A little about my favorite movies of 1991: Slacker: Never have I seen such a film. Dogfight: Was this movie very popular? Maybe not. It did a lot of things right. Thelma and Louise: This movie, I think, was very popular. People had to discuss it at cocktail parties. It made the cover of news magazines. People had bumper stickers that said "Thelma and Louise Live" which, of course, totally misreads the entire point of the film. I wonder if anyone could see it without all the accreted layers of meaning and importance. Fried Green Tomatoes: For all the people who wished the book didn't include lesbians! No lesbians in the movie! Just good friends, that is all. This is the kind of movie where I can barely remember any of the plot, but remember many images (and Kathy Bates hamming it up). Beauty and the Beast: Maybe you have heard of it? Not the Cocteau version? Not the teevee show? The one with Robby Benson as the voice of The Beast? If I compared it to Snow White I wouldn't like it - nay, even if I compared it to Disney's "Sleepy Hollow" narrated by Bing Crosby (which I did) I wouldn't like it, but in its own way it was good. Europa Europa: It would be picaresque if it weren't so terrifying. An Angel At My Table: Remember when Jane Campion was interesting? If a bit long. L.A. Story: And, remember when Steve Martin made films that were funny? This was more in the tradition of "The Man With Two Brains," and aren't I glad. Homicide: David Mamet shows us how it's done. This film affected me on a personal level. The Nasty Girl: I love how this movie went from humorous and cynical to wickedly serious. Hearts of Darkness: A documentary about another movie. Amazingly, I like the documentary much better than the movie it was about! My Father's Glory: In 1991 I saw more trailers for this movie, and its companion movie "My Mother's Castle" than I felt like I had ever seen in my life. I felt obligated to see it, practically, but am glad I did. Since this is the second in the set, it might work best if you see both. Andy Warhol Superstar: Now, THIS is what a documentary should be like. From that opening scene interviewing Warhol's brother while he sits on a tractor, an amazing piece of work.