A Better Tomorrow (1986)

Directed by #JohnWoo
Starring: #TiLung #LeslieCheung #ChowYunfat #EmilyChuWaiseLee #KennethTsang

Cinematography by #WingHangWong
Music by #JosephKoo
Production Design by #ChiLeungLui

#ABetterTomorrow #1980s #80scinema #80sfilms #asianfilm #Asiancinema #crimefilm

From Goose in Top Gun to Dr. Mark Greene, Anthony Edwards is the ultimate "trusted signal" of 80s/90s TV & film. 🎬 Seeing him jump into the high-tech anxiety of Black Mirror in 2025 was the extraordinary crossover we didn't know we needed. #AnthonyEdwards #TopGun #80sCinema

BEAT STREET (1984)
Directed by Stan Lathan and famously co-produced by Harry Belafonte, this vibrant, electrifying drama is the ultimate cinematic time capsule of early 1980s hip-hop culture.
#BeatStreet #HipHopHistory #Breakdancing #80sCinema #VHSGoreStore

Long Arm of the Law (🇭🇰 1984). Director Johnny Mak's gritty crime thriller about mainland Chinese robbers in Hong Kong became a cornerstone of Category III cinema 🎬

#HongKongcinema #crime #thriller #CategoryIII #moviesky #80scinema #HKfilm #JohnnyMak #exploitation #grindhouse #actionfilm #restrained

Pay tribute to the ultimate 1982 punk-thriller with this new CLASS OF 1984 shirt. We are the Future! #ClassOf1984 #80sCinema #CultClassics #PunkRock #RetroShirt #MovieMerch

Brazil (🇬🇧 1985). Terry Gilliam's dystopian satire features grotesque mask prosthetics and industrial labyrinth sets designed by Norman Garwood. 🎬

#moviesky #Brazil #TerryGilliam #scifi #dystopian #satire #80scinema #cultcinema #sciencefiction #surrealism #masks #prosthetics #industrialdesign

🎬 Explore "Young Sherlock Holmes" with us on Houselights! Discover its 80s charm, groundbreaking effects, and Spielberg-esque flair. Does it stand the test of time? Tune in for nostalgia and critique! 🔍 #SherlockHolmes #80sCinema

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Body Double (🇺🇸 1984). Brian De Palma's erotic thriller about voyeurism, obsession, and the darker corners of Hollywood. 🎬

#BodyDouble #BrianDePalma #thriller #eroticthriller #80scinema #cultcinema #moviesky #LosAngeles #cityscape #nightscene #suspense #neonoir

“Women who are free… start to bloom.”

This week we unpack the feminist rage and delicious camp of The Witches of Eastwick. Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer vs. the literal devil? Yes please.

#WitchesOfEastwick #FeministHorror #HorrorCommunity #Witchcraft #80sCinema #HorrorFans

40 Years ago: 9 1/2 Weeks 9 1/2 Weeks is a 1986 erotic drama that explores the growing dynamic of power and passion between protagonist Elizabeth McGraw and John Gray. The film combines social themes with aesthetic imagery …

40 years since 9 ½ Weeks hit theaters — a look at how this iconic 1986 erotic drama by Adrian Lyne fused style, desire and cultural shockwaves. Rediscover the film that still sparks conversation 👉 wp.me/p1v9mH-efU
#FilmHistory #9andAHalfWeeks #80sCinema #CultClassics #MickeyRourke #KimBasinger

Tonight, on Cinema Jerks...
Season 7, Episode 7
Savage Beach (1989)

#movieclub #badmovie=goodtime #movieswithfriends #cinemajerks #cinemajerksmovieclub #moviesky #filmsky #cinemasky #80scinema #80'scinema #savagebeach #AndySidaris #IfYouThinkTheyLookEasyToKillThinkAgain

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (🇺🇸/🇯🇵 1985) Paul Schrader's triptych biography of novelist Yukio Mishima, blending staged literary adaptations with documentary footage.

#paulschrader #mishima #arthouse #biopic #japanesecinema #cultfilm #philipglass #80scinema #worldcinema

THE MANHATTAN PROJECT (1986) 
Directed by: Marshall Brickman
Written by: Marshall Brickman, Thomas Baum
Produced by: Jennifer Ogden, Marshall Brickman
Starring: John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry, John Mahoney #VHSGoreStore #TheManhattan Project #JohnLithgow #80sCinema

🎬 On This Day in Film – February 1, 1980

Richard Gere’s star rose with his portrayal of a smooth, high-end male escort navigating Los Angeles nightlife in American Gigolo. The stylish direction and soundtrack helped define the film’s ’80s cool.

#RichardGere #80sCinema #MovieSky

This wasn’t Saturday morning animation.
Rock & Rule was a full-blown 80s adult animated rock opera that bombed, vanished, and quietly became a cult legend.

Lou Reed. Debbie Harry. Iggy Pop.
Hardly anyone saw it.

