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Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (1980)

Filmmaker(s): John Davies, Tony Wharmby

This intriguing story is set in the 1930s at a country house, where two amateur sleuths, Bobby Jones and Lady Frankie Derwent, try to unravel the mystery behind a tale of murder, suspense and false identities. And the only clues the two have to go on are the puzzling last words of a dying man. Featuring characters created by Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans is a classic crime thriller sure to please murder-mystery fans.

19 Jan Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (1980)

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The Boomerang Clue I make a habit out of examining film adaptations of classic mystery novels for clues. I’m looking for clues about why the narrative works. There is a reason Christie is the best selling writer in history, even now as print runs are huge. I...

Published January 19, 2024

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The Falls (1980)

Filmmaker(s): Peter Greenaway

Science Fiction

Comedy

The exploration of the effects of an unexpected catastrophe, known as VUE (violent unknown event) through the bios of 92 survivors.

27 Jul The Falls (1980)

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Borges Meets Hitchhiker's Guide How Greenaway surprises. Here is an early work that is rich in ways that in later works seem submerged. The concept: A 'Violent Unexplained Event' occurs at 11:41 PM GMT, 14 June, People experience physical changes, often transitioning to birds. 92 new languages...

Published July 27, 2023

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Altered States (1980)

A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world.

Filmmaker(s): Ken Russell

Horror

Science Fiction

Thriller

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.

12 Mar Altered States (1980)

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A Beautiful Mind Another director would have been better for this material in my mind. The production is off: the effects, the drama and the love story all fail. But the idea behind the story… the idea, that has power and is enough to keep you...

Published March 12, 2023

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Jane Austin in Manhattan (1980)

Filmmaker(s): James Ivory

Drama

Romance

Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.

07 Mar Jane Austin in Manhattan (1980)

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The Chosen I am usually offended, retroactively offended by Ivory - Jhabvala films. They have a quiet, deep consistency that draws respect the same way a cathedral does. But the uncomplicated emotional links and the sentimental world in which they exist gets to me, and taints...

Published March 7, 2023

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The Jazz Singer (1980)

His story will make you cry. His music will make you sing. His triumph will make you cheer.

Filmmaker(s): Richard Fleischer

Drama

Music

Romance

Jess Robin dreams of a career in popular music, but his father, Cantor Rabinovitch, forbids it, insisting Jess live as a traditional Jew and inherit his position at the synagogue. With the help of friend and professional musician Bubba, Jess gets a chance to go to Los Angeles and have famous singer Keith Lennox record one of his songs. Defying both his father and his wife, Jess leaves New York to pursue his dreams.

01 Dec The Jazz Singer (1980)

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No Jazz I like to see remakes, because in many cases you experience two films at once: the film you are watching of course, and the one you recall. Usually that prior one is pretty good. In this case, it IS pretty good, and historically important...

Published December 1, 2022

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Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980)

His terrifying obsession took them to the brink of death and beyond.

Filmmaker(s): Nicolas Roeg

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Alex Linden is a psychiatrist living in Vienna who meets Milena Flaherty though a mutual friend. Though Alex is quite a bit older than Milena, he's attracted to her young, carefree spirit. Despite the fact that Milena is already married, their friendship quickly turns into a deeply passionate love affair that threatens to overtake them both. When Milena ends up in the hospital from an overdose, Alex is taken into custody by Inspector Netusil.

25 Nov Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980)

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Doubts that Bind Love is internal. It is sustained by questions of doubt, tension, expectation. The solidity of the hand is strengthened by the slipperiness underfoot. So suppose you wanted to make a film about the fields that animate your anchor relationships. You couldn’t do what everyone...

Published November 25, 2022

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Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980)

Filmmaker(s): Joe D'Amato

Horror

A sailor takes an American businessman and his girlfriend to an island where the businessman wants to build a resort. Soon a weird voodoo couple show up and warn them of bad things that are going to happen. It doesn't take long for the zombies to show up and start chowing down on human flesh.

22 Nov Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980)

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People Cat I am interested in genre mixing. It is a common thing, especially with various humor components. The gore branch of horror and the porn branch of the sex film try to be mixed here. I say gore rather than zombies because though zombies appear,...

Published November 22, 2022

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: King of Blackmailers (1980)

Filmmaker(s): Igor Maslennikov

Mycroft Holmes hands Sherlock Holmes the case of the Master Blackmailer.

19 Sep The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: King of Blackmailers (1980)

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Europe in Disguise This is a Russian TV production, closely following the Conan Doyle stories. Comments that I have seen accept it as a good version, mostly on the basis of the characterisations. But I find it dreadful, and credit two influences. The first is my understanding...

Published September 19, 2022

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The Stunt Man (1980)

"If God could do the tricks that we can do, he'd be a happy man..."

Filmmaker(s): Richard Rush

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.

22 May The Stunt Man (1980)

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Citizen Crane There are quite a few movies like this, films that reference films and that also aver that the drama within can bend the reality without. The kernel of this idea was ‘Citizen Kane’ but it seemed to flower after John Fowles published ‘The Magus'...

Published May 22, 2022

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