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ED WOOD (dir: Tim Burton, R) - Thom says, "Whether you will watch anything with cross-dressing or are just trying to remember why Tim Burton matters (after the terrible PLANET OF THE APES remake, an all-right BIG FISH that felt like it could have been made by any director, and a mediocre-in-hindsight SWEENEY TODD), ED WOOD is the movie for you. Easily my favorite Tim Burton film, ED WOOD is shot in gorgeous black & white and Martin Landau won an f'ing Oscar for his supporting role as Bela Lugosi (of the una-browed Dracula fame). This film features the only performance by Sarah Jessica Parker that doesn't make me want to spit in her stupid, slutty mouth and Johnny Depp puts in a fantastic performance as the ridiculously upbeat and dog-gone go-getter Edward D. Wood, Jr., frequently called the worst director of all time. Man, I want to hate Johnny Depp. But he's always so good. If you find a movie that he blows in, please tell me about it. Seriously."

CRUMB (dir: Terry Zwigoff, R) - Thom says, "Whether you search vehemently for anything R. Crumb’s put his sweaty hands on or you only remember him from that Paul Giamatti movie about some other comic book dude, watch this documentary about one of the most intriguing artists of the last fifty years. Crumb’s family talks in the bluntly honest way that you wish all families would talk – unfortunately, they’re swallowing string while sitting on a mat of nails or glistening in their own juices in the upstairs of their mom’s house talking about how they want to kill each other with axes and such. You remember that Christmas, right? Jokes aside, this is a poignant and indelible film that delves into the mind and history of an amazing artist and might, in the process, shed some light on your own fetish for piggy-backing fat chicks."

TO LIVE (dir: Yimou Zhang, Not Rated) - Bart says, "For a while I considered Zhang Yimou one of the all-time great directors, with a flawless streak of gorgeous character dramas in the early nineties: JU DOU, RAISE THE RED LANTERN, THE STORY OF QUI JU, this movie, and SHANGHAI TRIAD. I considered TO LIVE my favorite (by a slim margin) because its heartbreaking story of a family torn apart by Mao's Cultural Revolution manages to be sweepingly epic and intimately personal at the same time. But it turns out that Gong Li, the star of all five films, was a true muse for Zhang, because none of his eight-plus features since parting ways with her have been as masterful or emotionally affecting. With his recent batch of period action films (HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWERS), he's proven he can still make visually stunning, popular movies, but I'm rooting for a CGI-free reunion with Gong Li to see if he can still make timeless masterpieces."

BARCELONA (dir: Whit Stillman, Not Rated) - Bart says, "Poor Whit Stillman: one of the funniest and smartest and most distinctive independent filmmakers of the 90s and he hasn't made a film in a decade. Maybe it's because he filled the first two-thirds of each movie with great characters, interesting conflicts, and some of the wittiest dialogue in all filmdom, but always fell flat in the last third when forced to wrap things up. His first film, METROPOLITAN, got the most critical attention, but I think this, his second, about the odd combination of love and hate greeted Americans in Europe, is his best all around."

CHUNGKING EXPRESS (dir: Kar Wai Wong, Not Rated)

EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (dir: Ang Lee, Not Rated)

HEAVENLY CREATURES (dir: Peter Jackson, Not Rated)

MURIEL'S WEDDING (dir: P.J. Hogan, Not Rated)

ONCE WERE WARRIORS (dir: Lee Tamahori, Not Rated)

PULP FICTION (dir: Quentin Tarantino, Not Rated)

QUIZ SHOW (dir: Robert Redford, Not Rated)

Also:

