'80s Movie News

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Podcast: PURPLE RAIN taught love is colorful — purple…black…and blue.

Prince and The Revolution created a musical and music business revolution with the semi-autobiographical Purple Rain that may very well be the best music video of all time. In the ...
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’80s Movies You Can Watch with Your Kids

Forced locked down does have its advantages: your kids have no choice but to hang out with you! Every night is movie night and it’s tempting for parents to want ...
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FOR THE RECORD: FOXES’ Kandice Stroh on why Dierdre is so misunderstood and the deleted scenes that explain everything.

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the Jodie Foster cult classic Foxes, about the wild lives of four teen girls growing up in LA's San Fernando Valley in 1979. ...
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Lucy Hale takes us back to the ’80s on FANTASY ISLAND

Fantasy Island is a zombie property, the edgy yet broadly appealing TV series that ran from 1977-84 has been brought back to life and is now in theaters. The film's ...
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An interview with Daniel Waters, writer of Heathers.

Cherry Slushies with HEATHERS writer Daniel Waters: how he hoped his 1989 classic would put an end to teen suicide, but is still waiting for his “school shooting residuals.”

What's the perfect film to take a closer look at between Oscars & Valentine's Day? Heathers! Tara McNamara and Riley Roberts interview the hilariously acerbic Daniel Waters, screenwriter of the ...
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Gastronomic Glam: Oscar Party Menu Ideas That’ll Amuse Your Guests

This year, don't make watching the Academy Awards about what you're wearing but what you're eating. There's a few ways to go: fancy food that's on par with Wolfgang Puck, ...
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THE COLOR PURPLE Back in Theaters for Black History Month

To recognize the 35th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg's cultural touchstone The Color Purple, Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies are putting it back in theaters for one day, Feb. 23. ...
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Podcast: LITTLE DARLINGS gave us Lecherous Devils

Oh summer camp, where you learn campfire songs, stay up all night talking to your new lifelong friends, and go home covered in mosquito bites. Except at Camp Little Wolf, ...
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Podcast: ANIMAL HOUSE Was So Good, It Ruined a Generation

National Lampoon's Animal House is hilarious - it's not even an opinion, it's a fact. Following a house full of screw-ups, we see Otter, Boon, Bluto and Hoover guiding their ...
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Podcast: THE TERMINATOR teaches that Masculinity is Guns and Muscles

The Terminator reinvigorated the action genre and gave audiences a fresh story that addressed (and destroyed) the worries of the day. However, the T-800 truly did deliver a message from ...
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Podcast: THE LOST BOYS – So Much Subtext in the Shadows

When Joel Schumacher took over The Lost Boys (1987) from Richard Donner, he changed nearly everything in the script, creating a metaphorical fairy tale encapsulating several issues facing teens and families ...
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Podcast: GHOSTBUSTERS – Con Your Way to Success!

Ghostbusters is one of the most beloved films of the '80s. It's a horror-comedy classic that had all audiences running to see it in theaters -- especially kids. In fact, ...
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