John Landis

The Movies Unlimited Exclusive “Tennessee Johnson” Leads An Exciting Week of New Releases

11.10.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Alex Winter, Alicia Witt, Arsenio Hall, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Bill & Ted, Brandi Alexander, Catherine O'Hara, Chris Elliott, Chris Kattan, Clint Eastwood, Criterion Collection, Dan Duryea, Dan Levy, Eddie Albert, Eli Wallach, Eugene Levy, Gary Cooper, George Kennedy, Hallmark Channel, Jack Lemmon, Jessica Walter, Jodie Sweetin, Joe Dante, John Landis, Katherine Langford, Kathie Lee Gifford, Keanu Reeves, King Vidor, Kristen Schaal, Laurence Olivier, Lionel Barrymore, Lou Ferrigno, Marjorie Main, Michelle Pfeiffer, Pauly Shore, Peter Cushing, Peter O'Toole, Peter Yates, Roddy McDowall, Rosanna Arquette, Russ Meyer, Schitt's Creek, Sybil Danning, The Hallmark Channel, The Office, Van Heflin, Warner Archive, Warner Archive Collection, William Sadler, William Wyler | no comments

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Wow. That’s the only word that can be used to describe this week’s batch of new DVD and Blu-ray releases. With just a little over a month until the holidays, the studios are unleashing a stunning amount of releases.(Seriously, this…

Bad Moon Rising: An American Werewolf in London

10.11.20 | Jim Brymer | Tags: cult movies, David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, horror films, Jenny Agutter, John Landis, Rick Baker | no comments

In this post, Jim Brymer reviews the 1980s horror masterpiece An American Werewolf in London: In England, two young boys, David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are out alternately hitchhiking and hiking across the countryside. They come across a…

Guest Review: The Blues Brothers

04.29.20 | Jim Brymer | Tags: Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, Cult Films, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Landis | 1 comment

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…

This Week’s New Releases Include a Godzilla Collection and Other Smashing Hits!

10.29.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Batman Beyond, Bela Lugosi, Blake Edwards, Bruce Willis, Chuck Connors, Criterion Collection, Cult Films, Divine, Donald Pleasence, Donna Reed, Frank Capra, Godzilla, Henry Mancin, Jack Klugman, Jim Gaffigan, John Landis, Lee Remick, Lionel Barrymore, Michael Gough, Naomi Watts, Olivia Colman, Olivia Spencer, Tab Hunter, Tim Roth, Vinegar Syndrome, Warner Archive Collection | no comments

This week there’s a lot of monstrous hits roaring to DVD and Blu-ray. We think you’ll love this latest batch of new releases, all of which would take an honored place in your home video library! Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films,…

Name Your Five Favorite Fright Flicks!

10.16.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 31 Days of Halloween, A Bucket of Blood, An American Werewolf in London, Creepshow, Dawn of the Dead, Dick Miller, George Romero, Halloween, John Carpenter, John Landis, Open Thread | 9 comments

Things are getting spooky for this latest Open Thread, as I’m asking you to name your five favorite fright flicks. These are the horror movies that you find yourself coming back to year after year, despite knowing their every twist…

Aretha Franklin Steals the Show in “The Blues Brothers”

08.16.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Aretha Franklin, Dan Akyroyd, John Belushi, John Landis, obituaries, The Blues Brothers | no comments

Heartbreaking news from Detroit today, “The Queen of South” Aretha Franklin died at her home today. She was 76. We are beyond saddened that she is no longer with us, especially since her music touched our lives so greatly. Her…

“Coming to America” Turns 30!

07.01.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1980s Films, anniversaries, Arsenio Hall, Coming to America, Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones, John Amos, John Landis | no comments

It was on this weekend on 1988 that the Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America first hit theaters! Directed by John Landis (Trading Places, An American Werewolf in London) this charming classic stars Murphy as Akeem Joffer, the young prince…

Movie Trailer of the Day: “National Lampoon’s Animal House”

05.06.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Animal House, Donald Sutherland, John Belushi, John Landis, John Vernon, Karen Allen, National Lampoon's Animal House, Stephen Furst, Tim Matheson | no comments

Toga! Toga! Today’s pick for Trailer of the Day is National Lampoon’s Animal House, John Landis‘ hugely influential campus comedy. The film chronicles the “slobs vs. straights” war that rages between two fraternities at the fictional Faber College in 1962….

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