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Thursday, April 29th, 2010Movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984) “Epic tale of a group of Jewish gangsters in New York, from childhood, through their glory years during prohibition, and their meeting again 35 years later. Written by Andrew Welsh <andreww@bnr.ca>” Director: Sergio Leone Release Date: 1 June 1984 (USA) Run Time: 229 min | USA:139 min [...]
Amadeus (1984)
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Movie: Amadeus (1984) “Antonio Salieri believes that Mozart’s music is divine. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. But he can’t understand why God favored Mozart, such a vulgar creature, to be his instrument. Salieri’s envy has made him an enemy of [...]
Zelig (1983)
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Movie: Zelig (1983) “Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others. Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>” [...]
WarGames (1983)
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Movie: WarGames (1983) “A young computer whizz kid accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3. Can he convince the computer he wanted to play a game [...]
The Right Stuff (1983)
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Movie: The Right Stuff (1983) “Tom Wolfe’s book on the history of the U.S. Space program reads like a novel, and the film has that same fictional quality. It covers the breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager to the Mercury 7 astronauts, showing that no one had a clue how to run a [...]
A Christmas Story (1983)
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Movie: A Christmas Story (1983) “Ralphie, a young boy growing up in the ’40′s, dreams of owning a Red Rider BB gun. He sets out to convince the world this is the perfect gift. But along the way, he runs into opposition from his parents, his teacher, and even good ‘ol Santa Claus himself. Written [...]
Tootsie (1982)
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Movie: Tootsie (1982) “Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend’s play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women all around the [...]
Gandhi (1982)
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Movie: Gandhi (1982) “In 1893, Gandhi is thrown off a South African train for being an Indian and traveling in a first class compartment. Gandhi realizes that the laws are biased against Indians and decides to start a non-violent protest campaign for the rights of all Indians in South Africa. After numerous arrests and the [...]
Blade Runner (1982)
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Movie: Blade Runner (1982) “In a cyberpunk vision of the future, man has developed the technology to create replicants, human clones used to serve in the colonies outside Earth but with fixed lifespans. In Los Angeles, 2019, Deckard is a Blade Runner, a cop who specialises in terminating replicants. Originally in retirement, he is forced [...]
On Golden Pond (1981)
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Movie: On Golden Pond (1981) “The loons are back again on Golden Pond and so are Norman Thayer, a retired professor, and Ethel who have had a summer cottage there since early in their marriage. This summer their daughter Chelsea — whom they haven’t seen for years — feels she must be there for Norman’s [...]
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