Bitter Sugar ( Azúcar amarga )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Leon Ichaso
Actors: René Lavan, Mayte Vilán, Miguel Gutiérrez, Larry Villanueva, Orestes Matacena, Luis Celeiro
Plot: A young Havana man, a Communist who believes in the revolution, had his ideals and outlook on life radically challenged by the family around him.
The Chamber
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/1996
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Foley
Actors: Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, Bo Jackson
The Ghost and the Darkness
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Actors: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Bernard Hill, Emily Mortimer
Plot: In the late 1800s an engineer in East Africa faces a pair of man-eating lions that are so insatiable and violent they are nicknamed "The Ghost" and "The Darkness" by the natives. A famous hunter is brought in to bring the beasts down, but even his presence cannot stop the carnage.
The Grass Harp
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/1996
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Charles Matthau
Actors: Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau, Edward Furlong, Nell Carter, Jack Lemmon
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/1996
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Renny Harlin
Actors: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Yvonne Zima, Craig Bierko, Tom Amandes, Brian Cox
Plot: A woman with amnesia begins recalling her adventurous past.
Looking for Richard
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Al Pacino
Actors: Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Winona Ryder, Kevin Conway, Aidan Quinn
Love is All There Is
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joseph Bologna, Renée Taylor
Actors: Lainie Kazan, Joseph Bologna, Dick Van Patten, Paul Sorvino, Angelina Jolie, Joy Behar
Michael Collins
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neil Jordan
Actors: Ian Hart, Julia Roberts, Richard Ingram, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Alan Rickman
Plot: An Irish Patriot in the first quarter of the 20th Century fights for his nation's independence and signs his own death warrant in the process.
Microcosmos ( Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/1996
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou
Actors: Jacques Perrin, Kristin Scott Thomas
Plot: The bizarre and beautiful world of insects and arachnids is explored
Three Lives and Only One Death ( Trois vies & une seule mort )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Raoul Ruiz
Actors: Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Galiena, Marisa Paredes, Melvil Poupaud, Chiara Mastroianni, Féodor Atkine
Trees Lounge
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steve Buscemi
Actors: Carol Kane, Steve Buscemi, Anthony LaPaglia, Debi Mazar, Mark Boone Junior, Elizabeth Bracco
Plot: A slice of life film, set around a neighborhood bar in Long Island. It
focuses on a life-long screw up and his interactions with family, friends
and other bar patrons.
Ah Kam ( A Jin de gu shi )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/10/1996
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ann Hui
Actors: Michelle Yeoh, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Ken Lo, Hoi Mang, Micheal Lam, Nick Cheung
Beautiful Thing
Theatrical Release Date: 10/09/1996
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hettie Macdonald
Actors: Linda Henry, Meera Syal, Glen Berry, Martin Walsh, Steven M. Martin, Scott Neal
Plot: Set in a South-East London suburb Jamie avoids sports at school as he is likely to become the victim of his fellow students. His neighbor Ste - an athletic boy - if often beaten at the hand of his father. Looking for relief, he accepts the offer to stay over one night - it sparks an attraction between the two boys, one which quickly grows.
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
Theatrical Release Date: 10/09/1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Isaac Julien
Actors: Colin Salmon, John Wilson, Halima Daoud, Rachida Rahal, Amir M. Korangy, Ana Ramalho
The Proprietor
Theatrical Release Date: 10/09/1996
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ismail Merchant
Actors: Jeanne Moreau, Sean Young, Sam Waterston, Christopher Cazenove, Nell Carter, Jean-Pierre Aumont
Children of the Corn: The Gathering
Theatrical Release Date: 10/08/1996
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Greg Spence
Actors: Naomi Watts, Jamie Renée Smith, Karen Black, Mark Salling, Brent Jennings, Toni Marsh
Nobody's Business
Theatrical Release Date: 10/08/1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alan Berliner
Actors: Alan Berliner, Oscar Berliner
Mahjong ( Ma jiang )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/07/1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Edward Yang
Actors: Chen Chang, Nick Erickson, Congsheng Tang, Ko Yu-Luen, Virginie Ledoyen, Elaine Jin
