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Tag Archives: 1980s
The Camp at Thiaroye (1988) Ousmane Sembene, Thierno Faty Sow, Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara, Philippe Chamelat
In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France Read More »
Rachel River (1987) Sandy Smolan, Pamela Reed, Viveca Lindfors, Zeljko Ivanek
Comedy drama about a young journalist (Pamela Reed) who, upon returning Read More »
Pals AKA Colegas (1982) Eloy de la Iglesia, Antonio Flores, Rosario Flores, José Luis Manzano
Two best friends are forced into street hustling Read More »
Hollywood Wives (1985) Robert Day, Candice Bergen, Joanna Cassidy, Mary Crosby
Adaptation of Jackie Collins’ book about a group of very wealthy, attractive, snobbish women Read More »
The Verne Miller Story AKA Gangland (1987) Rod Hewitt, Scott Glenn, Barbara Stock, Thomas G. Waites
Upon his release from prison, Verne Miller works his way into Al Capone’s organization. Read More »
Android (1982) Aaron Lipstadt, Klaus Kinski, Don Keith Opper, Brie Howard
Eccentric scientist, Dr. Daniel, and his shy, clumsy assistant, Max Read More »
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) Art Linson, Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Bruno Kirby
The deranged adventures of Gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson and his attorney Oscar Acosta Read More »
Teste di quoio (1981) Giorgio Capitani, Paolo Baroni, Ken Clark, Roberto Della Casa
A group of clumsy terrorists hold a strange group of inhabitants of a compartment block hostage. Read More »
Contact (1985) Alan Clarke, Sean Chapman, Steve Sweeney, Gary Hailes
Drama about a platoon of British paratroopers on patrol in Northern Ireland. Read More »
Corps perdus (1989) Eduardo de Gregorio, Laura Morante, Tchéky Karyo, Gerardo Romano
Set in Buenos Aires. A man is called upon to identify and evaluate an unfinished Read More »
Ascendancy (1983) Edward Bennett, Julie Covington, Ian Charleson, John Phillips
Connie is a member of the British landowning “Ascendancy” in Ireland after WWI. Read More »
1918 (1985) Ken Harrison, William Converse-Roberts, Hallie Foote, Matthew Broderick
It’s 1918, the height of United States involvement in World War I – Liberty Bonds are sold Read More »
Banana Paradise AKA Xiang jiao tian tang (1989) Tung Wang, Shih Chang, Kai-Chun Chen, Lung Fang
“Door Latch” and his friend followed the KMT army and moved to Taiwan in 1949. Read More »
Images of the World and the Inscription of War AKA Bilder der Welt und Inschrift des Krieges (1989) Harun Farocki, Ulrike Grote
Documentary examines the ‘blind spot’ of the evaluators of aerial footage Read More »