Tag: 1980

  • FRIDAY THE 13th

    FRIDAY THE 13th

    “Friday the 13th” is a classic horror film directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The film marked the first in what would become an iconic slasher franchise spawning 12 movies over the next twenty-five years. The original film is set at an isolated summer camp called “Camp Crystal Lake,” it follows a group of young counselors…

  • BAD TIMING / A SENSUAL OBSESSION

    BAD TIMING / A SENSUAL OBSESSION

    “Bad Timing / A Sensual Obsession” is a 1980 psychological thriller directed by Nicolas Roeg and written by Yale Udoff. The film is a complex exploration of human relationships, obsession, and morality. Set in Vienna, it follows the intense and tumultuous romance between Alex Linden, an American psychiatrist, and Milena Flaherty, a troubled, free-spirited woman.…

  • ALTERED STATES

    ALTERED STATES

    “Altered States” is a 1980 American science fiction-horror film directed by Ken Russell and starring William Hurt, Blair Brown, and Bob Balaban. The movie follows Eddie Jessup, a Harvard scientist obsessed with discovering the true nature of human consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and mind-altering drugs, he embarks on a series of experiments that lead him…