I went deep on why.
👇
youtu.be/b-hBE3Z-zGc

#filmsky #80sCinema #CultAnimation

Tonight, on Cinema Jerks...
Season 7, Episode 3
MegaForce (1982)

#movieclub #badmovie=goodtime #movieswithfriends #cinemajerks #cinemajerksmovieclub #moviesky #filmsky #cinemasky #80scinema #80'scinema #MegaForce #AceHunter #DeedsNotWords #Mattel #BarryBostwick

Bedroom Eyes (1984) watch uncut - Grindhouse and Forgotten Exploitation Cinema Description: A young businessman, out joging one night, sees a beautiful woman undressing in her bedroom window and he is compelled to return every night to

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A young man becomes obsessed with watching a woman through her bedroom window until one night he witnesses a murder in the same apartment. Now his secret habit makes him the prime suspect as suspicion and paranoia close in
#EroticThriller #80sCinema #NoirThriller

Plane vs Bike.
Yes, it actually happened.

Screen One Essentials dives into the most gloriously insane chase of the 80s as Iron Eagle turns 40 years old this week.

Watch now 👇
youtu.be/LmgoqbnDPH8

✈️🏍️
#ScreenOneEssentials #IronEagle #80sCinema #ActionMovies #CultMovies #filmsky

A plane.
A bike.
The most gloriously unhinged race of the 80s.

Screen One Essentials returns tomorrow.

Iron Eagle (1986) – Plane vs Bike
40 years. Still ridiculous. Still brilliant.

✈️🏍️

#ScreenOneEssentials #IronEagle #80sCinema #ActionMovies #filmsky

Tonight, on Cinema Jerks...
Season 7, Episode 1
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)

#movieclub #badmovie=goodtime #movieswithfriends #cinemajerks #cinemajerksmovieclub #moviesky #filmsky #cinemasky #80scinema #80'scinema #timerider #lyleswann

Classic 80s crime thriller #americangigolo #4kuhd #richardgere #80scinema #arrowvideo

Diane Keaton Actresses Diane Hall Keaton (January 5, 1946 – October 11, 2025) was an American actress and filmmaker. Known for her idiosyncratic personality and dressing style, Keaton received an Academy …

#HappyBirthday #DianeKeaton #actress #AcademyAwardWinner #AnnieHall #Reds #MarvinsRoom #SomethingsGottaGive #TheGodfather #FatherOfTheBride #70sCinema #80sCinema #90sCInema #PopCultureIcon #GoneButNotForgotten #geek #blog #film #GeekWithClipOns #IReviewStuff #IRS

Robert Duvall Actors/Filmmakers Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker whose career spans more than six decades. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning fo…

#HappyBirthday #RobertDuvall #actor #AcademyAwardWinner #TenderMercies #TheGodfather #ApocalypseNow #TheGreatSantini #TheApostle #ACivilAction #TheJudge #LonesomeDove #PopCultureIcon #geek #blog #film #tv #GeekWithClipOns #IReviewStuff #IRS #60sCinema #70sCinema #80sCinema

From counterfeiters and obsession to car chases, atmosphere, and sound, this is a deep dive into how music and cinema fused to define an era.

All that & more!
January 3rd | 2pm–6pm PT / 5pm–9pm ET
#ONSFilmClub #ToLiveAndDieInLA #JackHues #WangChung #80sCinema

WFMU-FM 91.1/Jersey City, NJ; 90.1/Hudson Valley, NY

Money. Obsession. Counterfeits. And a soundtrack that defined a decade.
🎬 ONS Film Club
📻 Live on WFMU
🔗 wfmu.org
#ONSFilmClub #JackHues #WangChung #ToLiveAndDieInLA #WilliamFriedkin #80sCinema #FilmScore #SynthScore #LANoir

Melvin and Howard (1980)

Directed by #JonathanDemme
Starring: #PaulLeMat #MarySteenburgen #PamelaReed #JasonRobards #CharlesNapier

Cinematography by #TakFujimoto
Music by #BruceLanghorne

#MelvinandHoward #1980s #80scinema #80sfilms #80smovies #comedydrama #comedy #ComedyDrama

It was a pleasure to talk to @johnmalahy about his latest book, REWINDING THE 80s ! Check it out at the link below.
youtu.be/CqIpIJTEDrs

@tcm
@runningpressbooks

#80smovies #books #80scinema #filmbooks

It was a pleasure to talk to @johnmalahy about his latest book, REWINDING THE 80s ! Check it out at the link below.
youtu.be/CqIpIJTEDrs

@tcm
@runningpressbooks

#80smovies #books #80scinema #filmbooks

Out now! SHAWSCOPE VOLUME FOUR #bluray #boxset. Ten discs of cult goodness from 80s Hong Kong (think SUPER INFRAMAN and OILY MANIAC).

Get it on the #terracottastore:
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#Shopterracotta for all your #asianfilms

#shawbrothers #80smovie #80sfilm #80scinema #arrowvideo

Smithereens (1982)

Directed by
#SusanSeidelman
Starring: #SusanBerman #BradRijn #RichardHell

Cinematography by #ChirineElKhadem
Music by #BillMillion #GlennMercer
Costume design by #AlisonLances

#Smithereens #1980s #80scinema #80sfilms #80smovies #80sfashion #Punk