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Tag: 1980s

‘Hack-O-Lantern’ (1988): Small-town satanic panic in the South on Halloween

And you thought your family had problems.

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Play Dead’ (1982): Cute dog & rich old dame + black magic = death

Greta, you’re no Cujo. But you’re pretty cute. It’s the best you can do when your film is produced by…a construction company?

October 29, 2019October 24, 2019 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘They Live’ (1988): Pro wrestler is John Carpenter’s muse in politically-tinged thriller

“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I’m all out of bubblegum.”

October 18, 2019October 13, 2019 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Beyond Evil’ (1980): A contemplative, gothic ghost story

Those eyes…those green laser eyes…

October 14, 2019October 13, 2019 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Hard Ticket to Hawaii’ (1987): The very best of ’80s B-movie escapism

Before starting this review, let’s hit the Jacuzzi. I do my best thinking there.

October 12, 2019October 13, 2019 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Action Jackson’ (1988): A primer on all the 80s action that’s come before

A near-perfect definition of cliche ’80s action and historically significant for soon-to-be-defunct production company, Lorimar.

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Don’t Go In The Woods’ (1981): Crappy little slasher a nice drive-in memory

Summer’s winding down. It’s a drag. I didn’t do anything fun. I didn’t even go to our last local drive-in. But then again…why would I?

August 14, 2019August 15, 2019 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

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New addition to the Blu-ray collection isn't just evil--it's BEYOND EVIL, starring John Saxon! Another fun @vinegarsyndrome release of vintage indie films. Look for our review at MoviesandDrinks.com . . . . . #vinegarsyndrome #bluray #dvd #horror #horrormovies #art #scary #horrorfan #creepy #horrormovie #movie #horrorart #film #dark #blood #horrorfilm #goth #gothic #spooky #horroraddict #movies #terror #horrorjunkie #beyondevil #moviecollector #80s #1980s #johnsaxon #lyndadaygeorge #herbfreed
Finally got a copy of JULES VERNE: SEVEN NOVELS. A huge, 1,196-page omnibus (originally published in 2006, mine is the 2010 edition). Nice to have these all in one place, & it looks great on the shelf! Includes: Five Weeks in a Balloon, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, Round the Moon, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, & The Mysterious Island. . . . . . . #julesverne #fiveweeksinaballoon #journeytothecenteroftheearth #fromtheearthtothemoon #roundthemoon #20000leaguesunderthesea #aroundtheworldin80days #mysteriousisland #barnesandnoble #mikeashley @barnesandnoble #rebeccalysen #madadesign #books #classicliterature #literature #publishing
RIP Diahann Carroll, who passed away, it was reported today. I remember her best from her years on DYNASTY, pictured here on the cover of the season 6-Part 1 DVD set. (Carroll is third from left in the image). . . . . . #dynasty #dvd #diahanncarroll #soapopera #tv #tvseries #abc #physicalmedia #tvondvd #80s #1980s #80sfashion #1985 #1986
Latest Atari 2600 pick-up: OMEGA RACE (1983) from Bally Midway & CBS Electronics (remember when every company had a games division before the video game crash of '83?). Based on the 1981 arcade game. . . . . . #atari #atarivcs #Atari2600 #omegarace #80s #1980s #actiongames #atarigames @atari_kid @atari_2600_game @the_atarivcs #retrogamer #retrogames #vintage #vintagegaming #classicgaming #videogames #videogame #art #artofatari #coverart #consolegaming #consolegamer #ballymidway #1983 #cbselectronics #ronhaliburton
New Arrival: She-Ra: Princess of Powerem re-released to DVD by Unicersal. I missed the previous releases, both long out print. both original series previously? Look out Skeletor; Hordak's in town. . . . . . . #heman #shera #hemanandthemastersoftheuniverse #sheraprincessofpower #completeseries #dvd #physicalmedia #cartoon #1980s #80s #filmation #louscheimer #normprescott #skeletor #orko #hordak #evilhorde #universaltelevision #universalstudios #cartoon #universalhomeentertainment #castlegrayskull #snakemountain #beastman #merman #eternia #etheria #animation #tvshow #motu #mattel @universalpictures
From the vinyl vault: Tané McClure, who starred in tons of late 80s & 90s B-films, was a budding pop star in the early 80s, releasing a self-titled album in 1982 under her married name, Tané Cain (her then-husband, Journey's Jonathan Cain, was a producer on the album). The single "Holdin' On" reached No. 37 in the US. Tané later played Reese Witherspoon's character's mom in the Legally Blonde films. . . . . . #tanécain #tanecain #tanemcclure #1982 #80s #1980s #80smusic #rock #rocknroll #pop #vinyl #record #music #vinylrecords #vinylcollector #popmusic #records #dangerzone #holdinon #reesewitherspoon #legallyblonde #journey #jonathancainmusic
Get outta the water! Saw JAWS for the first time in HD today after reeling in a Blu-ray copy for cheap. Now, I can throw my old DVD to the sharks. . . . . . . #horrorfilm #horror #jaws #shark #universal #bluray #bluraycollector #thriller #suspense #movie #royscheider #richarddreyfuss #physicalmedia #coverart #horrormovie #film #1970s #70s #1975 #ocean #dvd
Recent horror #bluray pickup - AGAINST THE NIGHT - a #specialedition by @horrorpack :: Have you watched this? . . . . . . #horrorfilm #horror #horrormovie #horrorfan #film #horrorjunkie #horrorlover #horrornerd #horrorgram #movie #horrorart #scary #instahorror #horrorfilms #horrorfanatic #horrorcommunity #horrorcollector #horrorgeek #horrorfamily #cinematography #movies #filmmaking #againstthenight #horrorpack
My new hardcover edition of Jim Cornette Presents BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Real Pro Wrestling Stories. Cornette was my favorite manager when I was a kid & it's great to see him still very active in the business. His most memorable stories in graphic novel form. . . . . . #jimcornette #jimcornetteexperience #prowrestling #wrestling #graphicnovels #graphicnovel #comicbook #wwe #nwa #wcw #idw #crowdfunding @belast #80s #90s #brandoneaston #behindthecurtain #midnightexpress #kayfabe #classicwrestling #wccw
CRYSTAL CASTLES for the Atari 2600, my newest addition to the library. Released in 1984 & based on the '83 arcade game, it was one of the first action games of the era with an actual ending. . . . . . #atari #atarivcs #Atari2600 #crystalcastles #80s #1980s #actiongames #atarigames @atari_kid @atari_2600_game @the_atarivcs #retrogamer #retrogames #vintage #vintagegaming #classicgaming #videogames #videogame #art #artofatari #coverart #consolegaming #consolegamer #castles #bentleybear
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