Today’s guest post has Jim Brymer sharing his thoughts on the Bill and Ted franchise. Take it away, Jim: Before the meteoric rise of one of the most recognizable actors of the 90’s and beyond, a virtually unknown actor was…
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On July 25th, veteran character actor John Saxon died of pneumonia at the age of 83. With a career spanning over six decades, Saxon shines with roles in films like Enter the Dragon, Black Christmas, A Nightmare on Elm Street,…
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Celebrating its 35th anniversary this month is Teen Wolf, Michael J. Fox‘s other 1985 summer blockbuster (after Back to the Future). In the film Fox portrays a high-school basketball player who discovers that his puberty has unexpected consequences — namely…
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John Carpenter is my favorite director, and by extension, I guess you could say Kurt Russell is my second favorite actor (John Wayne is still #1). The reason I say Carpenter is my favorite director and Russell is #2 on…
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Here’s the thing about movies of the 1980s, nostalgic is such a bewitching thing than even movies of the era that were considered duds the first time around have — in the subsequent decades — been re-evaluated as cult favorites….
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Our celebrations of the 35th anniversary of films from 1985 roll on as we honor George Romero‘s Day of the Dead in this week’s Create-A-Caption! Set in an underground military base, the film follows the last humans — consisting mainly…
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It’s been 35 years and a few months since John Hughes‘ seminal 1985 teen angst fest The Breakfast Club first hit theaters. Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy star as teens from vastly different…
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Spawning multiple television spin-offs, a reality show, a musical, and a misguided 2009 remake, Fame remains a phenomenon that will live forever. It all started with director Alan Parker‘s 1980 drama, a grittier-than-you-remember effort peppered with unforgettable musical numbers that…
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You ever have one of those days where you have a difficult surgery to perform in the morning, fight off an evil alien invasion in the afternoon, and then rock out, performing an exhaustive concert playing guitar for your rock…
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On October 11, 1975, a group of performers gathered together to foist upon the public what is one of the longest running TV shows in history, Saturday Night Live. It has only a few rivals for that distinction (all of…
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