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Celebrating both the biggest hits and the most obscure releases of 1980s cinema, focused primarily around exploring the narratives of under‑seen distributors, niche genres, and overlooked classics.
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Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
On this first part of a three part series, host Edward Havens discusses favorite 80s movies, the state of streaming services today, religion, books, movie theatres and so much more with his brother-in-law, Ph. D. student Michael Hourigan.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
This episode takes a look at creation, production and release of Phil Joanou's underrated 1987 teen comedy Three O'Clock High, produced (and then unproduced) by Steven Spielberg and his Amblin Entertainment.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
This episode takes a look at creation, production and release of the classic 1985 action thriller To Live and Die in L.A.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
This episode takes a look at the 1980s theatrical releases for New York City-based independent production company and distributor Troma Films, including the 1980s horror-comedy classic The Toxic Avenger.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
This episode takes a look at the Chiodo Brothers' 1988 cult horror-comedy classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space, featuring a remembrance from my best friend and former FilmJerk contributor Dick Hollywood on his one day as a Killer Klown during shooting.
Read the rest of this entry »Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
In today's episode, we take a look at the debut films of five filmmakers who got their start as musicians.
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Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Today's episode talks about the DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, born from the ashes of Embassy Pictures in the fall of 1985, only to spectacularly flame out after two years, but able to make one true masterpiece and several modern classics in such a short amount of time.
Read the rest of this entry »Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
This episode takes a look at the under-appreciated 1988 comedy Tapeheads, starring John Cusack and Tim Robbins.
Read the rest of this entry »Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
This episode takes a look at the Weintraub Entertainment Group, which would release only six movies in less than a year before going bankrupt.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
This episode is the third and final part of an occasionally personal journey through one of the better summers for films during the 1980s: the summer of 1986.
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