Film capsules -- 1997-2001

The Quest (PG-13) 95 min. Clips
Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his directorial debut with -- guess what? -- an action film that spotlights his kicking rather than his acting. Bone-crushing violence.

Quest for Camelot(G) 80 min. Review | Clips
Animated tale about the search for King Arther's fabled sword Excaliber by a sprightly young girl, a kindly blind man and and a friendly dragon. Featuring the voices of Pierce Brosnan and Gabriel Byrne.

Quills (R) 124 min. Our rating: 9 Review · Clips
An incarcerated Marquis de Sade (Geoffrey Rush) hungers to write, and the most humane of his 19th-century oppressors (Joaquin Phoenix) has allowed the titillating writer to do so. Undeniably aimed at specialized tastes and perhaps too schematic for even its target audience, the movie mounts a pertinent attack on the hypocrisy of those who would stifle free speech. Rated R, with violence, nudity, sex and rough language.