Reboot
This Friday, Aug. 16, there’s a curiosity in the New Film Releases section — Caligula: The Ultimate Cut. The porn epic is as curious now as it was in 1980, when it was originally released. First question: why did some of Britain’s most respected acting talent — Helen Mirren, Sir John Gielgud, Peter O’Toole, and…
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Bill & Ted don’t share the same DNA as franchises like Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, or the DC Universe. As beloved as those films and characters are, the studios keeps making new films because they know they’re money trucks — sometimes, the story is a bit lacking as a consequence or trying to…
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Lucy Hale discusses the ’80s origins of her Blumhouse Horror film FANTASY ISLAND.
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Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING provides insights into family relations in 1980.
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We share a mission with Ted Logan and Bill Preston, Esq. Cinema’s favorite air-guitaring airheads know that to move forward most righteously, you’ve got to travel back in time to understand history. And, that’s exactly what we do in the ’80s Movies: A Guide to What’s Wrong with Our Parents podcast. In this episode, we…
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From the look of the first clip to come from the remake of Child’s Play, the film is more creepy and less campy. Mark Hamill leaves everything Luke behind to voices serial killer doll Chucky at his most disconcerting. Take a look: do you think it’ll improve upon or destroy the legacy of Chucky?
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UPDATE: Winners have been selected. Congrats to Debbie D., Travis C., Crystal C., John C., and Elizabeth B.! Watch for our next give away! been 35 years since Daniel-san crane-kicked his way into the hearts of Mr. Miyagi and moviegoers everywhere. So, as The Karate Kid enters its midlife crisis, it Waxes On with a…
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Photo Above: Podcaster Riley Roberts gives her take on Splash. Photographer: Victoria Igloi. Splash is a family film that began our modern-day fascination with mermaids, a film that made Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah bonafide movie stars, and began Hanks journey as American treasure. But, does the film live up to its legacy? In many ways,…
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The 1983 Michael Keaton-Teri Garr comedy classic Mr. Mom is getting a 2019 makeover as a digital series on Vudu. It looks like the first of many as MGM inked a deal with the Walmart-powered streaming service to create content from their vast library with “Movies On Us,” which aims to compete with Netflix, Hulu and…
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LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: Today is the 34th Anniversary of The Karate Kid, a movie that continues to resonate with the kids of the ’80s…and Millennials and Generation Z. The film about a bullied teen (Ralph Macchio) who is trained in self-defense by a wise, elderly karate master (Pat Morita) spawned sequels, a spinoff, an…
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