Three people live in a remote Buddhist monastery near Mount Chonan: Hyegok, the old master; Yong Nan, a young man who has left his extended family in the city to seek enlightenment – Hyegok calls him Kibong! Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Le Lieu du crime / Scene of the Crime (1986) André Téchiné, Nicolas Giraudi, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Crime, Drama, Romance
In the woods, a 13-year-old boy is grabbed by an escaped convict and told to bring money later that day. Read More »
Messenger of Death (1988) J. Lee Thompson, Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill, Action, Crime, Thriller
Wifes and children of the Mormon Orville Beecham become victims of a massacre in his own house. Read More »
Oliver Twist (1982) Clive Donner, George C. Scott, Tim Curry, Michael Hordern, Crime, Drama
The classic Dickens tale of an orphan boy who escapes the horrors of the orphanage only to be taken in by a band of thieves and pickpockets. Read More »
White Dog (1982) Samuel Fuller, Kristy McNichol, Christa Lang, Vernon Weddle, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Deprogramming a dog who kills Blacks is the ultimate challenge for an unorthodox African-American trainer. Read More »
Breaking In (1989) Bill Forsyth, Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley, Adventure, Comedy
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has “larceny in his heart”, it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie. Read More »
Variola vera (1982) Goran Markovic, Rade Serbedzija, Erland Josephson, Dusica Zegarac, Drama, Horror
One pilgrim, infected with an unknown illness, enter the country. Relocated from place to place is dying, and disease spreads. Read More »
Laberinto de pasiones / Labyrinth of Passions (1982) Pedro Almodóvar, Cecilia Roth, Imanol Arias, Helga Liné, Comedy, Drama
A camp melodrama/comedy about Sexilia (a nymphomaniac), Sadec (a gay Islamic terrorist), Riza Niro (the son of the emperor of Tiran), and Queti (the daughter of a dry-cleaner). Read More »
Blindside (1987) Paul Lynch, Harvey Keitel, Lori Hallier, Lolita Davidovich, Thriller
Harvey Keitel plays Penfield Gruber, a once great scientist, reduced to managing a sleazy hotel. Read More »
Apology (1986) Robert Bierman, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Weller, George Loros, Thriller
For her newest sculpture artist Lily has an unusual idea: During the exhibit she wants to play anonymous apologies. Read More »
Scenes from the Goldmine (1987) Marc Rocco, Catherine Mary Stewart, Cameron Dye, Steve Railsback, Drama, Music, Romance
A young songwriter/musician joins a rock group but pays the price for success when she becomes involved with the band’s leader and he tries to steal her music. Read More »
Misuta, Misesu, Misu Ronri / Mister, Misses, Miss Lonel (1980) Tatsumi Kumashiro, Mieko Harada, Ryûdô Uzaki, Rentarô Mikuni, Drama
Two men and a woman plan to steal 1.5 Billion yen. Read More »
Cold Light of Day (1989) Fhiona-Louise, Bob Flag, Martin Byrne-Quinn, Geoffrey Greenhill, Biography, Crime, Horror
Cold Light of Day is based on a true story, the life of Britain’s foremost mass murder Dennis Andrew Nilsen. Read More »
Lovelines (1984) Rod Amateau, Greg Bradford, Mary Beth Evans, Michael Winslow, Comedy
Greed, lust, dirty tricks and bloody fist fights… All those things that make life worth living. Read More »
The Rescue (1988) Ferdinand Fairfax, Kevin Dillon, Christine Harnos, Edward Albert, Action, Adventure, Drama
A team of Navy Seals are sent to destroy a disabled submarine so it will not fall into the “wrong” hands. Read More »