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Forgotten Silver (1995) is a New Zealand mockumentary film that follows the supposed story of pioneering filmmaker, Colin McKenzie. Written and directed by Peter Jackson and Costa Botes, both also make appearances as the filmmakers within the film. According to presenter Peter Jackson, he stumbled upon McKenzie’s lost films in an old shed and claims him as the father of modern cinema. In this ‘discovered’ footage, McKenzie is credited with accidentally inventing the tracking shot, unknowingly creating the ...

The Crossing Guard (1995) is an American independent drama film written and directed by Sean Penn, who also co-produced it. The story revolves around Freddy Gale, a former devoted husband and father who has become an alcoholic in the five years since his daughter Emily passed away. He spends his nights at strip clubs and having flings with the dancers. When John Booth, the drunk driver who killed Emily, is released from jail, Freddy tells his ex-wife Mary that he intends to seek revenge. Despite her pleas to reconsider, they end up in a heated argument which results in her new husband kicking Freddy out of their house. ...

In A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995), a British documentary of 225 minutes in length, Scorsese examines his top picks among American films. They are categorized by four types of directors: storytellers, illusionists like D.W. Griffith and F.W. Murnau who revolutionized the use of editing for sound and color, smugglers such as Douglas Sirk, Samuel Fuller, and Vincente Minnelli who subtly wove controversial messages into their works, and iconoclasts like Charles Chaplin, Erich von Stroheim, Orson Welles, Elia Kazan, Nicholas Ray, Stanley Kubrick, Arthur Penn and Sam Peckinpah who ...

Casino (1995) is an epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Nicholas Pileggi’s nonfiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas. In the movie, sports handicapper and Mafia associate Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein is enlisted by the Chicago Outfit to run the Tangiers Casino in Las Vegas alongside frontman Philip Green. With Sam at the helm, the casino sees a significant increase in profit, thanks in part to some unaccounted-for cash skimmed from the count room and delivered to the Midwest Mafia bosses. To ensure protection for Sam, the ...

Braveheart (1995) is an epic historical drama set in late-13th century Scotland. Directed and produced by Mel Gibson, the film follows Sir William Wallace, a brave Scottish warrior who leads his people in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. After the Scots’ king dies without an heir, Edward I, also known as ‘Longshanks’, conquers Scotland in 1280. Witnessing the brutal execution of several Scottish nobles by Longshanks, young William Wallace loses both his father and brother when they resist the English. He then goes to live with his uncle, Argyll. As years pass, ...

Four Rooms (1995) is an American black comedy film that combines elements of farce and anthology. The movie features a star-studded team of writers and directors including Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino. Taking place on New Year’s Eve at the fictional Hotel Mon Signor in Los Angeles, the plot is centered around Ted, a bellhop who experiences four unique encounters with different hotel guests during his first night on the job. Honeymoon Suite. The Missing Ingredient (Allison Anders). Ted helps a unique group of ladies ...

Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) is an American action comedy film featuring Eddie Murphy and directed by John Landis. Detroit Police Department detective Axel Foley has devised a plan to bring down a car theft ring at a chop shop. Despite not informing his superior, Inspector G. Douglas Todd, Axel decides to proceed with the raid using only his own team instead of calling for SWAT backup. At the same time, a group of four men arrives at the chop shop to pick up a stolen box truck and confirms that it still contains its government-issued crates. The leader of the group orders ...

Royal Deceit (1994) is a drama adventure film co-written and directed by Gabriel Axel. Prince Amled witnesses the murders of his father, King Hardvendel of the Danes, and brother, leading him to enter a semi-catatonic state. This saves him from being killed like his family members by Fenge (the king’s brother) and his henchmen. The king and prince’s bodies are brought back to Amled’s distraught mother, Geruth, at their castle. Fenge claims he arrived after the murders and offers support to Geruth as she mourns her loss. He is eventually crowned king and declares Geruth as queen. During the funeral ...

Little Women (1994), an American historical drama film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and written by Robin Swicord, follows the March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as they grow up in Concord, MA during and after the American Civil War. Their father is away at war and their mother, Marmee, must navigate the challenges of raising four headstrong daughters in 19th-century New England. The girls find solace in performing Jo’s plays in their attic theater. When their wealthy neighbor Mr. Laurence’s grandson Laurie moves in next door, he becomes a close friend to ...

Backbeat (1994), an independent drama directed by Iain Softley, follows the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, West Germany. John Lennon and his fellow rock-and-roll band members – Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison and Stuart Sutcliffe – venture to Hamburg in pursuit of success. As they gain popularity, particularly among the girls, Stuart grapples with balancing his passion for painting and being the group’s bass guitarist. On top of that, he falls deeply in love with a German girl. The group must now confront some important choices.

