“When it flies, someone dies!” Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder (Agnes Moorehead) has just rented a secluded country estate known as “the Oaks” and finds herself involved in a real-life mystery when she learns that one million dollars has been…
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Return to Crystal Lake in a Scare-Packed New “Friday the 13th” Collection
Chh-chh-chh! Ahh-ahh-ahh! It just wouldn’t be the Halloween season without Jason Voorhees. The hockey-masked, murder-crazed antagonist of the Friday the 13th franchise has been terrifying audiences since he first popped up out of Crystal Lake forty years ago. (Yes, we…
Read more →Looking Back at “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures” and “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey”
Today’s guest post has Jim Brymer sharing his thoughts on the Bill and Ted franchise. Take it away, Jim: Before the meteoric rise of one of the most recognizable actors of the 90’s and beyond, a virtually unknown actor was…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite John Saxon Performance?
On July 25th, veteran character actor John Saxon died of pneumonia at the age of 83. With a career spanning over six decades, Saxon shines with roles in films like Enter the Dragon, Black Christmas, A Nightmare on Elm Street,…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Teen Wolf
Celebrating its 35th anniversary this month is Teen Wolf, Michael J. Fox‘s other 1985 summer blockbuster (after Back to the Future). In the film Fox portrays a high-school basketball player who discovers that his puberty has unexpected consequences — namely…
Read more →Waiting for Snake: “Escape from New York” and “Escape from L.A.”
John Carpenter is my favorite director, and by extension, I guess you could say Kurt Russell is my second favorite actor (John Wayne is still #1). The reason I say Carpenter is my favorite director and Russell is #2 on…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Here’s the thing about movies of the 1980s, nostalgic is such a bewitching thing than even movies of the era that were considered duds the first time around have — in the subsequent decades — been re-evaluated as cult favorites….
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Day of the Dead
Our celebrations of the 35th anniversary of films from 1985 roll on as we honor George Romero‘s Day of the Dead in this week’s Create-A-Caption! Set in an underground military base, the film follows the last humans — consisting mainly…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: The Breakfast Club
It’s been 35 years and a few months since John Hughes‘ seminal 1985 teen angst fest The Breakfast Club first hit theaters. Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy star as teens from vastly different…
Read more →Great Movie Scenes: “Fame” Sings the Body Electric
Spawning multiple television spin-offs, a reality show, a musical, and a misguided 2009 remake, Fame remains a phenomenon that will live forever. It all started with director Alan Parker‘s 1980 drama, a grittier-than-you-remember effort peppered with unforgettable musical numbers that…
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