New York police are bemused by a spate of reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Lili Marleen (1981) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer
In Switzerland, German singer Willie falls in love with Jewish composer, Robert, who offers resistance to the Nazis by helping refugees. Read More »
God’s Country (1985) Louis Malle
Original footage of the prosperous farming community of Glencoe Minnesota, 60 miles west of Minneapolis, was filmed in 1979 for a PBS documentary. Read More »
Lifepod (1981) Bruce Bryant, Joe Penny, Kristine DeBell, Carl Lumbly
The first interplanetary cruise ship malfunctions halfway to Jupiter, forcing most of the crew and passengers to abandon ship. Read More »
King of the Children (1987) Kaige Chen, Yuan Xie, Xuewen Yang, Shaohua Chen
Set during the twilight of the Cultural Revolution, Chen Kaige’s third film, King of the Children Read More »
Cop in Drag (1984) Bruno Corbucci, Tomas Milian, Bombolo, Olimpia Di Nardo
During a show held at Blue Gay, drag queen cabaret in the center of Rome, an artist of the restaurant is found dead. Read More »
Stakeout (1987) John Badham, Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe
Acclaimed director John Badham delivers a winning combination of action, suspense, comedy, and romance! Read More »
Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) Paul Morrissey, Sasha Mitchell, Ernest Borgnine, Anne De Salvo
Spike Fumo is an Italian kid apsiring to be a boxer. He falls in love with a rich girl, who turns out to be the daughter of a Mafia boss. Read More »
Pulgasari (1985) Sang-ok Shin, Chang Son Hui, Ham Gi Sop, Jong-uk Ri
In feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. Read More »
Vagabond (1985) Agnès Varda, Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Stéphane Freiss
In winter in the south of France, a young woman is found frozen in a ditch. Read More »