Steven Spielberg‘s current success with Ready Player One proves that the powerhouse director still knows a thing or two about tapping into the pop culture zeitgeist. Arguably his most beloved film, with apologies to Jaws fanatics everywhere, is 1982’s E.T.:…
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Clueless In London: Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley in “Without a Clue”
Prepare yourself for a shock. Sherlock Holmes, that fantastic solver of mysteries that baffled Scotland Yard, never existed. It’s true! He was the creation of a doctor who wrote the stories during a time when he was awaiting a position…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Caddyshack
It’s the slobs vs. the snobs in 1980’s Caddyshack. This riotous comedy set in an elite country club features Rodney Dangerfield as a loud and loutish new member, Chevy Chase as the egotistical club pro, Bill Murray as a crazed…
Read more →Looking Back at The Goonies’ Fantastic Soundtrack Jams
As impossible as it seems, The Goonies was released 32 years ago. Wow, suddenly I feel very, very old. One of the film’s highlights is “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough”–Cyndi Lauper’s fun theme song from the film. Loud, over-the-top and…
Read more →“The Breakfast Club” Is Back In Session Thanks to the Criterion Collection
The seminal 1985 John Hughes classic The Breakfast Club will be discovered by an entire new generation of film lovers thanks to a new DVD and Blu-ray release of the film from The Criterion Collection. The film follows jock Andrew…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: A Christmas Story
You know the drill. Below is a photo from 1983’s A Christmas Story with Chris’ caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! Look kid, the movie is called A Christmas Story, not An Easter…
Read more →Watch This Bizarre (Bizarro?) Deleted Scene from “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace”
One movie that nobody seems to be celebrating the 30th anniversary of is Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Hands down the worst Superman film (although Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is up there) this 1987 suffers from a…
Read more →“A Fish Called Wanda” Swims To Blu-ray In a New Collector’s Edition
A Fish Called Wanda is fascinating because it blends the charm of Ealing Studios classics with a zany Monty Python-esque sensibility. Originally released nearly 30 years in ago in 1988, the film was a critical and commercial success. In the…
Read more →Movie Trailer of the Day: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Having already conquered sky spoofs with Airplane!, the Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker team set their comedic sights on crime shows with their short-lived series Police Squad!. Although the show was cancelled prematurely, Leslie Nielsen‘s bumbling Frank Drebin wouldn’t be out of commission for…
Read more →As You Wish: “The Princess Bride” Turns 30
Ready to feel old? The Princess Bride turns 30 today! Rob Reiner‘s hilarious fairytale fable stars Peter Falk as a kindly grandfather reading the titular story to his grandson (Fred Savage). Follow the quest of a young swashbuckler (Cary Elwes)…
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