STACK #188 June 2020

TV

PROMOTION FILM&TV

Global Box Office Top 10

1 Titanic (1997)

2 Star Wars Episode I:

The Phantom Menace (1999)

3 Jurassic Park (1993)

Seinfeld (1989-1998)

Friends (1994-2004)

4 Independence Day (1996)

The misadventures of neurotic NewYork stand-up comic Jerry Seinfeld and pals George, Elaine and neighbour Kramer was a self-declared "show about nothing" that had something for everyone. One of the greatest – and most quotable – sitcoms of all time.

The one about Manhattan friends Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross. Premiering in September 1994, this beloved ensemble were there for you for the next decade – and beyond – with viewers sharing the ups and downs of their lifestyles, loves, relationships and careers.

5 The Lion King (1994)

6 Forrest Gump (1994)

7 The Lost World:

Jurassic Park (1997)

8 Men in Black (1997)

9 The Sixth Sense (1999)

10 Armageddon (1998)

Twin Peaks (1990-1991)

Creator Chris Carter's procedural sci-fi series offered fresh and clever variations on popular genre tropes – aliens, UFOs, faith healers, evil children, monsters, etc. You name it and Agents Mulder and Scully have probably investigated it. The Truth was out there – and it still is! The X-Files (1993-2001)

David Lynch and Mark Frost changed the landscape of television with their surreal mystery series that revolved around a central enigma – who killed high school homecoming queen Laura Palmer? Watch-parties and office 'water cooler' discussions were born.

Best Picture Oscar Winners 1990 - Dances with Wolves

1991 - The Silence of the Lambs

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996) A streetwise dude from Philly is sent to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in the posh LA neighbourhood of the title. The show that transformed rapper Will Smith into a thespian saw him basically playing a fictionalised version of himself, and the rest is history.

The Simpsons (1989-)

1992 - Unforgiven

First broadcast in December 1989, Matt Groening's animated sitcom and its much loved dysfunctional family has permeated pop culture for over 30 years, making some eerily accurate future predictions along the way. The '90s seasons are considered by fans to be the show's golden era.

1993 - Schindler’s List

1994 - Forrest Gump

1995 - Braveheart

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1996 - The English Patient

1990s FUN FACTS

1997 - Titanic

• Disney’s Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

• The first public HD TV broadcast was transmitted in the US in 1996.

• The release of Toy Story in 1995 announced both the arrival of CGI animated features and studio Pixar.

• Tom Hanks won back-to-back Best Actor Oscars, for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994).

1998 - Shakespeare in Love

1999 - American Beauty

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