Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Shadow Makers (Fat Man and Little Boy) (1989)
- Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia…
- An informative (if only really adequate) dramatisation of the Manhattan Project, which produced the A–Bomb in the New Mexico desert during WW2.…
Shakers, The (1989)
- Dir. Ken Burns
- Documentary about the religion often characterised by their ecstatic dancing, pacifism and belief in non–conventional medicine. Ken Burns…
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…
She-Devil (1989)
- Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. Meryl Streep, Roseanne, Ed Jr. Begley…
- A stylised comic treatment of Fay Weldon's dark novel with Rosanne Barr exacting ultimate retribution on husband–stealing rich–bitch…
Shirley Valentine (1989)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Pauline Collins, Tom Conti
- Pauline Collins adapts her stage role for the screen and the result is an unqualified success. You'll take delight in witnessing her rediscover her…
Siesta (1989)
- Dir. Mary Lambert
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Jodie Foster, Gabriel Byrne…
- An enigmatic, arty thriller with a terrific cast, gorgeous lensing and Miles Davis soundtrack. Possibly meaningless, but a pleasure to watch the cast…
Simpsons, The (TV Series) (1989)
- Dir. Various
- Fun at home with Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson – the definitve animated American family, in the iconic TV series of the 1990s has…
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…