1980s Films

Movie Trailer of the Day: Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

Yesterday, songwriting great Jim Steinman — known for his hugely successful collaborations with everyone from Meatloaf to Celine Dion — died at the age of 73. Steinman’s career often brushed up against motion pictures, providing songs for Footloose (“Holding out…

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Poll: Who’s Your Favorite Character from David Lynch’s 1984 Sci-Fi Classic “Dune”?

Since the release of the theatrical trailer for Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune remake last week, interest has been reignited in David Lynch‘s 1984 take on Frank Herbert‘s sprawling, seminal sci-fi tale. So for this week’s poll, we thought we’d get your…

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Poll: Who’s Your Favorite Character from “Silverado”?

Silverado

We’ve recently been celebrating the films of 1985 here on MovieFanFare, and among the year’s best is Silverado. Director/co-scripter Lawrence Kasdan‘s rollicking salute to the Hollywood westerns of yesteryear follows four cowboys─a former outlaw (Kevin Kline), a falsely accused ex-con…

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Waiting for Snake: “Escape from New York” and “Escape from L.A.”

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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Poll: Who’s Your Favorite Character from the “Indiana Jones” Films?

What would the summer movie season be without Indiana Jones? The four theatrical features — Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of…

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