Robert Altman wrote, directed and produced Ready to Wear (1994), an American satirical comedy-drama film. During Paris Fashion Week, a group of models, designers, industry insiders and journalists gather to work, argue and attempt to seduce each other. The fashion world is thrown into chaos when the head of the Fashion Council, Olivier de la Fontaine, dies from choking on a sandwich. He leaves behind a wife, mistress and a mysterious Russian companion who has since disappeared. As authorities investigate the death, Fashion Week continues. American television personality Kitty inserts herself among the designers to get ...

The American romantic action comedy film, I Love Trouble (1994), features Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte as the main stars. It was written and produced by the husband-and-wife duo of Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, while also being directed by Shyer himself. The movie follows veteran reporter Peter Brackett, who gains newfound fame after publishing his book ‘White Lies’. As he is tasked with covering a train crash for his newspaper, ‘The Chicago Chronicle’, he meets newcomer Sabrina Peterson. However, their ...

Forrest Gump (1994) is an American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. Based on Winston Groom’s novel of the same title, the movie tells the story of a man named Forrest Gump who shares his life experiences with strangers at a bus stop in Savannah, Georgia. Growing up in Greenbow, Alabama in 1951, young Forrest has a curved spine and is given leg braces to help him walk. Living with his mother who runs a boarding house, the two are visited by many tenants including a young Elvis ...

The American epic biographical Western drama film, Wyatt Earp (1994), was directed and produced by Lawrence Kasdan and co-written by Kasdan and Dan Gordon. As a teenager during the American Civil War, Wyatt lived on his family’s farm in Pella, Iowa while his older brothers served in the Union Army. He attempted to join them by lying about his age but was caught by his father. After the war, his brothers returned home with James being severely injured. The family then relocated out west. One day, Wyatt witnessed a man ...

The War (1994) is an American drama film directed by Jon Avnet. Stephen Simmons, a shell-shocked Vietnam veteran, returns home after voluntarily seeking treatment for his war-related nightmares. Due to his hospitalization, he lost three consecutive jobs. In need of income, Stephen accepts a new job as a custodial engineer at a grammar school. However, he is forced to leave this job within one week due to a law prohibiting individuals with mental health history from working near children. Despite the challenges, the Simmons family’s financial situation drives Stephen to continue searching for employment. He ...

Maverick (1994), directed by Richard Donner, is an American Western comedy film. In the American Old West, gambler Bret Maverick is en route to a major five-card draw poker tournament on the paddle steamer Lauren Belle. His intention? To prove that he is the best card player alive. However, he is $3,000 short of the $25,000 entry fee. To make up for this deficit, Maverick heads to Crystal River to collect on debts and earn some poker winnings. During one game in town, he crosses paths with two interesting characters – ill-tempered gambler Angel and young con artist Annabelle Bransford. Although Maverick manages to ...

Stargate (1994), a sci-fi action-adventure film, was directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich. In 1928, at Giza in Egypt, archaeologist Professor Paul Langford unearthed cover stones engraved with Egyptian hieroglyphs and other markings. Underneath these stones, he found a large metallic ring that served an unknown purpose. Sixty-six years later, Professor Langford’s daughter Catherine invites Egyptologist and linguist Dr. Daniel Jackson to translate the hieroglyphs. The stones are now part of a classified project overseen by Special Operations Colonel Jack O’Neil of the U.S. Air Force. With Dr. ...

In the American action thriller film, Speed (1994), directed by Jan de Bont, LAPD SWAT officers Jack Traven and Harry Temple stop an extortionist bomber from detonating a bomb in a crowded elevator for a $3 million ransom. During the confrontation, the bomber takes Harry hostage. To save his partner, Jack shoots Harry in the leg, causing the bomber to flee and set off the bomb. Though it appears that the bomber perishes in the explosion, he survives and watches Jack and Harry’s heroic actions on TV. As a result of their bravery, Lieutenant ‘Mac’ McMahon praises them and promotes Harry to Detective ...

The American romantic comedy film, Only You (1994), directed by Norman Jewison, follows the story of 11-year-old Faith Corvatch. After playing with a Ouija board alongside her brother Larry, Faith becomes convinced that her soul mate is named ‘Damon Bradley’. This belief is further solidified when a carnival fortune-teller predicts that she will marry a man with the same name. Fast forward fourteen years, and Faith is now a teacher at a Catholic school, engaged to a podiatrist. However, just ten days before the wedding, Faith discovers that her fiancé’s high-school classmate, Damon Bradley, is en route ...

Clerks (1994) is an American black-and-white comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, marking his entry into the world of feature directing. The story revolves around Dante Hicks, a retail clerk at Quick Stop Groceries in Leonardo, New Jersey. On his scheduled day off, he receives an unexpected call from his boss, asking him to cover for a sick co-worker during the morning hours. Dante agrees on the condition that he can leave by noon to play a game of hockey with his buddies later on. When he arrives at the store, he discovers that the locks on the security shutters are stuck due to someone putting gum in them. ...