Here’s a look at one of the most unexpected film spin-offs ever made…which also happens to be an early example of the “cinematic universe” idea that is so in vogue today. The surprising popularity of 1942’s The Ghost of Frankenstein…
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With Memorial Day Weekend having now come and gone, thoughts are now turning to those summer nights. Speaking of which, June 16th marks the 40th anniversary of Grease, the blockbuster, era-defining musical starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John! We here…
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Commissioned by NBC to air during the broadcast of the 1980 Summer Olympics (though that never happened, of course), this first in an intended two-part spoof of the games features anthropomorphic animals, such as alligator runner Bolt Jenkins, dachshund skier…
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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…
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It’s the most wonderful time of year…to be scared? While at this time of year people traditionally watch movies that are full of stories about love and gift-giving, there is one particular cinematic subgenre that aims to deck your halls…
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Can you dig it? This week’s Create-A-Caption comes to us courtesy of The Warriors, director Walter Hill‘s cult classic that follows a Coney Island gang falsely accused of killing the leader of a city-wide peace summit, as they make their…
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