We mentioned earlier this week how Clash of the Titans recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, but it is just one of many epic sword and sorcery films to come out of the 1980s. From the original Conan the Barbarian to…
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Ned Beatty — the iconic everyman character actor — died of natural causes at the age of 83 on June 13th. A familiar face on the big and small screen, Beatty had unforgettable roles in pop culture touchstones ranging from…
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A much heralded star of films and television, Angela Bassett is one of our most talented performers — shining in works ranging from the Tina Turner biopic What’s Love Got to Do With It to her turn as LAPD patrol…
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Martin Short is a comedic genius who elevates every project he becomes involved with. So we thought we’d pay tribute to the actor by making him the focus of this week’s poll. Choose your favorite of his many iconic performances…
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Flash! Ahh! Originally released in 1980, Flash Gordon is an enduring cult favorite. The film follows Flash (Sam J. Jones), quarterback for the New York Jets, and travel agent Dale Arden (Melody Anderson) are hijacked into a desperate space mission…
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The lovable character actor Charles Grodin has died at the age of 86 following a battle with cancer. Known to multiple generations of filmgoers due to roles in iconic films like The Heartbreak Kid, the 1976 version of King Kong,…
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The 1980s were a magical time for animation. Thanks to the blurring of the lines between commerce and entertainment — helped largely by changes in regulations on children’s television — toy lines became, um, transformed into cartoons that dominated the…
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From working with the masters in cinema classics to earning new generations of viewers on television, Norman Lloyd truly did it all in his decades-spanning career. Arguably best known for his role as Dr. Daniel Auschlander in the groundbreaking medical…
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Over the weekend, acclaimed character actress Olympia Dukakis died at the age of 89. Beginning her career in the early 1960s on stage in New York City, she quickly established herself as a performer whose humanity and intensity helped her…
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Since today is May 4th (as in “May the Fourth Be With You”) we wanted to give you the opportunity to once again vote for your favorite movie set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Which…
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