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Breakdance 2 - Electric Boogaloo (Breakin' 2) (1984)
- Dir. Sam Firstenberg
Feat. Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers
- Less–hokey sequel to BREAKDANCE, with a storyline centred on a group of teens and dancers who try to save a community rec–centre from a…
Carmen (1984)
- Dir. Francesco Rosi
Feat. Placido Domingo, Julia Migenes Johnson
- The definitive Carmen on film has Placido Domingo and Julia Migenes Johnson perform against a scorching Spanish backdrop. Lorin Maazel conducts…
Cult, The - Pure Cult (1984-1995)
- A compendium of music–videos, interviews and live cuts from the 'cult' UK heavy rock group, who crafted their own guitar–gothic…
Echo and the Bunnymen (1984)
- Dir. Bill Butt, Kevin Hewitt
- 14 songs from these dour Liverpudlian new wavers. Accurate to 1984.
John Martyn - Live at the Camden Palace Theatre London 1984 (1984)
- Recording of a live performance of the influential Scottish born folk singer–songwriter and guitarist.
Purple Rain (1984)
- Dir. Albert Magnoli
Feat. Prince
- The project that would elevate His Purpleness to superstar status is a silly yet enjoyable drama about love, lust and ambition. The plot merely…
Return to Waterloo - The Kinks (1984)
- Dir. Ray Davies
Feat. Ray Davies, Tim Roth
- A unique 80s–era rock–opera from The Kinks which takes place in the mind of a solitary train–commuter and features various songs…
Slim Dusty Movie, The (1984)
- Dir. Rob Stewart
- Quaint and nicely–crafted account of the life of Slim Dusty (1927–2003), C&W singer par excellence, who rose from outback musical roots…
A Night on the Town (1983)
- Dir. John Vernon
Feat. Elaine Paige, Frank Gorshin, Lewis Collins…
- Lighthearted musical revue has a photographer and a designer transported through time back to the 1930's. Featuring the music of Gershwin, Cole…
Another State of Mind (1983)
- Dir. Adam Small
- A compelling time–capsule from the early 1980s American punk–scene, documenting the travails of two L.A. bands (Social Distortion and…