Subgenre Sampler
Empire of the Sun (1987)- A much–admired Spielberg epic in which a young boy witnesses the Japanese invasion of China in WWII. Based on the memoirs of sci–fi…
- DVD
$20$15 
Fortunes of War (TV Mini-series) (1987)- An under–appreciated historical epic focused on the personal experience of war, starring then–English glamour couple Kenneth Branagh and…
- DVD $39.95
Hope and Glory (1987)- Well–crafted account of Dir. Boorman's childhood in wartime London.
- DVD
$20$15 
La Bamba (1987)- Tightly constructed biopic of Hispanic rock'n'roller Richie Valens lends the usual 'rise to fame' tale an unusual ethnic slant. Lou Diamond Phillips…
- Blu-Ray $29.95
Insurance Man, The (1986)
- A fascinating BBC production of Alan Bennett's screenplay about the one–and–only Franz Kafka, who is trapped in his own infernal…
- DVD $24.95
Peter the Great (TV Mini-Series) (1986)- Emmy Award–winning mini–series about Peter I, Tsar of Russia from 1682, and his efforts to transform Russia in an "all European" country,…
- DVD $39.95
At Close Range (1985)- Sean Penn plays a wayward youth who reunites with his gangland father (Christopher Walken) with violent consequences. Sordid yet solid drama.
- Blu-Ray $34.95
Sylvia (1985)- Eleanor David plays Sylvia Ashton–Warner, educational cruasader and best–selling author in the 1940s.
- DVD
$25$18.75 
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)- The true story of Hungarian diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who risked his own life manufacturing protective passports for thousands of Jews in exile…
- DVD $24.95
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 7 (Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles: Prince of Tyre, Titus Adronicus) (1984-1985)- Disc 1: "The Life and Death of King John" (157 Minutes) Directed by David Giles. Starring Leonard Rossiter as King John. Disc 2: "Pericles, Prince…
- DVD
$44.95$33.70
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