In 1952 while driving to California to start his life anew, twenty-something Mike Shea accidentally dies while doing a heroic act. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Under the Nose (1982) Jacob Goldwasser, Uri Gavriel, Moshe Ivgy, Makram Khoury
Four men whose combined intellect does not reach into the triple digits decide to steal Read More »
Shivers (1981) Wojciech Marczewski, Tomasz Hudziec, Teresa Marczewska, Marek Kondrat
Set in the early 1950’s, during the Stalin’s Personality Cult. The story opens in a provincial town. Read More »
The Ryan White Story (1989) John Herzfeld, Judith Light, Lukas Haas, Michael Bowen
The story of Ryan White, a 13-year-old haemophiliac who contracted AIDS from factor VIII, which was used to control this disorder. Read More »
Harry and Son (1984) Paul Newman, Robby Benson, Ellen Barkin
Harry Keach has been widowed for two years and works as a bulldozer operator on a construction crew. Read More »
Orphans (1987) Alan J. Pakula, Albert Finney, Matthew Modine, Kevin Anderson
The two brothers Treat and Philip lived alone since they were kids. Read More »
Car Cemetery (1983) Fernando Arrabal, Alain Bashung, Juliet Berto, Micha Bayard
Combining punk rock and post-apocalyptic mayhem, Arrabal’s outrageous adaptation of his infamous stage play is a gallows-humor romp in a wretched dystopia. Read More »
Beyond Therapy (1987) Robert Altman, Julie Hagerty, Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson
This is an insane and fast-paced romantic comedy about a bizarre dinner date among Bruce (Goldblum) Read More »
River’s Edge (1986) Tim Hunter, Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye
Based on the horrifying real-life murder of a young California girl, this “powerful portrait” (Newsweek) of deadly Read More »
The General of the Dead Army (1983) Luciano Tovoli, Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Michel Piccoli
In the early 1960s, nearly 20 years since the Second World War ended, an Italian general Read More »