Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Measure for Measure (1979)- Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Kate Nelligan, Tim Pigott-Smith - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Never Dead, The (Phantasm) (1979)
- Dir. Don Coscarelli
Feat. A.Michael Baldwin, Bill Thombury, Reggie Bannister… - This slick slice of macabre, if a little disjointed, has enough gruesome deaths and sinister silliness to please discerning horror buffs.
Onion Field, The (1979)- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. James Woods, John Savage - Sporadically intense drama based on a real–life cop–killing in 1960s California, notable for James Woods' creepy debut as, you guessed…
- Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
- Dir. Neil Young
Feat. Neil Young - King loser Neil Young triumphs in this concert film of him and Crazy Horse at the height of their rustic charm. Twenty songs, a great guitar sound…
Skin Deep (1979)- Dir. Geoff Steven
Feat. Ken Blackburn, Alan Jervis, Deryn Cooper - When an urban masseuse sets up at a legitimate health bar in a small South Island town she attracts as much demand for special services as…
- To Forget Venice (1979)
- Dir. Franco Brusati
Feat. Mariangela Melato, Eleonora Giorgi, Erland Josephson - Brooding melodrama about an extended family reunion in the house of an Operatic matriach.
- Valentine's Day - Liberace (1979)
- The flamboyant ivory–tinkler shows us around his personal museum, hot air ballon, super–yacht and wardrobe, performing some piano ditties…
Anna Karenina (1978)- Dir. Basil Coleman
Feat. Victoria Allum, Nicola Pagett, Stuart Wilson - Leo Tolstoy's classic novel of the love–lives of Russian high–society, is here adapted by the BBC. Shot on location in Hungary.
Buddy Holly Story, The (1978)- Dir. Steve Rash
Feat. Gary Busey - An exceptional Hollywood biography of the seminal rock 'n'roll star, with an uncanny lead performance from Gary Busey.
Cheap Detective, The (1978)- Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan… - Neil Simon's spoof of Bogart detective movies, with Falk fitting comfortably into his raincoat. A mixed bag, but worthwhile for those…
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