June 30, 2002
June 30, 2002

Savant actually went to the movies twice in two days, and saw MINORITY REPORT. It was a lot of fun, but not a great picture. The details of the future world were fascinating and the movie was stuffed full of interesting ideas - that didn't always advance a story which was basically just like THE FUGITIVE. Yet we had a good time.

It's Criterion day, I guess. Their Hearts and Minds is a superior docu on America's role in the Vietnam conflict that is gripping and persuasive. The commentary track from director Peter Davis is extremely good ... Savant listened all the way through!

The Last Wave is an excellent Peter Weir spiritual mystery that takes lawyer Richard Chamberlain into a journey of discovery. Weird weather, including a rain of frogs, heralds his initiation into the mysterious Aboriginal parallel reality called Dream Time.

THE LAST WAVE is the second film in "Classic World Cinema from The Criterion Collection", a television series being shown this July and August on the Sundance Channel, every weekend night at 9PM. The Australian film airs this coming Sunday, July 7. The first feature in the series is Federico Fellini's Juliet of the Spirits, and it shows on Saturday, July 6 at 9PM. Savant will be writing new reviews of most of the titles in the series, and announcing them here. Have a pleasant new week! Glenn Erickson

Posted by DVD Savant at June 30, 2002 01:44 PM