European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Video review by Jack Wilkinson United press International sleepless in Seattle 1993. Columbia tristan Home video. Pm. An old fashioned shamelessly ror Mantic hand Holder. Co stars Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan As a couple joined by destiny. Writ fit director Nora Ephron a sentimental journey is an entertaining trip with a lot of detours but few missteps a Equinox 1993. Columbia tristan Home video. R. An interesting Little fantasy set in the near future about identical twins unaware of each other. Matthew Modine plays both roles Topping a cast that in eludes Marisa Tomci Laura Flynn Boyle and Fred Ward. Paint Job 1993. Columbia tristan Home video. R. A contemporary thriller about a married woman Bebe Neuwith who finds herself drawn to a neighbor will Patton an employee of her husband Robert Pastorelli. Dragon Tho Druco Leo Story 1993. Mca Universal Home video. Pg-13. The meteoric tragic life of martial arts master Bruce Lee is depicted Here. A a a a a a a Ahouse of cards 1993. Live Home video. Pg-13. In this unheralded Little Gem a girl retreats into a strange autistic like otherworld of Blank stare and silence after her fathers death. Medical science in the form of a subdued Tommy Lee Jones is mystified. But her Gutsy Nom Kathleen Turner is determined to prove that the Only True remedy to the mind numbing affliction is a solid dose of love and Persic Verance. The film is effective without delving very deeply into scientific to lonesome Dove Cabin fever. Fresh from its three night stand on to comes this sprawling commendable sequel to the acclaimed lonesome Dove with further adventures of capt. Woodrow Call and his transplanted texans. Mostly new faces fill the cast and some new characters have been added. Joh Voight replaces Tommy Lee Jones As Call and Barbara Hershey replaces Anjelica Huston As homesteader Clara Allen and they bring a lot to their rotes. Rick Shroder As Newt is the Only major Holdover. Return stands Well on its own but should not be compared to the original which stands alone. The firm 1993. Paramount Home video. R. Director Sydney Pollack has taken John Grisham a Best Selling thriller made key changes to parts of it added a big name cast and produced a fast moving entertaining drama of suspense and intrigue. The Shell seekers 1993. Republic pictures Home video. Pm. A moving Well crafted drama based on the Rosamunde Pilcher novel about an ailing English woman trying to convince her reluctant and far Flung offspring that they should be a family again. Angela Lansbury turns in another Fine performance in this made for to movie that appeared on the hallmark Hall of Fame Irene Worth and Sam Wanamaker head the supporting cast. Praying mantis 1993. Paramount Home video. Pg-13. Jane Seymour has this problem. She has been married five times a and has been widowed five times. Seems her new Hubby always Dies on the first night of their backward glance to no ones Surprise Aladdin appears to be the new. All time video Best seller. As 1993 came to a close a Disney spokesman reported sales of the animated Gold mine have topped 21 million copies eclipsing the old Mark of 20 million units of Beauty and the beast sold Over the fall and Winter of 199293. And it will mean around $600 million plus in additional Revenue for the film that grossed around $210 million at the Box office. Sales also have been Strong All year for pinocchio Disney a other animated classic that appeared As a re release in �?T93, and Beauty and the beast continued to thrive. A rewinding through 1993, there was the usual complement of drama adventure and comedy ranging from he elegant howards end with the elegant Emma Thompson to the boisterous lethal weapon. A. To Star pictures Meg Ryan stars a sleepless in Seattle. 3 to the funny slapstick of Home alone 2 and the easy going Charm of a league of their own. Two very different family comedies a Honey i blew up the kid and Dave a opened and closed the year. Clint Eastwood a Oscar winning unforgiven was a Winner All Over again on video As was Al Pacino a acclaimed scent of a woman. There was romantic comedy sleepless in Seattle romantic drama Summersby and romantic horror Bram Stoker s Dracula. Tom cruise scored major victories As a lawyer in 77ie from and a few Good men. In biopics of note Robert Downeyjr. Was Chaplin Jack Nicholson was Hoffa and Denzel Washington was Malcolm a there was far better than decent business for indecent proposal 77re crying game was a stunner even if you did know the secret beforehand. Bill Murray had adj Vul All Over again and again and again in groundhog Day. Lush new versions of the last of the Mohi cans and of mice and men graced the screen. A number of movies overlooked in Heaters like the born yesterday remake showed a remarkable revival on video. A although dealers said they weren to sure Why single White female did exceptionally Well. The thriller about a Young woman plagued by a Homicidal Roommate was on the billboard Chart for four months and topped the list for four weeks. But then 1993 was a video showcase for the psychopath. For starters Sylvester Stallone faced unhinged John Lithgow in the splendid Cliffhanger. It was Lithgow a second psychotic turn of the year having earlier chewed the scenery in raising Cain Steven Seagal battled a mad Tommy Lee Jones in under siege. Wesley Snipes fended off a band of Over the Edge terrorists in passenger 57, there also were psychos to Deal with in consenting adults a neighbor unlawful entry a co the crush a love sick tee the vanishing a flipped out Jeff Bridges guilty As sin Don Johnson As an oily smooth lady killers liver somebody a out to get Sharon Stone and the temp you know what they say about the help nowadays and Man lesser efforts. You might add Michael Douglas stressed out everyman who jut take it any longer in falling down., a Bridget Fonda shone in the Star making Point of a no return Whitney Houston made her debut to vie Wise in the bodyguard and Sean Connery totally out of Bond age tackled japanese big business in rising Sun. Boasting Beauty and depth were such disparate As a River runs through it and enchanted april while Lorenzo s Oil told an exceptional Story of a family a dedication. A for kids Dennis he menace free Willy homeward bound and teenage mutant ninja turtles Iii were favourites among the live action sort along with Home alone 2. Add Tom tic Jerry the movie and once upon a Forest among the animated favourites plus the puppets Christmas Carol which. Deserves a category All its own. The lop 50 stateside to shows for dec. 20-26, according to the . Nielsen to Date ranking an n for first time showing an x for onetime Only presentation or a u for unavailable is in parentheses. \ a a a 1 2 60 minutes lbs 2 1 Home improvement . 3 8 monday night football new York giants at new Orleans 4 3 Roseanne 5 7 Grace under fire 6 5 coach 7 4 Seinfeld 8 9 murder she wrote lbs 9 u Rescue 911 lbs 10 14 the fresh Prince of Bel air n3c 11 x movie moment of truth Why my daughter 12 10 Murphy Brown lbs 13 15 primetime live a 14 x movie broken promises lbs 14 17 Dave s world lbs 16 u Blossom 16 x nil Houston at san Francisco 18 u evening Shade lbs 19 19 full House 20 u America s funniest videos 21 u dateline 22 x the John Larroquette show 22 15 Nype Blue 22 19 wings 25 x movie Christmas on division Street lbs. 25 19 Northern exposure lbs 27 u Law and order 27 u phenom 29 6 frasier . 30 17 love and War lbs 31 u unsolved mysteries 32 u 48 hours lbs 32 u Matlock 34 x movie the sting 35 u mad about you 36 u Lois amp Clark 36 u Walker Texas Ranger lbs 38 u America s funniest videos 38 x Charlie Brown s Christmas lbs 38 u now with Tom and Katie 41 12 20/20 41 u Beverly Hills 90210 Fox 43 or new americans funniest people 44 u the Nanny lbs 44 u the Simpsons Fox 46 u George 47 x world of discovery Wolf return of a legend 47�?<u cafe american 47 u or. Quinn Medicine woman lbs 47 x Garfield a Christmas lbs the video rankings were unavailable. Page 1 a sunday january 2, 1994
