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Diner (1982)
on 2 april 1982 , 1h50
Directed by Barry LevinsonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaActors Steve Guttenberg,
Daniel Stern,
Mickey Rourke,
Kevin Bacon,
Timothy Daly,
Ellen BarkinRating70%
Set in the northwest section of Baltimore, Maryland, during the last week of 1959, Diner tells the story of a circle of male friends – now in their early twenties – who reunite for the wedding of one of their group. The title refers to the Hilltop Diner that was located at Reisterstown Road and Rogers Avenue, Baltimore, their late-night hangout. However, the Hilltop had been converted into a liquor store, so the location in the film is in the Canton section of Baltimore. An element of the story includes the Baltimore Colts winning the 1959 NFL Championship Game. The semi-autobiographical film explores the changing relationships among these friends as they become adults through what is mostly a series of vignettes rather than a traditional narrative. Levinson encouraged improvisation among his cast to capture realistic camaraderie., 1h31
Directed by Frank HenenlotterOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Horror comedy,
HorrorThemes Comedy horror films,
Jumeaux ou jumellesActors Jerry Butler,
Frank HenenlotterRating62%
Duane Bradley arrives in New York City with a locked basket. After he gets a room at a cheap hotel, the contents of the basket are finally revealed: in it lives his deformed Siamese twin brother, Belial. Although conjoined at birth, the twins were surgically separated at an early age against their will, and Belial deeply resents being cut off from his normal-looking brother. As the twins seek revenge against the doctors responsible for their separation, Duane befriends a nurse, Sharon. Jealous, Belial attacks and kills her when he becomes frustrated with his inability to rape her. Enraged at his brother for his actions, Duane attempts to kill Belial, which results in the two brothers falling from a hotel window., 1h40
Origin USAGenres Science fiction,
Thriller,
Martial arts,
Action,
Horror,
Crime,
Romance,
Martial artsThemes Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Serial killer filmsActors Chuck Norris,
Ron Silver,
Stephen Furst,
Toni Kalem,
William Finley,
Steven KeatsRating54%
In a small Texas town, a mentally ill John Kirby (Brian Libby) goes insane and kills two members of a family he was staying with. Sheriff Daniel "Dan" Stevens (Chuck Norris) and his deputy Charlie (Stephen Furst) respond and eventually arrest Kirby, but Kirby breaks out of the handcuffs, overpowers the other officers and grabs one of their revolvers, forcing the officers to open fire and shoot Kirby. Kirby suffers severe gunshot wounds and is near death., 1h37
Directed by Michael PressmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Political filmsActors Margot Kidder,
Richard Pryor,
Ronny Cox,
Lynne Moody,
Paul Benjamin,
Ray SharkeyRating57%
Eddie Keller is a U.S. Army conscript private who was captured while deficating. He held in a POW Camp for years and due to his resistance to signing a confession to committing war crimesends up being one of the last POWs to be brought home from Vietnam. Keller endures several years of torture and deprivation at the hands of the Vietnamese Army. He finally relents to signing a "confession" admitting to war crimes to save the life of his cell mate., 1h40
Directed by Albert PyunOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Fantasy,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films about magic and magiciansActors Lee Horsley,
Kathleen Beller,
Richard Lynch,
Richard Moll,
Simon MacCorkindale,
Anthony De LongisRating55%
The film opens as King Cromwell (Richard Lynch) and his men land ashore of Tomb Island in search of Xusia of Delos (Richard Moll), a long-dead sorcerer who may be the key to overthrowing his rival King Richard, whose land of Ehdan is the richest in the world. Using one of Xusia's worshipers to awaken him, Cromwell convinces Xusia to join his cause. With the sorcerer's black magic at his command, Cromwell easily lays waste to Richard's formidable army., 1h32
Directed by John MackenzieOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Gangster filmsActors Bob Hoskins,
Helen Mirren,
Bryan Marshall,
Derek Thompson,
Eddie Constantine,
Paul FreemanRating75%
Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins), an old-fashioned London gangster is aspiring to become a legitimate businessman, albeit with the financial support of the American mafia, with a plan to redevelop the (then-abandoned) London Docklands as a venue for a future Olympic Games. The storyline weaves together events and concerns of the late 1970s, including low-level political and police corruption, IRA gun-running, displacement of traditional British industry by property development, UK membership of the EEC, and the free-market economy., 2h8
