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Subgenre Sampler

 
Sid and NancySid and Nancy (1986)
Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb
Pretty grim portrait of the life and times of Sex Pistol Sid Vicious and his girlfriend. Both are stunningly personified by Gary Oldman and Chloe…
Boys Next Door, TheBoys Next Door, The (1985)
Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Charlie Sheen, Maxwell Caulfield
Early feature film by celebrated underground film maker Penelope Spheeris (DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILISATION), with Charlie Sheen Maxwell Caulfield…
InsignificanceInsignificance (1985)
Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Gary Busey, Tony Curtis, Theresa Russell
Curious chamber piece intriguingly posits Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe, Joseph McCarthy and Albert Einstein as characters who meet in a hotel room in…
Smooth TalkSmooth Talk (1985) Recommended
Dir. Joyce Chopra
Feat. Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place
Poignant yet sinister coming–of–age tale chronicles a young girl's sexual awakening and the attention she attracts from a mysterious…
Beat StreetBeat Street (1984) Recommended
Dir. Stan Lathan
Feat. Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis
Key film in the history of hip–hop culture, this urban musical may show its age and derivation (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER), but still comprises an…
Rolf De Heer CollectionRolf De Heer Collection (Tail Of A Tiger, Incident At Raven's Gate, Dingo, Bad Boy Bubby, Epsilon, The Quiet Room) (1984)
Dir. Rolf De Heer
Charming, eccentric boxset of six early films from idiosyncratic Australian filmmaker Rolf De Heer. Films Include: – Tail Of A Tiger…
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)
Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Karen Black
Uniquely kooky concoction set around the unpredictable neuroses of a newly single woman (Black), who enters a world of whimsy, crazed encounters and…
Made in BritainMade in Britain (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Tim Roth, Sean Chapman
Probably the finest skinhead movie ever made – Tim Roth giving an electrifying debut performance as a glaring malcontent who takes out his rage…
Signal 7 (1983)
Dir. Rob Nilsson
Feat. Bill Ackridge, Dan Leegant
Dedicated to John Cassavetes, this 12–hr slice of the night–world of various New York taxi–drivers, shot on videotape, is similarly…
Star 80Star 80 (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bob Fosse
Feat. Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson
Dir. Bob Fosse's razzle–dazzle cynicism is a perfect match for this loose chronicle of true events that led to the murder of penthouse pet…

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