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Tag Archives: 1980s
The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981) Gary Nelson, Johnny Cash, Brenda Vaccaro, Ben Marley

Jesse Hallam, an illiterate coal miner from Kentucky, moves to Cincinnati so that his daughter may receive spinal surgery. Read More »
The Rainbow (1988) Stuart Burge, Imogen Stubbs, Jane Gurnett, Colin Tarrant

D.H. Lawrence’s powerful tale of a girl emerging into womanhood, interwoven with memories Read More »
Body Heat (1981) Lawrence Kasdan, William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna

Ned Racine is a seedy small town lawyer in Florida. During a searing heatwave he’s picked up by married Matty Walker. Read More »
Querelle (1982) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau

The French naval ship, Le Vengeur, based out of Marseille, has just docked in Brest for an extended stay. Read More »
The Party / La boum (1980) Claude Pinoteau, Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, Sophie Marceau

13 years old Vic is new in her high school; soon she makes friends with Penelope. Read More »
Lethal Weapon (1987) Richard Donner, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey

Nearing retirement, a strait-laced LAPD detective gets teamed up with an unhinged cop Read More »
Death in Venice (1981) Tony Palmer, Robert Gard, John Shirley-Quirk, James Bowman

Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result Read More »
Power (1986) Sidney Lumet, Richard Gere, Julie Christie, Gene Hackman

Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. Read More »
For Those I Loved / Au nom de tous les miens (1983) Robert Enrico, Michael York, Brigitte Fossey, Jacques Penot

The true story of Martin Gray, a Polish survivor of the Holocaust, from how he survived the German invasion Read More »