Tag: 1983
A Blood-Splattered Mess: The Enticing Failure of 1983’s The Hunger
Any film that opens with an extended nightclub scene set to “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” is ripe for examination. 1983’s The Hunger, directed by Tony Scott,…
Masterpiece Memo: The Greek Blues With Rembetiko
Costas Ferris’ extraordinary, sinfully under-seen, Rembetiko from 1983, begins and ends with the music. Literally. Your ears are in for a real Greek treat – baglamas,…
Gorky Park – Doing Business in Moscow Can Be Murder
We all enjoy being stumped by riddles like Why is a raven like a writing desk? A riddle is a mental puzzle, a brain teaser much…
This is Your 30s: My Full-Circle Experience With The Big Chill
A few key moments standout from my experiences with the world of cinema as a child. The first time I saw Jaws and refused to go anywhere…
Heat and Dust (1983) – Gender Imbalance Spans Time & Space
Heat and Dust was Merchant/Ivory’s biggest hit to date internationally. Britain was in the throes of nostalgia for the period of Raj India – Lean’s A Passage to India was about to break on the big screen and, on TV, The Jewel in the Crown would dominate.
L’argent: Talking Money
Narration is simple explanation to tell the story. Cinematic language shows that there are many different ways to explain scenes, and create a variety of…
The Year of Living Dangerously (1983)
Hot off the success of his now-classic anti-war epic, Peter Weir took on the adaptation of Christopher Koch’s potboiler about a collision between romance, journalistic obligation and revolution, The Year of Living Dangerously, which would become his last purely Australian effort.
Mind Games: Revisting David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone
You are either in possession of a very new human ability… or a very old one. Dr. Sam Weizak (Herbert Lom) 1983 saw four film…
L'été meurtrier: Red Hot Isabelle Adjani Kills It In One Deadly Summer
There is a sweltering heat, shimmering sweat, at the very opening of L’été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer), when Elle steps into the frame. “That girl”…
The Danger of Dreams: Review of The King of Comedy (1983)
Everyone is told to chase their dreams. That’s the phrase we use. Chase it. A chase tends to involve singular focus and an unbending will…
Local Hero: A Romantic Postcard from Scotland to the Rest of the World
I am proud of my Scottish roots, although I am sorry to say that I have only been there as a child. I will make…
Star 80 (1983) – Bob Fosse's Last Roar
Bob Fosse directed only five films and this, the one with the odd licence plate title, was his last. The dancer/choreographer/screenwriter/director had a penchant for…
Chemistry With Julie Walters and Michael Caine: Educating Rita (1983) Review
Julie Walters and Michael Caine. I mean, we talk about the on-screen chemistry between acting folk, likely when it is either not meant to be,…
So Long and Thanks for all the Laughs: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Whenever life gets you down, Mrs. Brown, And things seem hard or tough, And people are stupid, obnoxious or daft, And you feel that you’ve…