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier,
Jean AchacheOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Thriller,
Social science fictionThemes Films about television,
Films set in the future,
La téléréalité,
Political films,
Dystopian filmsActors Romy Schneider,
Harvey Keitel,
Harry Dean Stanton,
Thérèse Liotard,
Caroline Langrishe,
William RussellRating65%
The film is set in a future where death from illness has become extremely unusual. When Katherine Mortenhoe (Romy Schneider) is diagnosed as having an incurable disease, she becomes a celebrity and is besieged by journalists. The television company NTV (headed by Vincent Ferriman) offers her a large sum of money if she will allow her last days to be filmed and made into a reality television show – they have already spied on her as she is told of her diagnosis (her doctor is colluding with them) and prepared posters for the show which show her face (to her annoyance when she sees the posters on display before they have contacted her)., 1h31
Directed by Harley CokelissOrigin Nouvelle zelandeGenres Science fiction,
Action,
AdventureThemes Environmental films,
Post-apocalyptic films,
Films about religion,
Films set in the future,
Political films,
Dystopian films,
Disaster filmsActors Michael Beck,
Bruno Lawrence,
Annie McEnroe,
John Bach,
Mark Hadlow,
John RatzenbergerRating50%
All remaining reserves of petroleum have finally run out; forcing people to ration the few remaining containers of gasoline left on the earth against mercenaries and warlords. Straker and his men (accompanied by his daughter Corlie - played by Annie McEnroe) find a vast supply of diesel fuel in a compound once thought to be radioactive. When Corlie refuses to execute the previous owners, she runs away from base camp. Hunter (Michael Beck), on his amazing (possibly ex-future-military) motorcycle, rescues the girl and takes her to his farm. After keeping her on the farm on a temporary basis, Hunter sends her off to live in a walled city (known in-film as Clearwater Farm) governed by a strict old-fashioned democracy (similar to the Quakers) where she is quickly accepted by the community. However, she is soon discovered by the mercenaries commanded by her father, Colonel Straker (James Wainwright), who moves to attack the Clearwater community. In the chaos that ensues, Corlie manages to escape back to Hunter's remote hideout. Straker terrorises the residents of Clearwater, taking their weapons, medicines, and other supplies and handing the women over to his men., 1h59
Directed by Hugh HudsonOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
Comedy-drama,
HistoricalThemes Films about religion,
Sports films,
Athletics films,
Films about the Olympic Games,
Films about Jews and Judaism,
Children's filmsActors Ben Cross,
Ian Charleson,
Nigel Havers,
Cheryl Campbell,
Alice Krige,
Ian HolmRating70%
In 1919, Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) enters the University of Cambridge, where he experiences anti-Semitism from the staff, but enjoys participating in the Gilbert and Sullivan club. He becomes the first person to ever complete the Trinity Great Court Run – running around the college courtyard in the time it takes for the clock to strike 12. Abrahams achieves an undefeated string of victories in various national running competitions. Although focused on his running, he falls in love with a leading Gilbert and Sullivan soprano, Sybil (Alice Krige)., 1h58
Directed by Paul SchraderOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Erotic,
Thriller,
Fantastic,
Fantasy,
Horror,
Erotic thrillerThemes Films about animals,
Films about families,
Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
Erotic thriller films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Nastassja Kinski,
Malcolm McDowell,
John Heard,
Annette O'Toole,
Ruby Dee,
Ed Begley Jr.Rating61%
Irena Gallier travels to New Orleans to reconnect with her brother Paul. Both orphaned after their parents died, Irena has been in foster care her entire life. Paul, not so lucky, spent his childhood in and out of institutions and jail. They return to Paul's home where his Creole housekeeper Female (pronounced feh-MAH-leh) helps Irena settle into her brothers house. Genres Comedy,
Action,
AdventureActors Bruce Campbell,
Sam Raimi,
Robert Tapert,
Scott Spiegel,
Bridget Hoffman,
Ted RaimiRating69%
