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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover is a 1989 drama from writer/director Peter Greenaway. The United Kingdom/France co-production had to be released unrated in the USA to avoid the "X" rating that had become associated with pornographic films. In fact, this was one of the movies that helped motivate the MPAA to create the NC-17 rating (introduced in 1990), to create an "adults only" classification separate from the wild west of the X rating, which was not trademarked
Jul 23, 20254 min read
City Hunter (1993)
I am running behind reviewing weekly picks for the Fridays of Fury Action Club, but if you want to see past and future selections join us...
Jul 16, 20255 min read
Legendary Couple (1995)
Legendary Couple is a 1995 Hong Kong movie directed by Peter Ngor. Ngor is a prolific cinematographer, with 45 credits as recent as 2017...
Jul 11, 20257 min read
Desert Hearts (1985)
Longing, loneliness, and lingering with the people and places that connect (or bind) us to our past. Desert Hearts is a 1985 American...
Jul 8, 20254 min read
Knightriders (1981)
This is probably the only movie which serves as an artist’s mission statement and philosophy of life that also has copious amounts of...
Jul 3, 20259 min read
Dragon Princess (1976)
Join the fun with the Fridays of Fury Action Club and see upcoming movies here Dragon Princess is a 1976 Japanese martial arts flick...
Jul 2, 20253 min read
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