December 12, 1985
November 11, 1985
Brazil (1985) *****
Directed by Terry Gilliam. A brilliant black comedy, clearly inspired by George Orwell’s “1984”, but totally unique and original. There are three versions of this film. The original director’s cut is 142 minutes. The theatrical version is 132 minutes; it has a sad ending. There is also a 94 minutes studio cut with a happy ending, which includes footage not found in the 132-minute version.
October 10, 1985
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Back To The Future (1985) ****
Tremendously entertaining and exciting action comedy starring Michael J.Fox.
Runaway Train (1985) ****
September 9, 1985
Sweet Dreams (1985) ***
Jessica Lange gives a performance of her career as Patsy Cline. Songs include:
"Walking After Midnight" ***
"I Fall To Pieces" ***
"Crazy" ***
"Blue Moon Of Kentucky" **
"Sweet Dreams" **
"Walking After Midnight" ***
"I Fall To Pieces" ***
"Crazy" ***
"Blue Moon Of Kentucky" **
"Sweet Dreams" **
Shoah (1985) ***
Celebrated documentary about the Holocaust. The film consists of long interviews with survivors, witnesses and even former Nazi guards. Historically an extremely significant work, but stylistically uneven and often needlessly manipulative. Pauline Kael, who wrote a negative review of the film, went as far as to say that it wasn’t well made. That's an exaggeration, but she was correct in claiming that it was not a movie that (like a Holocaust documentary she loved, "The Sorrow And The Pity") opened the mind, but that it was a film that closed the mind. Most of all, she was right in arguing against the dubious contention that a nine-hour-plus movie about the death camps necessarily had to be a masterpiece of cinematic art. Timothy Snyder wrote an excellent review of the film.
Pulgasari (1985) ***
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