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The Shiny Eighties!!!!
One From The Heart [1982]One From The Heart [1982]
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Nastassia Kinksi, Vittorio Storaro's cinematography & Tom Waits soundtrack...what's not to like?
American Gigolo [1980]American Gigolo [1980]
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Paul Schrader's Bresson-nodding film, whose blend of high-style and homo-erotic found its way into Flashdance & Top Gun!!!
Liquid Sky [1983]Liquid Sky [1983]
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Kind of a classic! File next to Blade Runner and Sans Soleil
Cat People [1982]Cat People [1982]
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Stylish remake of a 1940s classic - I like the Bowie-Moroder song and Kinski of course!
The Hunger [1983]The Hunger [1983]
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Tony Scott's great b-movie, shame he never progressed beyond just being stylish like an 80s BA advert!
Blue Velvet [1986] (David Lynch)Blue Velvet [1986] (David Lynch)
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A key 1980s film, Lynch blends 'Un Chien Andalou' with 'All That Heaven Allows'...
Querelle [1982]Querelle [1982]
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Fassbinder's final film, as colourful as 'One from the Heart' and starring the late Brad Davis....
Breathless [1983]Breathless [1983]
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It's bad, but not that bad! Jim McBride's later 'The Big Easy' was a classic...
Repo Man [1984]Repo Man [1984]
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Well this has to be on the list!
Manhunter--Special EditionManhunter--Special Edition
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Mann's styles which ultimately concluded with the epic 'Heat'
Ran [1985]Ran [1985]
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Kurosawa's colourful take on 'King Lear'....
Brazil [1985]Brazil [1985]
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Gilliam's masterpiece, originally titled 1984 1/2 ...
Scarface (2 Disc Special Edition) [1983]Scarface (2 Disc Special Edition) [1983]
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Over-rated, but tacky stylish - which was probably the point! A key film that tells you all you need to know about the 1980s!
The Cook Thief, His Wife And Her Lover [1989]The Cook Thief, His Wife And Her Lover [1989]
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Stylish and quite nasty, with a soundtrack by Michael Nyman.
The Company Of Wolves [1984]The Company Of Wolves [1984]
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Neil Jordan's very 80s take on Angela Carter...
Mad Max 2 - Road Warrior [1981]Mad Max 2 - Road Warrior [1981]
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Punk chic...
Subway [1985]Subway [1985]
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This and 'Nikita' qualify...
Blade Runner (The Director's Cut) [1982]Blade Runner (The Director's Cut) [1982]
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Kind of ponderous, but I like the soundtrack and the visuals. The PKD novel is better though!!
Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi [1983]Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi [1983]
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Dune -- Two-disc Special Edition [1984]Dune -- Two-disc Special Edition [1984]
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Visually great, but ponderous - the motto for the 1980s?
Drugstore Cowboy [1989]Drugstore Cowboy [1989]
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Mishima: Life in Four Chapters [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC)Mishima: Life in Four Chapters [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Schrader's brilliant biopic of Yukio Mishima - low budget, but so visual!
Blood Simple [1983]Blood Simple [1983]
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Neo-noir of an iconic nature - so iconic Radiohead made a video that nodded to it!
The Last Emperor [1987]The Last Emperor [1987]
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Bertolucci's sumptuous epic with a soundtrack by David Byrne and Ryiuchi Sakamoto...
Near Dark [1988]Near Dark [1988]
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Much better than 'The Lost Boys', but not quite 'The Hunger' !!!