
Dramatization of the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens. The movie begins with the volcano’s awakening on March 20 and ends with its eruption on May 18, 1980. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Bad Blood (1981) Mike Newell, Jack Thompson, Carol Burns

During World War 2, a farmer in New Zealand murders seven people Read More »
Wild Orchid (1989) Zalman King, Mickey Rourke, Jacqueline Bisset, Carré Otis

Emily, a raw recruit to a law firm is sent to Brazil with Claudia to help finalise a real estate deal. Read More »
Foreign Body (1986) Ronald Neame, Victor Banerjee, Warren Mitchell, Denis Quilley

Chronicles of the adventures of Ram Das in England. Ram Das moved to England after losing his job in India. Read More »
The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun (1983) Vera Chytilová, Leos Sucharípa, Libuse Pospísilová, Vlasta Spicnerová

The strains of Debussy’s “Afternoon of a Faun” waft through this amusing comedy about an aging lecher’s ever-optimistic pursuit of the fair sex, for fair sex, or better. Read More »
Jaws of Satan (1981) Bob Claver, Fritz Weaver, Gretchen Corbett, Jon Korkes

A preacher whose ancestors were cursed by Druids battles Satan, who has taken the form of a huge snake. Read More »
Apartment Zero (1988) Martin Donovan, Hart Bochner, Colin Firth, Dora Bryan

Set in modern day Buenos Aires, the film centers around a relationship between two emotionally crippled roommates. Read More »
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980) Alan Roberts, Martine Beswick, Chris Lemmon, Adam West

A madcap comedy about Xaviera’s attempt to make a film in Hollywood based on her book. Read More »
Fertile Memory (1980) Michel Khleifi, Farah Hatoum, Sahar Khalifeh

The first full length film to be shot within the disputed Palestinian West Bank “Green Line,” Read More »
Lonely Hearts (1982) Paul Cox, Wendy Hughes

In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant Read More »