Richard Wagner’s last opera has remained controversial since its first performance for its unique, and, for some, unsavory blending of religious Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Days to Remember AKA Die Verliebten (1987) Jeanine Meerapfel, Barbara Sukowa, Horst-Günter Marx, Velimir ‘Bata’ Zivojinovic
Katharina, a German journalist of Yugoslavian origin, comes to Podgorica to prepare a material for her TV-show. Read More »
Handsworth Songs (1987) John Akomfrah, Pervaiz Khan, Meera Syal, Yvonne Weekes
Documentary examining the 1985 riots in London and Birmingham’s Handsworth district that erupted in reaction to the repressive policing of black communities. Read More »
Night of the Demons (1988) Kevin Tenney, Cathy Podewell, Alvin Alexis, Hal Havins
On the night of Halloween, 10 teens decide to go to a party at an abandoned funeral parlor. Read More »
Osmanthus Alley AKA Gui hua xiang (1987) Kun-Hou Chen, Hsiao-Fen Lu, Hsiu-Ling Lin, Simon Yam
Ti Hung’s parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to forget about the poverty. Read More »
Bad Taste (1987) Peter Jackson, Terry Potter, Pete O’Herne, Craig Smith
Derek and his friends must investigate the missing people in a small village. Read More »
Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989) Dominique Deruddere, Joe Mantegna, Ornella Muti, Faye Dunaway
Rocklin Colorado, 1925. A hard cold winter. Young Arturo Bandini loves his father Svevo, his mother Maria and his brothers. Read More »
Just Heroes AKA Yee dam kwan ying (1989) John Woo, Wu Ma, David Chiang, Danny Lee, Kuan Tai Chen
A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. Read More »
White Bay AKA Bahía blanca (1984) Jesús Franco, Eva León, Lina Romay, Antonio Mayans
Pocho Martin’s body is found dead on the shore of a fishing village. Read More »
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) Guy Hamilton, Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley
An NYPD cop is ‘killed’ in an accident. The death is faked, and he is inducted into the organization CURE Read More »
Voyage of the Young Composer AKA Akhalgazrda kompozitoris mogzauroba (1985) Giorgi Shengelaia, Gia Peradze, Levan Abashidze, Zura Kipshidze
In 1905, young composer Nikusha, travels to the villages of a post-revolutionary Georgia to collect folk songs. Read More »
‘Round Midnight (1986) Bertrand Tavernier, Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker
In ‘Round Midnight, real-life jazz legend Dexter Gordon brilliantly portrays the fictional tenor sax player Dale Turner Read More »
Night of the Pencils AKA La noche de los lápices (1986) Héctor Olivera, Alejo García Pintos, Vita Escardó, Pablo Novak
This films tells the true story of seven teenagers who agitated for reduced student bus fares under two different regimes in Argentina, with tragic results. Read More »
Bomber (1982) Michele Lupo, Bud Spencer, Jerry Calà, Stefano Mingardo
Bud “Bomber” Graziano (Bud Spencer) retired from boxing as heavyweight champion Read More »
Anthropophagus (1980) Joe D’Amato, Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, Serena Grandi
Tourists take a boat to a remote island, where they find that most of the people have disappeared, and something is stalking them. Read More »