Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)- Dir. Stan Lathan
Feat. Avery Brooks, Phylicia Rashad, Edward Woodward… - Faithful to the classic abolitionist novel this made for cable adaptation garnered considerable acclaim for Avery Brooks' performance.
Under the Sun of Satan (Soues Le Soleil De Satan) (1987)
- Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat… - Both booed and awarded the top prize at Cannes Film Festival, Pialat's visionary film exemplifies the director's style and his thematic preoccupation…
Untouchables, The (1987)- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro - Well–cast and generally classy update of the adventures of Elliot Ness, the earnest law enforcer who took on Al Capone during the prohibition…
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)- Dir. Paul Cox
- Engrossing and expressive documentary of the famous artist, using his own written letters and paintings as clues to his tortured personality. John…
Wall Street (1987)- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah… - Quintessential 1980s drama is a compelling morality tale with Michael Douglas in an Oscar–winning turn as a carnivorous corporate raider.…
Wanted Dead or Alive (1987)- Dir. Gary Sherman
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Robert Guillaume - Hauer stars as a bounty hunter coming to grips with Middle Eastern terrorism. Explicitly violent, with a knock–out finale.
Weeds (1987)- Dir. John Hancock
Feat. Nick Nolte - Fact–based story of a San Quentin prisoner who is relieved of his life term to pursue his talent for play–writing.
Wellington Fringe Film Festival - A Retrospective (20 Films, 20 Years) (1987-2003)
- Dir. William Toepfer, Scott Reynolds, Stuart McKenzie
- The Wellington Fringe Film Festival commemorates its 20th anniversary with this selected anthology of Fringe shorts, all shot on film. –…
Whales of August, The (1987)- Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price - A gently homespun slice of life in one's final years, with the joyous presence of late cinema icons Bette Davis, Lillian Gish and Vincent Price.
What Happened to Kerouac? (1987)- Dir. Richard Lerner, Lewis MacAdams
- Film biography of the reluctant beat author set to the sound of fifties jazz. Includes interviews with such contemporaries as Burroughs and Ginsberg,…
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