Subgenre Sampler
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Roadkill (1989)
- Dir. Bruce McDonald
Feat. Valerie Buhagiar, Don McKellar
- This first road movie from dir. Bruce McDonald (HIGHWAY 61) is possessed of a naive charm and raw energy that characterizes many of the best indie…
Rolling Stones, The - 25 X 5 (1989)
- Dir. Nigel Finch
Feat. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood…
- The consummate rockumentary, this is a richly entertaining and informative chronicle of the 25 year history of the rock phenomenon from humble…
Sandwich Years (Les années sandwiches) (1989)
- Dir. Emile Ghigo
Feat. Michel Aumont, Clovis Cornillac
- In post–war France, a young Jewish boy befriends an elderly op–shop owner after his parents are arrested.
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
- Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Jacqueline Bisset, Mary Woronov, Ray Sharkey…
- This irreverant poke at Hollywood's upper–class has something to offend everyone, but its camp bad taste is kind of endearing. Jacqueline…
Secret Wedding (1989)
- Dir. Alejandro Agresti
Feat. Floria Bloise, Mirta Busnelli, Tito Haas
- An amnesic returns to his home village after 15 years to try to reconstruct his life, but the townspeople shun him and the authorities get…
Send a Gorilla (1989)
- Dir. Melanie Read
Feat. Carmel McGlone, Katherine McRae, Perry Piercy
- Valentine's Day spells chaos for three women who run a singing telegram company. A whimsical comedy set and filmed on location here in Wellington.
She's Been Away (1989)
- Dir. Peter Hall
Feat. Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox
- After a lifetime in mental institutions, an elderly Peggy Ashcroft is released into the care of her liberal nephew James Fox. A disarming and…
Skinheads (1989)
- Dir. Greydon Clark
Feat. Chuck Connors
- Vietnam vet Chuck Connors exacts violent revenge on bald Nazi supremacists for the murders of three students. Utterly dubious.
Slaves of New York (1989)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Bernadette Peters, Chris Sarandon, Mary Beth Hurt…
- Screen adaptation of Tama Janowitz' cult novel about the pretensions and perversions of fashionable New Yorkers. Stars Bernadette Peters.
Songs for Drella (1989)
- Lou Reed and John Cale perform live their minimalist musical biography of the life of their estranged friend and artist, Andy Warhol. A must for fans…