For this week’s Flashback Friday, guest blogger Rick 29 writes about one of the 1970s most interesting films: The popularity of Blaxploitation films had already begun to wane by 1974, just three brief years after Shaft made a box office splash….
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Join Us On July 9-15 As We Celebrate Planet of the Apes Week!
On July 14th, the latest installment of the Planet of the Apes saga, War for the Planet of the Apes, is released. Naturally, we are, well, going ape about this. Which means that we will be using the opportunity to…
Read more →The 1970s Favorites “Brannigan!” and “From Noon Till Three” Are Now Available
Earlier this week we told you about all the recent theatrical hits that have been released on home video this week, but you might not have realized that a pair of vintage gems have just hit DVD as well: The…
Read more →FYI: “Psycho” Made Its World Premiere On This Day in 1960
On this day in 1960, film history was made. Why? Because Alfred Hitchcock‘s legendary Psycho had its world premiere at the DeMille Theatre in New York City. Although the film wouldn’t go into wide release until September of that year,…
Read more →Throwback Thursday: Siskel and Ebert Review “Predator”
“Nothing like it has ever been on Earth before. It came for the thrill of the hunt… It picked the wrong man to hunt.” It seems difficult to believe, but this week marks the 30th anniversary of the sci-fi/action favorite…
Read more →This Week’s DVD/Blu-ray New Releases Include “The Lego Batman Movie” and More!
This week’s new releases are highlighted by the most fun Batman movie since 1966, the most recent installment in Keanu Reeves’ latest franchise, a compelling family drama starring Susan Sarandon, a funny coming-of-age drama, and much more. Check out what…
Read more →Poll: Who’s Your Favorite Action Star of the 1980s?
The 1980s were a golden age for action movies, thanks to films like Die Hard, Predator, Cobra, Lethal Weapon, and on and on and on. For this week’s poll, we are asking you to pick a favorite star from this…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Frankenstein
Good afternoon ghouls! Well, Universal Monsters Week is just about over, but before we say goodbye to this tribute to the classiest celluloid creatures ever, we wanted to bring back one more Create-A-Caption featuring everyone’s favorite misguided monster. So below…
Read more →What Are Your Memories of Adam West and the 1960s Batman Series?
As we continue to mourn the passing of Adam West, we wanted to hear your memories of the Batman TV series. For a number of people, the show was not only their introduction to the character, but to a live-action…
Read more →Is “Son of Frankenstein” the Best of Universal’s Series?
Universal Monsters Week races towards its conclusion tomorrow with this examination of one of the finest sequels ever made… The general consensus among film critics and classic movie fans is that Bride of Frankenstein (1935) is the high point of…
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