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Subgenre Sampler
Matewan (1987)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell… - In 1920s Virginia, miners unite against their strong–arm company who resort to 'scab' minority labour in response to strike action. Costly…
Someone to Love (1987)- Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Orson Welles - Typically loose and naturalistic drama from independent stalwart Henry Jaglom, who pretty much plays himself – a jaded divorcee filmmaker in search…
Parting Glances (1986)- Dir. Bill Sherwood
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Richard Ganoung - A gay classic and pioneering film of the independent movement, this is widely enjoyed as a truthful picture of gay life and relationships and also as…
River's Edge (1986)
- Dir. Tim Hunter
Feat. Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye… - Terrifying drama about a group of school friends who discover that one of them has murdered a classmate. Major cult film from the '80s with its lurid…
Screamplay (1986)- Dir. Rufus Butler Seder
Feat. George Kuchar, Katy Bolger - Tacky amusement can be found in this midnight flick about a splatter movie writer whose nightmare visions become frighteningly real!
She's Gotta Have It (1986)- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Spike Lee - Spike Lee's stylish debut accounts the love–lives of Nola Darling, a black siren with three boyfriends all demanding her fidelity. A remarkably…
Sherman's March (1986)- Dir. Ross McElwee
- A wonderfully oddball chronicle of the disastrous and wacky lovelife and times of the film–maker. Intending to make a historical doco, he veers…
Always (Always...But Not Forever) (1985)- Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Henry Jaglom, Patrice Townsend, Joanna Frank… - One–man–movie–machine Henry Jaglom transforms his own divorce into one of his typically witty naturalistic comedies. The couple…
Mala Noche (1985)- Dir. Gus Van Sant
- Low–budget granular drama and the first film made by the eclectic Mr Van Sant near the start of his influential career.It tells the tale of a…
Dim Sum (A Little Bit of Heart) (1984)- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong - Endearing, warm–hearted tale of Chinese–Americans living in San Fransisco. Distinctly Chinese but the themes and the humour are universal.
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