141. Satan's Tango ( Sátántangó )
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Hungarian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Béla Tarr
Actors: Mihály Vig, Putyi Horváth, László Lugossy, Éva Almássy Albert, János Derzsi, Irén Szajki
Plot: In Bela Tarr's 7-hour epic, we visit a small Hungarian village in a post-Communist world. Life is at a virtual standstill as we view life through each person's point-of-views. A large cash payment is expected but apprehensive villagers fear that Irimias, a smooth-talking man thought dead, will return and con them out of their money.
142. Quiz Show
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Redford
Actors: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria
Plot: In the 1950s TV quiz shows ruled the airwaves and no one was more popular than Charles Van Doren. Week after week on Twenty-One he astounded audiences by answering the most obscure questions and winning each time. Then, disgruntled contestant Herbert Stempel contacted a young lawyer, starting an investigation leading to the downfall of "fixed" quiz shows.
143. 4 Little Girls
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Spike Lee
Actors: Maxine McNair, Chris McNair, Helen Pegues, Queen Nunn, Arthur Hanes Jr., Carole C. Smitherman
Plot: This is about the fatal bombing of a Birmingham church on a Sunday morning in September, 1963 that killed four innocent little girls, ages 11 to 14.
144. Andaz Apna Apna
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
Actors: Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Raveena Tandon , Paresh Rawal, Deven Verma
Plot: A pair of middle-class con men looking for one big score find themselves going after the same heiress, and, surprisingly, finding love as well. But things are complicated when her father's twin brother decides to take over the family business - by assuming his brother's identity.
145. The General
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Boorman
Actors: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Jon Voight, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Angeline Ball
Plot: Martin Cahill was an Irish folk hero and criminal - pulling off brazing robberies with his team. But soon he has trouble from not just the police and the IRA - but even from members of his own team.
146. Tito and Me ( Tito i ja )
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Serbian
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Goran Markovic
Actors: Dimitrije Vojnov, Lazar Ristovski, Miki Manojlovic, Anica Dobra, Vojislav Brajovic, Bogdan Diklic
Plot: A ten-year-old Serbian boy has great love for the countries leader, Marshall Tito - much more than for his parents or teachers - and he wins the school competition for Best Tito Composition and is awarded by getting to participate in "Tito's native land" march. But in taking on this challenge, it will force him to see things from a different perspective - as some illusions are made to be shattered.
147. American Movie
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chris Smith
Actors: Mark Borchardt, Tom Schimmels, Monica Borchardt, Alex Borchardt, Chris Borchardt, Ken Keen
Plot: Documentary about a charismatic trailer-trash film maker from Minnesota
who is trying to finish an independent film, using borrowed money from his
grandpa, and high school drinking buddies as the cast and crew.
148. Scream
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Craven
Actors: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courtney Cox, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan, Matthew Lillard
Plot: A killer strikes a small town with fear, focusing on one young woman in particular. As the list of suspects grows, who to trust becomes a matter of life and death.
149. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Trey Parker
Actors: Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Isaac Hayes, Mary Kay Bergman, George Clooney, Minnie Driver
Plot: America wages war against Canada over a foul-mouthed movie unknowingly bringing about the Apocalypse.
150. Eel, The ( Unagi )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shohei Imamura
Actors: Kôji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, Akira Emoto, Fujio Tsuneta, Sho Aikawa
Plot: After finding out his wife is having an affair while he is working,
Yamashita strikes out - murdering her in a crime of passion. Eight years
later, he is out of prison and moves to a village to begin again. Working
as a barber (a trade he picked up in prison) he leaves everyone alone -
until a young woman comes into is life - one that reminds him very much of
his dead wife.
