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Subgenre Sampler
Press Gang (TV Series) (1989-1993)- Feat. Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher
- Much–loved British TV series follows the fortunes of a newspaper, the 'Junior Gazette', run by a troublesome crowd of teenage students in North…
She's Been Away (1989)
- Dir. Peter Hall
Feat. Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox - After a lifetime in mental institutions, an elderly Peggy Ashcroft is released into the care of her liberal nephew James Fox. A disarming and…
Steel Magnolias (1989)- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah… - Light comedy–come–tearjerker in which six Southern belles congregate at a beauty salon over several years.
Ariel (1988)- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpaa - A redundant miner takes his newly acquired Thunderbird to Helsinki in search of financial and emotional security, but is hampered with rotten luck. A…
Big (1988)- Dir. Penny Marshall
Feat. Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia… - Tom Hanks is perfect as a 12–year–old trapped in an adults body, having to cope with big business and romance without the benefit of…
Down by Law (1988)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, John Lurie - Three disparate misfits become friends after sharing an escape from a crummy Southern jail. Art and humour rarely mix better than in this eccentric…
Kiwi Shorts Volume 1 (1988-1992)- Dir. Grant Lahood, Scott Reynolds, Nicky Marshall
- A good sampling of eight short films funded by the NZ Arts Council and Film Commission, including the classic "The Lounge Bar". Compiled by the good…
Memories of Me (1988)- Dir. Henry Winkler
Feat. Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams - Henry Winkler (The "Fonz" from HAPPY DAYS) directs this sentimental drama with Billy Crystal playing a New York doctor who, after a…
Wonder Years, The (TV Series) (1988-1993)- Feat. Fred Savage
- One of the more endearing US TV series of the period, depicts the 'growing up' of its adolescent protagonists with humour and empathy. This disc…
Boyfriends and Girlfriends (My Girlfriend's Boyfriend) (1987)- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir - Through a series of deceptions and misunderstandings, four Parisians come to discover their true feelings for each other. Entrancing tale of…
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