The Night Of Shooting Stars
(1982) [M]

This magical film by the Taviani Brothers is set on the night of the Feast of St. Lawrence during the last days of World War II. A woman recalls her beloved and a night years ago when, on another such night, a group of peasants fled through the Tuscan countryside amid exploding shells lighting up...  More

Missing
(1982) [M]

This political thriller has its origins in an actual event – the disappearance of a young American writer and filmmaker, Charles Horman (John Shea), during a South American military coup. Jack Lemmon stars as Charles’ father, Ed Horman, a prominent New York businessman, who comes to the aid...  More

Bolero - The Dance Of Life (Les uns et les autres)
(1981) [PG]

This movie tracks three generations of musicians and dancers from Russia, Germany, France and the USA, from before World War II through the war and the Holocaust, to the 1960s. Their lives become intertwined through the historical circumstances, and the culmination is the presence of several,...  More

Excalibur
(1981) [M]

The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table receives its most impressive screen treatment in Excalibur, from visionary moviemaker John Boorman. All the elements of Sir Thomas Malory's classic Le Morte D'Arthur are here: Arthur removing the sword Excalibur from the stone; the...  More

Mephisto
(1981) [M]

A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own...  More

Breaker Morant
(1980) [PG]

Hero or villian? His exploits shook an empire... and made him a legend. South Africa, 1901: The British war against the Boers has deteriorated into bitter guerilla warfare. A unit of the Bushveldt Carbineers made up mainly of Australians is ordered by the British High Command to fight the Boer on...  More

All That Jazz
(1979) [M]

All That Jazz is a semi-autobiographical account of the life of its celebrated writer/director/choreographer, Bob Fosse. The multi-talented performer was an Oscar®, Tony and Emmy Award winner. Part tragic, part comic, this outrageous look at life in the fast lane is the award-winning musical...  More

Kagemusha
(1980) [PG]

Shingen, a powerful warlord, has become as legendary as the motto emblazoned on his war banners: "Swift as the wind. Silent as the forest. Fierce as the fire. Immovable as the mountain." As he lies dying from his battle wounds, Shingen orders his clan to find a double to replace him - to keep his...  More

Woyzeck
(1978) [M]

A poor soldier Woyzeck (Klaus Kinski) is tormented in private by visions of the apocalypse, and tormented in public by the unbearable weight of social pressure. He descends into madness and murder. A morality play with more than a nod toward Becket and Brecht, this adaptation of Georg Buchner's...  More

Days Of Heaven
(1978) [PG]

One of the most critically acclaimed films of all time, Days of Heaven is a moving story about two men who love the same woman. Bill (Richard Gere), a fugitive from the slums of Chicago, finds himself pitted against a shy, rich Texan (Sam Shepard) for the love of Abby (Brooke Adams). An...  More