Bruce Campbell plays an Indiana Jones-type explorer named Cleveland Smith, exploring a dark cave and avoiding oncoming boulders, evading chasing Indians and crossing the river in a canoe to escape them. When one of their spears springs a leak in his canoe, he jumps onto a rock that turns out to be a dinosaur, which he also escapes from, only to land in quicksand. When confronted by a nazi (Sam Raimi), Smith hooks his whip on a plane flying low, only to crash into a tree near a native camp, holding Smith's love interest Sally (Cheryl Guttridge) hostage. Smith scares some of the natives off with a ventriloquist dummy, fights off a swordsman and a giant native and finally saves Sally while retrieving a pair of pants known as the "Waders of the Lost Park". Smith falls off a cliff and Sally is captured by the nazi from before, but springs a trap in the process. , 1h48
Directed by Jamaa FanakaOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
ActionThemes Prison films,
Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing filmsActors Ernie Hudson,
Glynn Turman,
Tony Cox,
Ren Woods,
Mr. T,
James HawthorneRating44%
Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone earned his parole from jail by winning a prison boxing tournament. All Gordone wants to do is start a peaceful life, but a condition of his release is that he work for a boxing promoter. Gordone has no interest in boxing and wants to live with his sister and her husband who support his desire to start over. However, when some of his enemies from prison escape and kill his girlfriend, Gordone changes his plans and returns to the ring., 1h30
Genres Martial arts,
Documentary,
Martial artsThemes Sports films,
Martial arts filmsRating68%
Budo: The Art of Killing is a compilation of various gendai budō each demonstrated by famous Japanese martial artists from the late 1970s. The film treats its subject matter with deep respect and demonstrates a great reverence for both Budō and Japanese culture in general. The film begins with Hayashi Kunishiro reenacting seppuku, the ritualistic form of suicide practiced by Japanese samurai during Feudal Japan. This is followed by a demonstration of yabusame and footage of a samurai cavalry battle. The narrator then explains the connection between Budō and its universal symbol—the nihonto. After a demonstration of the effectiveness of the Japanese sword, the audience is shown the techniques developed by Okinawan farmers to combat the sword. Karate-do master Teruo Hayashi then demonstrates Okinawan weapon techniques. The film moves along with further footage of karate-do including makiwara training by Fujimoto (including the infamous shot of him striking a locomotive and chopping a beer bottle) and a demonstration of the nunchaku by Satoru Suzuki, a weapon made famous by Bruce Lee. The film moves to footage of traditional Judo training such as mat rolls, pole-hopping, bunny-hops, and practice of hip throws using rubber bands tied around trees. The film moves on to discuss naginata-do, a budō popular with female martial art practitioners in Japan. Aikido is then demonstrated by Gozo Shioda, the founder of Yoshinkan aikido interspersed with shots of leaves falling into a brook. To emphasize the film's theme of "mind and body are one in Budo" the viewer is shown Shinto practitioners fire walking. The film then shows training in a sumo stable with rikishi Takamiyama, where the training shown is both tough and cruel. Scenes of young people practicing kobudo on the beach follow the sumo demonstration as the narrator discusses the succession of Budō to younger generations. The film explains the importance of kata with Teruo Hayashi demonstrating more karate-do kumite. The narrator explains, "... karate training can be both severe and cruel, yet a sword can take away a life with one swing." The film shifts its focus to sword arts with demonstrations of iaido, tameshigiri and kendo by Shuji Matsushita and Tomoo Koide as the narrator discusses the fear instilled by the Japanese sword. The "limitless" connection between Zen Buddhism and Budō is discussed with Shuji Matsushita on the receiving end of a strike from an abbot's kyosaku while in zazen. This is followed by a highlight of the film in which Taizaburo Nakamura demonstrating various sword cuts including a shot filmed in slo-motion showing the shocking speed in which a Japanese sword can behead a man (1/100 of a second). Continuing with a focus on the sword, the film shows the art of traditional nihonto forging by swordsmith Amada Akitsugu, considered a national living treasure in Japan. Budo: The Art of Killing concludes with scenes of Noh as the narrator explains, "As long as the universal truths of heaven, the earth and man remain, the spirit of Budo shall endure.