Shawshank Redemption, The (1994) 9.2/10 (381068 votes)
Pulp Fiction (1994) 8.9/10 (316996 votes)
Forrest Gump (1994) 8.5/10 (221048 votes)
Léon (1994) 8.6/10 (144371 votes)
...aka Cleaner, The (1994)
...aka Leon: The Professional (1995) (UK)
...aka Professional, The (1994) (USA)
Lion King, The (1994) 8.1/10 (94954 votes)
...aka Rey león, El (1994) (USA: Spanish title)
Clerks. (1994) 7.9/10 (74892 votes)
...aka Clerks X: Tenth Anniversary Edition (2004) (USA: DVD title)
Dumb & Dumber (1994) 7.1/10 (67407 votes)
...aka Dumb Happens (1994)
...aka Dumb and Dumber (1994) (USA: video box title)
Speed (1994/I) 7.2/10 (63493 votes)
True Lies (1994) 7.2/10 (62617 votes)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) 7.4/10 (59726 votes)
...aka Interview with the Vampire (1994) (USA: short title)
Natural Born Killers (1994) 7.0/10 (56546 votes)
Ed Wood (1994) 8.1/10 (55909 votes)
Mask, The (1994) 6.5/10 (53337 votes)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) 6.5/10 (48275 votes)
Crow, The (1994) 7.5/10 (43070 votes)
Stargate (1994) 6.6/10 (36777 votes)
...aka Stargate, la porte des étoiles (1995) (France)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) 7.1/10 (31727 votes)
Legends of the Fall (1994) 7.0/10 (30317 votes)
Maverick (1994) 6.8/10 (28106 votes)
Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994) 7.4/10 (25388 votes)
...aka Hudsucker - Der große Sprung (1994) (Germany)
Clear and Present Danger (1994) 6.8/10 (24390 votes)
Heavenly Creatures (1994) 7.6/10 (21340 votes)
...aka Heavenly Creatures: The Uncut Version (1994) (USA: longer version)
...aka Himmlische Kreaturen (1995) (Germany)
Quiz Show (1994) 7.5/10 (19911 votes)
Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994) 8.1/10 (19239 votes)
...aka Red (1994/II) (USA: short title)
...aka Three Colors: Red (1994) (USA)
...aka Three Colours: Red (1994) (Canada: English title) (UK)
...aka Trzy kolory: Czerwony (1994) (Poland)
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The (1994) 7.2/10 (13657 votes)
Little Women (1994) 7.0/10 (13446 votes)
Trzy kolory: Bialy (1994) 7.6/10 (13178 votes)
...aka Three Colors: White (1994) (USA)
...aka Three Colours: White (1994) (Canada: English title) (UK)
...aka Trois couleurs: Blanc (1994) (France)
...aka Trzy kolory: Bia³y (1994) (Poland: original ISO-LATIN-2 title)
...aka White (1994)
Postino, Il (1994) 7.6/10 (12728 votes)
...aka Facteur, Le (1994) (France)
...aka Postman, The (1995) (USA)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994) 7.4/10 (12174 votes)
Chung Hing sam lam (1994) 8.0/10 (12046 votes)
...aka Chung King Express (1994) (Hong Kong: English title)
...aka Chungking Express (1995) (USA)
...aka Chungking Jungle (1994) (literal English title)
...aka Hong Kong Express (1995) (Europe: English title)
...aka Zong Qing sen lin (1994) (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Muriel's Wedding (1994) 7.0/10 (12028 votes)
...aka Muriel (1994) (France)
Once Were Warriors (1994) 7.9/10 (11546 votes)
Jui kuen II (1994) 7.5/10 (9167 votes)
...aka Drunken Fist II (1994) (literal English title)
...aka Drunken Master II (1994) (Hong Kong: English title)
...aka Legend of Drunken Master, The (2000) (USA: new title)
...aka Legend of the Drunken Master (2000) (USA)
...aka Sui ken 2 (1994)
...aka Zui quan II (1994) (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Ref, The (1994) 6.8/10 (8404 votes)
