Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Dark Habits (1983) Pedro Almodóvar, Cristina Sánchez Pascual, Will More, Laura Cepeda
Yolanda sings in a seedy nightclub. When her boyfriend dies of an overdose, she fears the police and seeks refuge in a convent that saves women from the streets. Read More »
Bony a klid (1988) Vít Olmer, Jan Potmesil, Veronika Jeníková, Josef Nedorost
Martin becomes involved with a black market gang when he attempts to find the people who supplied him with fake money. Read More »
Housekeeping (1987) Bill Forsyth, Christine Lahti, Sara Walker, Andrea Burchill
In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950’s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie Read More »
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (1985) Macoto Tezuka, Shingo Kubota, Kan Takagi, Kyôko Togawa
In 1985, Makoto Tezuka, the son of manga genius Osamu Tezuka, was still a film student with a few experimental shorts to his credit Read More »
The Big Picture (1989) Christopher Guest, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Emily Longstreth
Nick Chapman graduates from film school, and his short film wins a special prize. Read More »
Roses in December (1982) Ana Carrigan, Bernard Stone
The film begins with the exhumation of four American women tortured, raped Read More »
Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) Peter Webb, Paul McCartney, Bryan Brown, Ringo Starr
Paul McCartney plays himself in another exaggerated “Day In the Life.” Read More »
End of the Lonely Farm Berghof (1984) Jirí Svoboda, Jana Brejchová, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Milan Knazko
Drama set on an isolated farm on the Czech-Polish border immediately after the end of WWII. Read More »
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) Robert Altman, Cher, Karen Black, Sandy Dennis
The Disciples of James Dean meet up on the anniversary of his death Read More »
Baton Rouge (1988) Rafael Moleón, Victoria Abril, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas
Antonio dotes on his mute brother and promises him a better life, symbolized by Baton Rouge. Read More »
The Dollmaker (1984) Daniel Petrie, Jane Fonda, Levon Helm, Amanda Plummer
Jane Fonda gives an Emmy-winning performance as Gertie Nevels Read More »
Beijing Watermelon (1989) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Bengaru, Masako Motai, Yasufumi Hayashi
The film is based on true events. It centers around Shunzo, a popular greengrocer who lives in a city near Tokyo. Read More »
The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Omero Antonutti, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli
The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. Read More »
Goliath Awaits (1981) Kevin Connor, Mark Harmon, Christopher Lee, Eddie Albert
During World War II, the passenger liner Goliath is sunk by a German submarine. Read More »