City of Hope (1991)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" City of Hope is a 1991 American drama film written, directed, and edited by John Sayles. The film features Vincent Spano, Stephen Mendillo, and Chris Cooper. The film, featured performances Chris Cooper, Todd Graff, Frankie Faison, Gloria Foster, Tom Wright, Angela Bassett, David Strathairn, and Gina Gershon. The film, garnered positive reviews from critics. Film critic Roger Ebert wrote, "City of Hope is a powerful film, and an angry one. It is impossible not to find echoes of its despair "

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" City of Hope is a 1991 American drama film written, directed, and edited by John Sayles. The film features Vincent Spano, Stephen Mendillo, and Chris Cooper. The film, featured performances Chris Cooper, Todd Graff, Frankie Faison, Gloria Foster, Tom Wright, Angela Bassett, David Strathairn, and Gina Gershon. The film, garnered positive reviews from critics. Film critic Roger Ebert wrote, "City of Hope is a powerful film, and an angry one. It is impossible not to find echoes of its despair "

30 From 91: My Favorite Films From 1991 (30 movies items)

"What are the basic elements that compose a City Of Hope? Basically, when the inner workings of the city are made up of the three c's; crime, corruption and the worst of them all, compromise. And of course, those are the main ingredients that are used only when the word "Hope" is bureaucratically tainted with a copious amount of social sarcasm. "