Posts Tagged ‘80s movies’
PODCAST: How Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure was Most Triumphant (and One Heinous Inclusion)
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…
Read MorePODCAST: JUST ONE OF THE GUYS is a Dude’s Story Disguised as a Chick Flick
Podcaster Riley Roberts gives the Gen Z take on JUST ONE OF THE GUYS (1985).
Read MorePODCAST: Men’s dreams come true in XANADU
Podcaster Riley Roberts gives the Gen Z take on XANADU.
Read MoreWe co-host ICONIC ’80s Week with Lea Thompson on HDNET Movies!
The founder of ’80s Movie Guide, Tara McNamara, will interview actress-director Lea Thompson for “Iconic ’80s,” a week-long special airing July 22-27 exploring the ’80s through its movies on HDNET Movies. The duo provide insightful discussion on each film in the lineup, which includes St. Elmo’s Fire, Stripes, Short Circuit, Christine, and more. It’s also…
Read MoreOn Field of Dreams 30th Anniversary, Director Phil Alden Robinson Reveals How a 1960s Attitude Tweak Created a Magical Film
This weekend, Field of Dreams celebrates its 30th Anniversary by returning to theaters for a special Father’s Day screening June 16 and 18 as part of the TCM Big Screen Classic with Fathom Events. Truly, it’s hard to name a movie that’s more appropriate for that holiday – in fact, it’s a movie that will…
Read MoreCHILD’S PLAY 2019 First Clip: Mark Hamill Knows How to Be Creepy
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?
Read MoreFather’s Day Giveaway: See FIELD OF DREAMS on the Big Screen with FREE Tickets!
FIELD OF DREAMS is back in theaters on Father’s Day for its 30th Anniversary and we’re giving away free tickets.
Read MorePODCAST: Why DIRTY DANCING is Most Relevant Now
Riley Roberts offers the Gen Z take on DIRTY DANCING on our “’80s Movies: A Guide to What’s Wrong with Your Parents” podcast. (Special thanks for the lift from South Bay dance icon “Mr. Jack” Varga Hall of Pacific Dance Center.)
(photo: Victoria Igloi)
THE KARATE KID is Back & We’re Giving Away Tickets!
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…
Read MoreMYSTIC PIZZA Podcast: Slut Shamey Flick Marks Marriage-Can-Wait Movement
Mystic Pizza is an anomaly among ’80s teen movies: it was written by a woman, about three women who had healthy attitudes toward sex – sort of. By 1988, the pendulum had swung from the orgy-filled ’70s to the good-girls-don’t sexual conservatism. That confusing perspective is on full display in Mystic Pizza, where best friends…
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