As the dog days of summer transition into the cooler, colorful season of autumn, Halloween comes ever closer. Once we get into September at my house, it is pretty much time to start celebrating Halloween, and for me that begins with horror movies. Now I watch horror movies at any time of the year, but … More Horror Anthology Films
When I was growing up, Friday was my most anticipated day of the week. Once school was over on that day, it meant 3 days of freedom. One of the things that became a ritual during those Fridays was a visit to the local video store. The world has changed so much since the video … More Remembering the Video Store
When Independence Day hit in the summer of 1996, it was the epitome of the modern summer blockbuster. The hype started with a teaser during the Super Bowl showing the White House being blown up by an alien spaceship. I remember being hyped for this movie, as the alien invasion genre hadn’t been driven into … More ID4: Independence Day (Trendmasters, 1996)
In the early 90s, Super Mario Bros were king. I don’t know anyone that didn’t love Super Mario Bros. or any of the sequels. A movie was made called “The Wizard” that was really an infomercial for Nintendo and their products, and the centerpiece of the movie was a video game competition that showed the … More Super Mario Bros. (Hollywood Pictures, 1993)
Only select few modern films go on to be labeled “Christmas Classics.” It’s not like the studios don’t try. Each year you can count on a handful of films that will arrive in November and December and attempt to become an annual holiday tradition. The vast majority are simply forgettable, dumb comedies that make a … More Home Alone (20th Century Fox, 1990)
2015 has been a nostalgic year for Star Wars. For most casual fans the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens later this month is the catalyst for the Star Wars nostalgia trip. For me however the waters run much deeper. True there is the long awaited non-George Lucas directed feature film coming … More C-3P0 (Kenner, 1995)
GoldenEye is the most important Bond movie in recent history. License to Kill, the previous Bond film, was thrown into the commercial buzzsaw that was Summer 1989, running against Batman, Ghostbusters II and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Lost in the shuffle, it was the lowest grossing Bond film domestically to that point. Usually, … More GoldenEye (United Artists, 1995)
It didn’t take very long for the popularity of The Simpsons to soar. The full length episodes made their debut on FOX in December of 1989 with the Christmas special and by the spring of 1990 the show was already a sensation. At first there was some controversy as to whether a cartoon like The … More Bart Simpson Vinyl Doll (Dan Dee, 1990)
It is no secret that Paramount Pictures was never thrilled to be the home of “Friday the 13th” They were an upscale major studio that released Oscar contenders and blockbusters. Being the home of a low class slasher franchise was not a point of pride for them. But the profits were enough to keep the … More Friday the 13th Retrospective, Part 3: The New Line Era (New Line Cinema)
I loved collecting WWF Coliseum Videos back when I was in high school, and my favorite pay per view event has always been the Royal Rumble. Add the two passions together and of course I owned nearly every Royal Rumble VHS tape produced. Today I’d like to take a trip down memory lane and rank … More Ranking Royal Rumble’s By Box Art
