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Tag Archives: 1980s
Daughter Rite (1980) Michelle Citron, Victor Penelope, Anne Wilford, Documentary
A documentary of a daughter’s problematic relationship with her mother. Read More »
Firehouse (1987) J. Christian Ingvordsen, Gianna Palminteri, Martha Peterson, Renee Raiford, Comedy
An evil businessman is secretly setting fires to the old buildings of a rundown neighborhood Read More »
American Drive-In (1985) Krishna Shah, Emily Longstreth, Patrick Kirton, Rhonda Selesnow, Comedy
The goings-on at a typical drive-in on a summer night. Read More »
Love on the Ground (1984) Jacques Rivette, Jane Birkin, Geraldine Chaplin, André Dussollier, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
One of Jacques Rivette’s most accessible films – a reflection on theatre and life, mixed with playful references to haunted-house thrillers and mysterious-mansion whodunnits. Read More »
Wuthering Heights (1985) Jacques Rivette, Fabienne Babe, Lucas Belvaux, Sandra Montaigu, Drama, Romance, Mystery
Acclaimed French director Jacques Rivette’s version of Emily Bronte’s classic novel. Read More »
Burst City (1982) Gakuryû Ishii, Michirô Endô, Shigeru Izumiya, Takanori Jinnai, Action, Music, Sci-Fi
Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their fans gather to protest slow, boring, Japanese living. Read More »
Straight to Hell (1987) Alex Cox, Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude, Action, Comedy, Western
A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. Read More »
Thats Life! (1986) Blake Edwards, Jack Lemmon, Julie Andrews, Sally Kellerman, Comedy, Drama
Harvey and Gillian Fairchild face a very difficult weekend. Harvey, celebrating his 60th birthday, is stressed and depressed. Read More »
Peking Opera Blues (1986) Hark Tsui, Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, Cherie Chung, Comedy, Action
The movie is set in chaotic 1920’s China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen’s underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. Read More »