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Tag Archives: 1980s
A Private Function (1984) Malcolm Mowbray, Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott
1947 in a small town in England. The war has been over for two years Read More »
Say Amen, Somebody (1982) George T. Nierenberg, Willie May Ford Smith, Thomas A. Dorsey, Sam Benford
Documentary about the American gospel music scene, focusing on two of the movement’s pioneering forces Read More »
Gods Gift / Wend Kuuni (1982) Gaston Kaboré, Serge Yanogo, Rosine Yanogo, Joseph Nikiema
In pre-colonial times a peddler crossing the savanna discovers a child lying unconscious in the bush. Read More »
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980) Ralph Senensky, Jack Starrett, Klair Bybee, Michael Conrad, James Daughton
A television movie made from two segments of the TV Series Planet of the Apes (1974), The Horse Race (1974) and The Tyrant (1974). Read More »
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981) Val Guest, Bernard Cribbins, Bill Maynard, Joss Ackland
Det. Const. “Dangerous” Davies is not known for his finesse, but often finds Read More »
Near Dark (1987) Kathryn Bigelow, Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen
A small-town farmer’s son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter. Read More »
Thrilling Love (1989) Maurizio Pradeaux, Tony Kendall, Sharon Kane, Michel Durand
A man, sexually maimed by his former wife, lives vicariously through her affairs. Read More »
The Sleazy Uncle / Lo zio indegno (1989) Franco Brusati, Vittorio Gassman, Giancarlo Giannini, Andréa Ferréol
This wickedly funny Italian comedy centers upon a lascivious, fun-loving old uncle who hands out blood-test Read More »
At the Top of the Stairs / En haut des marches (1983) Paul Vecchiali, Danielle Darrieux, Hélène Surgère, Françoise Lebrun
A woman returns after twenty years to Toulon where her husband Read More »