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War of the roses, The
Waterloo bridge
Way we were, The
We're no angels
West side story
When Harry met Sally...
White hunter, black heart
White palace
Why me?
Wild at heart
Wild bunch, The
Wildcats
Woman in red
Wrong man, The
| Title: | WAR OF THE ROSES, THE |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Director: | Danny DeVito |
| The players: | Michael
Douglas
Kathleen Turner Danny DeVito Marianne Sägebrecht Sean Astin |
| About the film: | Douglas and Turner are reteamed in this black comedy that goes from funny to bizarre. DeVito plays a marital advisor who tells the story about Douglas and Turner as a deterrent example to one of his clients. Their relationship starts out alright but pretty soon she doesn’t love him anymore and wants him out of the house, the house that he has payed for. No way. He will stay, that’s when they start a war against each other, and they will stop at nothing. Don’t wait for the happy ending… Fine performances from the leads. |
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| Title: | WATERLOO BRIDGE |
| Year: | 1940 |
| Genre: | Romantic drama |
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| The players: |  Vivien
Leigh
Robert Taylor Virginia Field Maria Ouspenskaya C. Aubrey Smith |
| About the film: | After Leigh’s flawless performance in Gone with the wind many doubted that she could play anyone but Scarlett. She didn’t get the part for Rebecca opposite her husband Laurence Olivier and so had to work on Waterloo bridge instead. However she managed to prove the doubters wrong. Both Taylor and Leigh named this the personal favourite picture of their respective careers which really says a lot. Their acting make this picture something far out of the ordinary. Myra Lester, a poor ballet-dancer, meets captain Roy Cronin on Waterloo bridge during a German airraid. They immediately like each other but he has to go to war and dismised from the theatre she has to earn her living somehow. A very sad and touching film. Beautiful score. |
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| Rec.: | Casablanca |
| Title: | WAY WE WERE, THE |
| Year: | 1973 |
| Genre: | Romantic drama |
| Director: | Sydney Pollack |
| The players: | Barbra
Streisand
Robert Redford Bradford Dillman Murray Hamilton Viveca Lindfors |
| About the film: | With films like this Redford became one of the most popular actors of the 70’s. It’s a beautiful love story focusing on Streisand’s and Redford’s relationship spinning over some fifteen years. Nice music, sung by Barbra. |
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| Title: | WE’RE NO ANGELS |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Director: | Neil Jordan |
| The players: | Robert
De Niro
Sean Penn Demi Moore Bruno Kirby James Russo |
| About the film: | De Niro and Penn plays two prisoners who escape from a prisoncamp and then get hunted by a stubborn sheriff. The ex-prisoners disguise themselves as priests and some moderately funny sequences take place. |
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| Rec.: | Midnight run |
| Title: | WEST SIDE STORY |
| Year: | 1961 |
| Genre: | Musical |
| Director: | Robert
Wise
Jerome Robbins |
| The players: | Natalie
Wood
Richard Beymer George Chakiris Rita Moreno Russ Tumblyn |
| About the film: | Tony and Maria belong to different gangs in N.Y. which makes their love impossible. They try to stop the fighting but the hatred is too strong. Very nice Leonard Bernstein-songs including "Tonight", "Maria", "America" and "Somewhere there’s a place for us". Wood’s singing is dubbed. The tragic story and wooden execution has little in common with the good-natured and innocent musicals of the 40’s and 50’s. The film was a huge hit at the oscars grabbing ten statuettes. |
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| Title: | WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Director: | Rob Reiner |
| The players: |  Billy
Crystal
Meg Ryan Carrie Fisher Bruno Kirby Steven Ford |
| About the film: | Harry is a young man without any scruples who meets well brought-up Sally. They travel together from N.Y. to Chicago. Their opinions differ about everything but they still seem to be just right for each other. Ryan and Crystal work so well together, their chemistry is perfect. Very funny and witty. |
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| Title: | WHITE HUNTER, BLACK HEART |
| Year: | 1990 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Director: | Clint Eastwood |
| The players: | Clint
Eastwood
Jeff Fahey George Dzundza Alun Armstrong Marisa Berenson |
| About the film: | The film is based on Paul Duncan and Kay Viertel’s novel about the legendary filming of The African queen which took place on location in Africa’s jungles. Eastwod plays director John Huston who, according to this film, was more interested in shooting an elephant than directing the movie. That’s what this film is about, how Huston drives everyone crazy with his irresponsible and egoistic behaviour. The film would have been more interesting if it had described more of how the film was made, not just that Huston went hunting all the time. Why aren’t the real names of those involved used? John Huston is called John Wilson, the Bogarts are called the Duncan’s and Katharine Hepburn just Kay. |
