The Turn of the Screw (1999) short review
Jodhi May stars in this adaptation of the Henry James ghost story, as a governess sent to care for two children under mysterious circumstances. At... Read more →
Topsy Turvy (1999) short review
The “story” behind Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado. Funny, witty, with some good bustle gowns and beautiful Japonesque costumes. Not my favorite... Read more →
Sunshine (1999) short review
An interesting film that doesn’t quite achieve all its aims, but is still worth watching nonetheless. Spans three generations of a Hungarian Jewish... Read more →
Ride with the Devil (1999) short review
Set during the American Civil War and about Southern troops fighting in Mississippi. This movie is definitely a mixed bag, but I really liked... Read more →
Onegin (1999) short review
One of those Really Terrible movies that’s just gorgeously costumed. Unrequited romance, Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Russia, 1830s. Watch it with the... Read more →
Great Expectations (1999) short review
Certainly way better than the modernized Gwyneth Paltrow version! Set in the 1860s, Justine Waddell gets fabulous... Read more →
Anna and the King (1999) short review
Chow Yun-Fat is fabulous, Jodie Foster is lackluster in this retelling of the “true” story behind the King and I. The 1860s costumes are quite... Read more →
Mansfield Park (1999) short review
The only “off” Austen adaptation of the 1990s, mostly because of changes from the tone/story of the original book, some of which succeed and some... Read more →
Sleepy Hollow (1999) short review
Already a classic — Tim Burton’s retelling with Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane Girl Detective (Depp’s words, not mine!) and Christina Ricci as... Read more →
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) short review
This BBC miniseries stars Richard E. Grant as the title character and Elizabeth McGovern as his French-born wife. Mildly entertaining but not... Read more →
