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River, The (1984): Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Sissy Spacek, Mel Gibson, Scott Glenn; A handsomely–shot epic set around a struggling Midwest farming couple who must battle the elements and local land barons to survive on their…
Samson and Delilah (1984): Dir. Lee Philips
Feat. Antony Hamilton, Belinda Bauer, Max von Sydow…; Made–for–TV Old Testament epic centred on the classic Biblical tale of power, persuasion, and love between a Hebrew strongman and a…
Secret Honor (1984): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Philip Baker Hall; A fictionalized monologue adapted from the stage by playwrights Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone, with the great Philip Baker Hall as former…
Where the Green Ants Dream (1984): Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Bruce Spence, Ray Barrett; Dir. Herzog’s usually compelling obsessions – myths, nature, primitive experience – come a cropper in this uneven depiction of a land rights…
All The Right Moves (1983): Dir. Michael Chapman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson…; Stirring though conventional sports drama has a talented high–school football player (Cruise), weigh up his life priorities in the face of a…
Big Chill, The (1983): Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, William Hurt…; Old college friends gather together for a weekend after the funeral of one of their peers, where they reconcile their current lives in the 1980's…
Careful, He Might Hear You (1983): Dir. Carl Schultz
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin; Rewarding period drama about a young orphan who becomes the object of a bitter dispute between his late mother's sisters.
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983): Dir. Martin Davidson
Feat. Michael Pare, Ellen Barkin, Joe Pantoliano…; Unusual drama, only partially realised, based around a legendary presumed–dead 60s rock’n’roller (Michael Pare) whose life is investigated…
Exposed (1983): Dir. James Toback
Feat. Nastassja Kinski, Harvey Keitel, Rudolph Nureyev…; Typically unrestrained effort from cult director Toback has Nastassja Kinski in fine form as a midwestern girl seeking fame in New York CIty. If…
Kennedy (TV Mini-Series) (1983): Dir. Jim Goddard
Feat. Martin Sheen, Blair Brown, John Shea…; Absorbing, detailed biography of the doomed president covering the key events of his brief reign and providing subtle insights into his private life.

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