RAGING BULL Review: The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, a former middleweight boxing champion who was at the top of the ring but destroyed life outside of… Read more “Raging Bull”
Category: 1980s
Distant Voices, Still Lives
DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES Review: A British autobiographical drama, which follows a working class family in Liverpool during the 1940’s and 1950’s. This is split up into two… Read more “Distant Voices, Still Lives”
The Company of Wolves
THE COMPANY OF WOLVES Review: A 13 year old girl falls asleep while reading a magazine in a country manor. She has a disturbing dream which involves… Read more “The Company of Wolves”
Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation
POWAQQATSI: LIFE IN TRANSFORMATION Review: This is an exploration of technologically developing nations and also the effect that transition to Western-style modernisation has had on them. It… Read more “Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation”
Koyaanisqatsi
KOYAANISQATSI Review: A collection of expertly photographed phenomena which has no conventional plot. All the footage shown focuses on nature, humanity and the relationship between them all.… Read more “Koyaanisqatsi”
Prick Up Your Ears
PRICK UP YOUR EARS Review: A celebration of playwright Joe Orton and his love affair with Kenneth Halliwell. It concludes with their violent and premature deaths. Director: Stephen… Read more “Prick Up Your Ears”
An Officer and a Gentleman
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN Review: Zack Mayo aspires to be a navy pilot. He arrives at the Navy Flight school to become an aviator for a 13-week course. Hr… Read more “An Officer and a Gentleman”
