One of the last of the Old School Hong Kong martial arts flicks, this one deals with a legendary competition in swordplay Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
To Be or Not to Be (1983) Alan Johnson, Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Ronny Graham
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when what should intrude but World War II in the form of an invasion. Read More »
A Sweet Journey (1980) Michel Deville, Dominique Sanda, Geraldine Chaplin, Jacques Zabor
Lucia and Elena are best friends since childhood. They take a car trip from Paris to the country. Read More »
Funny Farm (1988) George Roy Hill, Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Kevin O’Morrison
When Andy and Elizabeth buy a farm in Vermont, they can’t imagine the trouble that awaits them. Read More »
I Want to Go Home (1989) Alain Resnais, Adolph Green, Laura Benson, Linda Lavin
Joey Wellman, a cantankerous American cartoonist, accepts an invitation to come to an exhibition in Paris Read More »
Tonights the Night (1987) Bobby Roth, Belinda Bauer, Jack Blessing, Max Gail
The game of love starts in a typical blues bar. The hot and magic rhythm of the blues makes even the shiest man throw away his fears and participate in the erotic of the night. Read More »
Castaway (1986) Nicolas Roeg, Oliver Reed, Amanda Donohoe, Georgina Hale
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. Read More »
Landscape Suicide (1987) James Benning, Rhonda Bell, Elion Sucher
In “Landscape Suicide” Benning continues his examination of Americana through the stories of two murderers. Read More »
The Fruit Machine (1988) Philip Saville, Emile Charles, Tony Forsyth, Robert Stephens
The 16 years old gay Eddie runs away from home, where he’s constantly harassed by his father. Read More »
Mélo (1986) Alain Resnais, Sabine Azéma, Fanny Ardant, Pierre Arditi
In Paris in the 1920s, a concert violinist meets and falls in love with a stylish young flapper who’s the wife of an old friend. Read More »