In the early 1960s, nearly 20 years since the Second World War ended, an Italian general Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Season of Fear (1989) Doug Campbell, Michael Bowen, Ray Wise, Clare Wren
A famous inventor marries a beautiful but much younger woman. His son becomes romantically involved with her. Read More »
Threshold (1981) Richard Pearce, Donald Sutherland, John Marley, Sharon Acker
The celebrated heart surgeon Dr. Vrain supports the research of the offbeat scientist Aldo Gehring Read More »
Starstruck (1982) Gillian Armstrong, Joey Kennedy, Ross O’Donovan, Margo Lee
Young woman wants to become the next big singer with the help of her friends and despite the wishes of her working class family. Read More »
Hissatsu!: Sure Death! (1984) Masahisa Sadanaga, Makoto Fujita, Kunihiko Mitamura, Izumi Ayukawa
A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. Read More »
The Aftermath (1982) Steve Barkett, Lynne Margulies, Sid Haig
Two astronauts return to earth (“a few miles off the coast of Los Angeles”) to find that it has been destroyed by nuclear war. Read More »
Una vacanza del cactus (1981) Mariano Laurenti, Anna Maria Rizzoli, Enzo Cannavale, Bombolo
Zerboni, Fedora his wife, Angela, Augustus and Pistilli, all staff of Zerboni & Just, leave for a paid vacation in Greece, Rhodes. Read More »
Demon of the Lute (1983) Tak-Cheung Tang, Kuang-Hung Chi, Ping-Ying Hou, Kara Wai
The lute demon Chin Mo has reappeared in the world to wreck havoc. Hsiao Feng-ling is ordered to find a special bow and arrow that can counter the demon. Read More »
Ornette: Made in America (1985) Shirley Clarke, Ornette Coleman, John Giordano
Ornette: Made In America captures Ornette’s evolution over three decades. Read More »
St. Francis of Assisi (1989) Liliana Cavani, Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Andréa Ferréol
The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death Read More »