: John Smith (Bruce Willis) arrives in Jericho and is hired by Strozzi (Ned Eisenberg). Rival gang boss Doyle (David Patrick Kelly) is interested with Smith's services. John tries his best to make things right in an uncomfortable situation between a gang war.
Paradise Lost ( Shitsurakuen )
Theatrical Release Date: 09/20/1996
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita
Actors: Kôji Yakusho, Hitomi Kuroki, Akira Terao, Toshio Shiba, Tomoko Hoshino, Yoshino Kimura
Plot: Junichi Watanabe penned the novel about forbidden love - Paradise Lost is the story put on screen as two lovers engage in a sudden, passionate affair - but the relationship is so intense, it may destroy them both.
Surviving Picasso
Theatrical Release Date: 09/20/1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Ivory
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone, Julianne Moore, Joss Ackland, Dennis Boutsikaris, Dominic West
Gallivant
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/1996
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Andrew Kotting
Actors: Andrew Kotting, Eden Kotting, Gladys Morris
belle verte, La
Theatrical Release Date: 09/18/1996
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Coline Serreau
Actors: Coline Serreau, Vincent Lindon, James Thiérrée, Samuel Tasinaje, Marion Cotillard, Claire Keim
Dadetown
Theatrical Release Date: 09/18/1996
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Russ Hexter
Actors: Jim Pryor, Stephen Beals, Fred Worrell, Edith Meeks, Ken Klamm, Jerry Lewkowitz
Crime of the Century
Theatrical Release Date: 09/14/1996
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mark Rydell
Actors: Stephen Rea, Isabella Rossellini, J.T. Walsh, Michael Moriarty, David Paymer, John Harkins
Swallowtail Butterfly ( Suwarôteiru )
Theatrical Release Date: 09/14/1996
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shunji Iwai
Actors: Hiroshi Mikami, Chara, Ayumi Ito, Yôsuke Eguchi, Andy Hui Chi-On, Atsurô Watabe
