Film Festivals 1988
Another vintage year highlighted by Philip Kaufman's "Unbearable Lightness of Being", Peter Jackson's debut film "Bad Taste", a grand embrace of things past in "Withnail and I", the wonderfully eclectic mix of music and imagery in "Aria", a grand Gallic feast was to be had in "Babette's Feast", the enchanting "Jean de Florette" followed by "Manon des Sources", and stretching the medium was Wim Wenders with "Wings of Desire" (pictured).
House of Games (1987)
7.3/10
Director: David Mamet
Starring: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum
Playright David Mamet's directorial film debut is this superbly crafted story about an uptight psychiatrist (Lindsay Crouse) who goes thrill-seeking w... Read more
Illustrious Energy (1987)
7.9/10
Director: Leon Narbey
Starring: Heather Bolton, Peter Hayden, Shaun Bao, Peter Chin, Desmond Kelly, Harry Ip, Ge...
Two Chinese gold miners in a remote valley in Central Otago struggle to improve their lot. The goldrush is over. Their life is tough. When they make a... Read more
Cherry 2000 (1987)
5.4/10
Director: Steve De Jarnatt
Starring: Melanie Griffith, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr
In the future, romance is just a memory and love has been replaced by robotic sex toys.Of all these man-made playmates, none can compare to the Cherry... Read more
Wish You Were Here (1987)
6.8/10
Director: David Leland
Starring: Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Clare Clifford
Emily Lloyd gives a spirited and remarkable performance as a young girl growing up in a hurry in post-war England. Her salty language and her sassy be... Read more
Asterix in Britain (1986)
7.1/10
Starring: Asterix, Obelix, Zebigboss
It's 50 BC, and the Romans have just invaded British shores. The Brits, however, seem more interested in their daily cuppa than in fisticuffs. But one... Read more
River's Edge (1986)
7.1/10
Director: Tim Hunter
Starring: Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Ione Skye, Roxana Zal, Daniel Roebu...
A powerful drama that uses a real incident to convey the hopelessness and hostility barely hidden under the surface of today's teenager. A big kid mur... Read more
The Dead (1987)
7.4/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Helena Carroll, Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Dan O'Herlihy, Donal Donnelly
The last film of great American director, John Huston, is a faithful and artful adaptation of a James Joyce story from 'The Dubliners'. The screenplay... Read more
Withnail and I ( Blu-ray ) (1986)
Director: Bruce Robinson
Starring: Paul McGann, Richard E Grant, Richard Griffiths
London. The 1960s. Two unemployed actors - acerbic, elegantly wasted Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and the anxiety-ridden "I" (Paul McGann) - drown thei... Read more
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)
6.9/10
Director: Patricia Rozema
Starring: Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, John Evans
A wonderfully whimsical little comedy about imagination and the rude intrusion of reality in the life of an awkward temp worker with a penchant for ph... Read more
The Stepfather (1986)
5.6/10
Director: Joseph Ruben
Starring: Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack
This may look like your average mad slasher movie, but don't be misled by the packaging. This exploration of a deranged man just trying to find and ma... Read more