Lighting Over Braddock: A Rust Bowl Fantasy
I grew up when the last steel mills in the Pittsburgh area were closing down. With a majority of my extended family living in Pittsburgh it became a topic that… Read more »
Tag: 1980s
Spike Of Bensonhurst
In pre-Giuliani New York, Spike (Sasha Mitchell) is an up and coming boxer looking to climb the ranks of Baldo Cacetti’s (Ernest Borgnine) criminal organization. First Spike tries to get… Read more »
Violent Cop
Released in 1989, Violent Cop heralded the arrival of Takeshi Kitano as a serious new cinematic force. Before making his debut as a director Kitano made a name for himself… Read more »
The Beyond
Just as Dario Argento had his Three Mothers Trilogy, Lucio Fulci had his “Gates Of Hell” trilogy. The Beyond (1981), or E tu vivrai nel terrore! L’aldilà in Italian, is… Read more »
Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round (1981) is famously a film made up of broken pieces. Originally filmmaker Jacques Rivette was going to make a follow-up to his films Duelle (1976) and Noroît (1976) but… Read more »
The ‘Burbs
Few American comedies in the second half of the twentieth century are as enjoyable as they are witty. Joe Dante’s classic satirical horror spoof The ‘Brubs (1989) is one of… Read more »
Fade To Black
Vernon Zimmerman’s Fade To Black (1980) follows the popular trend of the psychological thriller of the seventies, charting an anti-hero’s mental deterioration. Fade To Black doesn’t take itself seriously like… Read more »
Cry Wilderness
Cry Wilderness (1986), a low budget family film, feels as though it were made twenty years too late. The release of Cry Wilderness may coincide with that of Harry &… Read more »
Righting Wrongs
The new home video release of Righting Wrongs (1986) from Vinegar Syndrome is an exceptional package. Between this release and the deluxe editions of Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973) and… Read more »
Angst
Angst (1983) is a largely fictionalized dramatization of Werner Kniesek’s mass murders in St. Pölten, Austria, during the early winter of 1980. The film is a collaboration between director Gerald… Read more »
