In their own way, both Rocky and Robocop are the ultimate underdog movies. Think about it. In Rocky, Sylvester Stallone plays an amateur pugilist from Philadelphia who gets thrust into the big time when he is tapped to square off…
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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…
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Movie Music Video is a an occasional look at, well, notable music videos from film soundtracks. This debut column examines an obscure (yet totally amazing) clip from the mid-1980s. Eddy Grant’s 1982 hit “Electric Avenue” may have told us all how to…
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