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| Title: | WHITE PALACE |
| Year: | 1990 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Director: | Luis Mandoki |
| The players: | James
Spader
Susan Sarandon Jason Alexander Kathy Bates Eileen Brennan |
| About the film: | Spader plays a yuppie who meets Sarandon in a bar. He likes her but she’s older and doesn’t fit in his circle of acquaintances. He has to choose between her and his upper-class friends, that’s all this film is about. Spader is good in this type of roles. His characters in Bad influence, Pretty in pink and Wolf all remind of this one. |
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| Title: | WHY ME? |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Director: | Gene Quintano |
| The players: | Christopher
Lambert
Kim Greist Michael J Pollard Christopher Lloyd J.T. Walsh |
| About the film: | Why Christopher Lambert? To build a fast paced comedy around him is a very bad decision. Anyway, the story is about a man who gets his hands on a diamond ring that the police, KGB and others also want. One maniac threatens to kill her own family if she doesn’t get the ring, well if you think jokes like that are funny this one’s for you. |
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| Title: | WILD AT HEART |
| Year: | 1990 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Director: | David Lynch |
| The players: | Nicolas
Cage
Laura Dern Diane Ladd Willem Dafoe Isabella Rossellini |
| About the film: | Powerful melodrama with an intense Cage in the leading role and some nasty scenes in true Lynch-spirit. The movie is wild and crazy but never gets out of hand and the end is beautiful. |
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| Rec.: | Leaving Las Vegas |
| Title: | WILD BUNCH, THE |
| Year: | 1969 |
| Genre: | Western |
| Director: | Sam Peckinpah |
| The players: | William
Holden
Ernest Borgnine Robert Ryan Edmond O’Brien Warren Oates |
| About the film: | Widely considered to be Peckinpah’s finest work. A bunch of old gunfighters get together for one last robbery. This film has aged a great deal because the action genre has improved very much since the 60’s. What was then exciting shooting-sequences seem rather weak today. Moreover the film has some very slow parts. Flawless performances from a strong cast don’t entirely make up for this. |
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| Rec.: | Getaway, The |
| Title: | WILDCATS |
| Year: | 1986 |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Director: | Michael Ritchie |
| The players: | Goldie
Hawn
Swoosie Kurtz Robyn Lively Wesley Snipes Woody Harrelson |
| About the film: | Light little amusing comedy where Hawn plays a teacher who wants to be a football coach. She knows all about the game, but no one thinks he’s suitable because she’s a woman. At last she gets to coach an undisciplined team. Of course she defies the odds and make them not only listen to her but also win the games. Predictable, yet entertaining it’s the typical sports film story; new coach takes over bad team and after difficult time turns things around. Hawn plays the same type of character as in most of her comedies. |
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| Rec.: | Overboard |
| Title: | WOMAN IN RED, THE |
| Year: | 1984 |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Director: | Gene Wilder |
| The players: | Gene
Wilder
Kelly LeBrock Gilda Radner Charles Grodin Joseph Bologna |
| About the film: | Wilder plays a happily married man who falls madly in love with a beautiful woman. He struggles to get close to her for most of the movie and when he finally succeeds he asks himself what he’s doing. Stevie Wonders oscar-winning music is the only enjoyable thing this film has to offer. |
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| Rec.: | Heartbreak kid, The |
| Title: | WRONG MAN, THE |
| Year: | 1993 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Director: | Jim McBride |
| The players: | Rosanna
Arquette
Kevin Anderson John Lithgow Jorge Cervera Jr. Ernesto Laguardia |
| About the film: | Kevin Anderson is one of the gloomiest and least worth seeing actors in Hollywood. Here he plays a man wrongfully accused for murder. And believe it or not but when he seeks help he receives it from the real murderer, played by Lithgow. As if things weren’t already problematic Andersson is physically attracted to Lithgows girlfriend Missy, played by Arquette in an exposed part. Could be good but the film loses intensity quickly. The police officers are almost invisible for the whole film and Anderson’s acting is primitive. He just whispers his lines slowly and hopes to get away with it. |
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