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Subgenre Sampler

 
Modern RomanceModern Romance (1981) Recommended
Dir. Albert Brooks
Feat. Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby
Essentially a sustained neurotic monologue, this early gem from director/star Brooks examines the dilemmas of a…
Mommie DearestMommie Dearest (1981) Recommended
Dir. Frank Perry
Feat. Faye Dunaway
The eyebrow–raising private life of Joan Crawford makes for a gaudy compulsive shocker, in which Faye Dunaway puts on her most ferocious…
Muddy Waters - Live at the Chicagofest (1981)
The great electric bluesman Muddy Waters giving his final televised performance on August 3rd, 1981 at the Chicago Blues Festival. Tracklist:…
My Bloody ValentineMy Bloody Valentine (1981)
Dir. George Mihalka
Feat. Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck
Apart from having one of the coolest titles of any ‘slasher movie’, this HALLOWEEN–inspired is both bloodier and more grotesque than…
My Dinner with AndreMy Dinner with Andre (1981) Recommended
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory
An honest exchange of philosophy transpires over dinner between an out–of–work playwright and a theatre director. Remarkably compelling…
My Young AuntieMy Young Auntie (1981)
Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Kara Hui, Liu Chia Liang
Screwball comedy fits like a glove in this kung fu farce concerning a family inheritance and the sexual tension between a side–kicking Aunt…
Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians, TheMysterious Castle in the Carpathians, The (Tajemstvi hradu v Karpatech) (1981)
Dir. Oldrich Lipsky
Feat. Michal Docolomansky, Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlastimil Brodsky
Cult oddity based on the Jules Verne novel The Carpathian Castle, a sci–fi horror story about a campy count who haunts a house overlooking a…
Naked Civil Servant, TheNaked Civil Servant, The (1981)
Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. John Hurt, Patricia Hodge, Colin Higgins
The life and times of homosexual Quentin Crisp, as drawn from his autobiography. John Hurt is a revelation as this courageous man who endured major…
Nanny (TV Series)Nanny (TV Series) (1981)
Feat. Wendy Craig, John Quayle, Natalie Forbes
Lovely period 30's BBC series following Barbara Gray (Craig) a childless, lonely woman who decides to turn her life around and become a nanny for…
NeighborsNeighbors (Neighbours) (1981)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Cathy Moriarty
Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi bicker over the back–fence in this suburban comedy.

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