Continuing my look back on three Buried Treasures from the late 1990s, let’s review 1998. That was the year of Steven Spielberg’s WWII drama, “Saving Private Ryan." Why it lost the Best Picture Oscar to the lightweight British comedy “Shakespeare In Love” remains one of the greatest mysteries in Oscar history. While “Saving Private Ryan” was the motion picture that year, 1998 was also the year of Roberto Benigni’s “Life Is Beautiful,” John Travolta’s star turn (a spot-on Bill Clinton impersonation) in Mike Nichols' “Primary Colors,” and director Terrence Malick’s triumphant return with “The Thin Red Line.” But there was also a little-seen gem called “Zero Effect.”
Buried Treasures: Zero Effect
Buried Treasures: Zero Effect
Buried Treasures: Zero Effect
Continuing my look back on three Buried Treasures from the late 1990s, let’s review 1998. That was the year of Steven Spielberg’s WWII drama, “Saving Private Ryan." Why it lost the Best Picture Oscar to the lightweight British comedy “Shakespeare In Love” remains one of the greatest mysteries in Oscar history. While “Saving Private Ryan” was the motion picture that year, 1998 was also the year of Roberto Benigni’s “Life Is Beautiful,” John Travolta’s star turn (a spot-on Bill Clinton impersonation) in Mike Nichols' “Primary Colors,” and director Terrence Malick’s triumphant return with “The Thin Red Line.” But there was also a little-seen gem called “Zero Effect.”