...aka Hostile Hostages (1994)
Swimming with Sharks (1994) 7.0/10 (8365 votes)
...aka Boss, The (1994/II)
...aka Buddy Factor, The (1994)
Hoop Dreams (1994) 8.0/10 (7941 votes)
Immortal Beloved (1994) 7.1/10 (7639 votes)
Exotica (1994) 7.0/10 (7090 votes)
Last Seduction, The (1994) 7.1/10 (6945 votes)
Death and the Maiden (1994) 7.1/10 (6786 votes)
...aka Jeune fille et la mort, La (1995) (France)
Nobody's Fool (1994) 7.2/10 (6753 votes)
Yin shi nan nu (1994) 7.6/10 (5933 votes)
...aka Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) (USA)
...aka Yin shih nan nyu (1994) (Taiwan: alternative transliteration)
Jing wu ying xiong (1994) 7.5/10 (5855 votes)
...aka Cheng miu ying hung (1994) (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
...aka Fist of Legend (1994) (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title)
Crumb (1994) 7.7/10 (5854 votes)
Dellamorte Dellamore (1994) 7.4/10 (5739 votes)
...aka Cemetery Man (1996) (USA)
...aka Demons '95 (1994)
...aka Of Death and Love (1994) (Australia)
...aka Of Death, of Love (1994) (International: English title: literal title)
Reine Margot, La (1994) 7.5/10 (5488 votes)
...aka Bartholomäusnacht, Die (1994) (Germany)
...aka Queen Margot (1994) (USA)
...aka Regina Margot, La (1994) (Italy)
Madness of King George, The (1994) 7.3/10 (5180 votes)
...aka Madness of George III, The (1995) (Australia)
...aka Madness of King George III, The (1995) (Australia)
Huozhe (1994) 8.2/10 (4733 votes)
...aka Lifetimes (1994)
...aka Living (1994)
...aka To Live (1994)
...aka Woot jeuk (1994) (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Utomlyonnye solntsem (1994) 7.9/10 (4293 votes)
...aka Burnt by the Sun (1994) (International: English title)
...aka Soleil trompeur (1994) (France)
...aka õÔÏÍÌ£ÎÎÙÅ ÓÏÌÎÃÅÍ (1994) (Russia: original Cyrillic KOI8-R title)
Priest (1994) 7.1/10 (4167 votes)
Before the Rain (1994) 8.1/10 (4122 votes)
...aka Pred dozhdot (1994) (Republic of Macedonia)
...aka ðÒÅÄ ÄÏÖÄÏÔ (1994) (Republic of Macedonia: original Cyrillic KOI8-R title)
Fresh (1994) 7.5/10 (4007 votes)
Secret of Roan Inish, The (1994) 7.3/10 (3273 votes)
Heisei tanuki gassen pompoko (1994) 7.5/10 (2683 votes)
...aka Pom poko (2005) (USA: dubbed version)
...aka Raccoon War, The (1994) (International: English title)
Amateur (1994) 6.9/10 (2598 votes)
Crooklyn (1994) 6.5/10 (2563 votes)
Sum of Us, The (1994) 7.1/10 (2418 votes)
Barcelona (1994) 6.6/10 (2376 votes)
Mostro, Il (1994) 7.1/10 (2368 votes)
...aka Monster, The (1996) (USA)
...aka Monstre, Le (1995) (France)
Dung che sai duk (1994) 7.4/10 (2233 votes)
...aka Ashes of Time (1994) (Hong Kong: English title)
...aka Dong xie xi du (1994) (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Backbeat (1994) 6.5/10 (2208 votes)
...aka BackBeat - Die Wahrheit über die Beatles (1994) (Germany)
Mute Witness (1994) 6.8/10 (2172 votes)
...aka Stumme Zeugin (1995) (Germany)
Farinelli (1994) 6.8/10 (2141 votes)
...aka Farinelli (1994) (International: English title)
...aka Farinelli voce regina (1994) (Italy: alternative title)
Roseaux sauvages, Les (1994) 7.6/10 (1879 votes)
...aka Wild Reeds (1994) (USA)
...aka Wild Reeds, The (1994) (International: English title: festival title)
Fear of a Black Hat (1994) 6.9/10 (1872 votes)
Fresa y chocolate (1994) 7.4/10 (1764 votes)
