Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Comic Book Confidential (1989)
- Dir. Ron Mann
- A comic–buff’s guide to late 20th century comics that gains the confidence of mainstream and offbeat talents alike, including Stan Lee,…
Common Threads (1989)
- Dir. Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
- Oscar–winning doco from the makers of 'Harvey Milk' and the more recent 'Celluloid Closet', weaves together the disparate stories of five AIDS…
Communion (1989)
- Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse
- Based on the ‘experiences’ of novelist Whitley Strieber, who claimed multiple abductions by aliens, this has Christopher Walken whisked away for…
Complete Works of Michael Haneke Boxset (Seventh Continent, Benny's Video, 71 Fragments, Funny Games, Code Unknown, The Piano Teacher, Time of the Wolf, Hidden) (1989-2005)
- Dir. Michael Haneke
- The (almost) complete film ouevre of Austrian provocateur Michael Haneke. Includes the previously unreleased (to Region 4) CODE UNKNOWN.
Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, The (1989)
- Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. Helen Mirren, Tim Roth, Michael Gambon
- Greenaway combines the best elements of his previous work into one illustrious concoction of charcoal humour, explicit violence, awe–inspiring…
Cousins (1989)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young…
- Superior remake of COUSIN COUSINE with Danson and Rossellini pretending to be lovers to avenge their unfaithful partners.
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow…
- Premium Woody Allen combines the best of his comedic and dramatic worlds. Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow and Woody himself do justice to…
Criminal Law (1989)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper…
- Hot shot lawyer Gary Oldman successfully defends psycho–killer Kevin Bacon, only to find he had made a costly misjudgement.
Cutting Class (1989)
- Dir. Rospo Pallenberg
Feat. Brad Pitt, Donovan Leitch, Jill Schoelen…
- Late–80s, high–school set slasher that (semi–)parodies the genre is best known for featuring a young Brad Pitt. While mediocre as a…
Cyborg (1989)
- Dir. Albert Pyun
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Inglorious "sword–and–sci–fi" vehicle for the then–rising star of Jean Claude Van Damme, directed by prolific trash merchant,…