The film’s remarkable range of tone and style gives us evidence of an artist in full command of his craft. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
The Princess Bride (1987) Rob Reiner, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
An elderly man reads the book “The Princess Bride” to his sick and thus currently bedridden adolescent grandson Read More »
Crimes of Passion (1984) Ken Russell, Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, Bruce Davison, Drama, Romance, Thriller
The thirty year-old hard-worker Bobby Grady is married with two children to the frigid Amy Grady and their marriage is in crisis. Read More »
Altered States (1980) Ken Russell, William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
It’s the late 1960’s. Just for a lark, graduate student Eddie Jessup, known for being unconventional, brilliant and slightly mad Read More »
Dead of Winter (1987) Arthur Penn, Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, Jan Rubes, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Katie McGovern is a struggling actress living with her husband and her student brother, who is visiting. Read More »
Ren xia ren / The Dead and the Deadly (1982) Wu Ma, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Ching-Ying Lam, Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Read More »
Knights and Emeralds (1986) Ian Emes, Christopher Wild, Beverly Hills, Warren Mitchell, Drama, Music
A white boy lives in a racially divided town. The only thing he cares about is playing his drums. Read More »
Jane B. par Agnès V. / Jane B. for Agnes V. (1988) Agnès Varda, Jane Birkin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Philippe Léotard, Biography, Fantasy
Actress and recording star Jane Birkin and filmmaker Agnes Varda shared an interest in feminism.
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Orions belte / Orions Belt (1985) Ola Solum, Tristan de Vere Cole, Helge Jordal, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Hans Ola Sørlie, Action, Adventure, Thriller
A group of seamen from Norway find a Soviet listening station. The they become targets for both America and Russia. Another cold war takes place. Read More »
Cujo (1983) Lewis Teague, Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Danny Pintauro, Horror, Thriller
Monstrous canine evil stalks a helpless isolated family in rural Maine. Read More »