Rocklin Colorado, 1925. A hard cold winter. Young Arturo Bandini loves his father Svevo, his mother Maria and his brothers. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Just Heroes AKA Yee dam kwan ying (1989) John Woo, Wu Ma, David Chiang, Danny Lee, Kuan Tai Chen
A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. Read More »
White Bay AKA Bahía blanca (1984) Jesús Franco, Eva León, Lina Romay, Antonio Mayans
Pocho Martin’s body is found dead on the shore of a fishing village. Read More »
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) Guy Hamilton, Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley
An NYPD cop is ‘killed’ in an accident. The death is faked, and he is inducted into the organization CURE Read More »
‘Round Midnight (1986) Bertrand Tavernier, Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker
In ‘Round Midnight, real-life jazz legend Dexter Gordon brilliantly portrays the fictional tenor sax player Dale Turner Read More »
Night of the Pencils AKA La noche de los lápices (1986) Héctor Olivera, Alejo García Pintos, Vita Escardó, Pablo Novak
This films tells the true story of seven teenagers who agitated for reduced student bus fares under two different regimes in Argentina, with tragic results. Read More »
Bomber (1982) Michele Lupo, Bud Spencer, Jerry Calà, Stefano Mingardo
Bud “Bomber” Graziano (Bud Spencer) retired from boxing as heavyweight champion Read More »
Anthropophagus (1980) Joe D’Amato, Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, Serena Grandi
Tourists take a boat to a remote island, where they find that most of the people have disappeared, and something is stalking them. Read More »
Fair Game AKA Mamba (1988) Mario Orfini, Trudie Styler, Gregg Henry, Bill Moseley
Gene, a clever but seriously deranged computer-game designer, has been left by his wife Eva. Read More »
Seventeen (1983) Joel DeMott, Jeff Kreines
In their final year at Muncie’s Southside High School, a group of seniors hurtles toward maturity with a combination of joy Read More »