...aka Fresa y chocolate (1994) (Mexico) (Spain)
...aka Strawberry and Chocolate (1994)
Macross Plus (1994) (V) 7.5/10 (1632 votes)
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) 7.4/10 (1604 votes)
Lisbon Story (1994) 7.0/10 (1261 votes)
...aka Lisbonne Story (1994)
...aka Viagem a Lisboa (1994) (Portugal)
Browning Version, The (1994) 7.1/10 (1243 votes)
Oleanna (1994) 6.6/10 (1239 votes)
Enfer, L' (1994) 7.0/10 (1205 votes)
...aka Hell (1994)
...aka Jealousy (1994)
...aka Torment (1994)
Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994) 7.0/10 (1167 votes)
...aka HAHK (1994) (India: Hindi title: informal short title)
...aka Premalayam (1994) (India: Telugu title: dubbed version)
...aka What Am I to You...! (1994) (International: English title)
Faust (1994) 7.5/10 (1064 votes)
...aka Jan Svankmajer's Faust (1994) (Australia)
...aka Lekce Faust (1994) (Czech Republic)
...aka Lesson Faust (1994)
Sátántangó (1994) 8.8/10 (1029 votes)
...aka Satan's Tango (1994)
...aka Satanstango (1994) (Germany)
Bandit Queen (1994) 7.5/10 (967 votes)
...aka Phoolan Devi (1994) (India: Hindi title)
Nirvana Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! (1994) 8.5/10 (953 votes)
71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls (1994) 7.2/10 (897 votes)
...aka 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
...aka Amok (1994) (Germany)
Teta i la lluna, La (1994) 6.6/10 (869 votes)
...aka Lune et le téton, La (1994)
...aka Teta y la luna, La (1994) (Spain: Castilian title)
...aka Tit and the Moon, The (1994)
Lamerica (1994) 7.6/10 (850 votes)
Ai qing wan sui (1994) 7.6/10 (822 votes)
...aka Ai cing wan suei (1994) (Taiwan)
...aka Vive L'Amour (1996) (International: English title) (USA)
Aftermath (1994) 6.7/10 (820 votes)
Widows' Peak (1994) 6.7/10 (727 votes)
Sister My Sister (1994) 7.0/10 (724 votes)
Tom & Viv (1994) 6.5/10 (635 votes)
Hated (1994) 7.4/10 (582 votes)
...aka Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies (1994) (USA: video title)
That's Entertainment! III (1994) 7.6/10 (470 votes)
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1994) 7.3/10 (463 votes)
Séparation, La (1994) 7.1/10 (449 votes)
...aka Separation, The (1994)
Gekijô-ban - Bishôjo senshi Sêrâ Mûn S (1994) 8.1/10 (363 votes)
...aka Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S: The Movie (1994)
...aka Sailor Moon 2: The Movie (2000) (USA)
...aka Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (2000) (USA)
J'ai pas sommeil (1994) 6.8/10 (327 votes)
...aka I Can't Sleep (1994)
...aka I'm Not Sleepy (1994)
Ti kniver i hjertet (1994) 6.5/10 (321 votes)
...aka Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (1994)
Jeanne la Pucelle I - Les batailles (1994) 7.4/10 (172 votes)
...aka Joan the Maid 1.: The Battles (1994)
Great Day in Harlem, A (1994) 7.4/10 (166 votes)
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994) 7.4/10 (162 votes)
Jeanne la Pucelle II - Les prisons (1994) 7.9/10 (146 votes)
...aka Joan the Maid 2.: The Prisons (1994)
In Custody (1994) 7.1/10 (95 votes)
...aka Hifazaat (1994)
...aka Muhafiz (1994) (India: Urdu title)
Killer Kid (1994) 7.2/10 (90 votes)
...aka Boy from Lebanon, The (2007) (USA: DVD title)
Hong mei gui bai mei gui (1994) 7.2/10 (86 votes)
...aka Red Rose White Rose (1994) (Hong Kong: English title)
Shijushichinin no shikaku (1994) 6.9/10 (85 votes)
...aka 47 Ronin (1994)