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Friday, April 30th, 2010Movie: Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) “A famous film director returns home to a Sicilian village for the first time after almost 30 years. He reminisces about his childhood at the Cinema Paradiso where Alfredo, the projectionist, first brought about his love of films. He is also reminded of his lost teenage love, Elena, who he [...]
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Friday, April 30th, 2010Movie: Mississippi Burning (1988) “Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his former Sheriff partner. Written [...]
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Friday, April 30th, 2010Movie: A Fish Called Wanda (1988) “Sexy American diamonds lover Wanda and her boyfriend Otto are in England to plot alongside George and Ken the robbery of a diamond collection. Wanda and Otto want the stolen diamonds for themselves, and inform the police about George not knowing that he has already moved the diamonds to [...]
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Friday, April 30th, 2010Movie: Dangerous Liaisons (1988) “Set in France around 1760, the Marquise de Merteuil needs a favour from her ex-lover, Vicomte de Valmont. One of the Marquise de Merteuil’s ex-lovers, Gercourt, is betrothed to a young, virtuous, woman called Cecile de Volanges. The Marquise would like Valmont to seduce Cecile before her wedding day, thus humiliating [...]
The Princess Bride (1987)
Friday, April 30th, 2010Movie: The Princess Bride (1987) “A kindly grandfather sits down with his grandson and reads him a bedtime story. The story is one that has been passed down through from father to son for generations. As the grandfather reads the story, the action comes alive. The story is a classic tale of love and adventure [...]
Angel Heart (1987)
Friday, April 30th, 2010Movie: Angel Heart (1987) “Harry Angel has a new case, to find a man called Johnny Favourite. Except things aren’t quite that simple, and Johnny doesn’t want to be found. Let’s just say that, amongst the period detail and beautiful scenery, it all gets really, really nasty. Written by David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>” Director: Alan Parker [...]
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Friday, April 30th, 2010Movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) “To save Earth from a destructive space probe, Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to 20th century Earth to recover two humpback whales, who are the only Earth beings who can respond to it. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>” Director: Leonard Nimoy Release Date: [...]
Stand by Me (1986)
Friday, April 30th, 2010Movie: Stand by Me (1986) “4 young friends set out on an adventure. Geordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern go looking for the missing body of a local teenager – found by a gang of older boys. A story of boys hangin’ out and growin’ up. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>” Director: Rob Reiner Release Date: [...]
Labyrinth (1986)
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Movie: Labyrinth (1986) “Young Sarah is left home alone by her parents and she has to babysit her little brother Toby. But the baby keeps crying and Sarah, while telling him a story to make him sleep, inadvertently conjures from a fantasy world the Goblin King who steals the child and brings him to his [...]
Back to the Future (1985)
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Movie: Back to the Future (1985) “Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean “time machine” invented by slightly mad scientist. During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back in time, Marty must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love – [...]
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