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We’re your ticket to the movies! Since 2019, film historian and former critic Edward A. Havens III has carefully curated a unique cinematic journey through 1980s films, covering a wide variety of aspects of cinema of the day, from distributors barely remembered and films long forgotten, to the biggest actors and filmmakers of the decade.
Episodes
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
On this week's episode, we complete our dive into the Martin Scorsese Cinematic Universe of the 1980s, with the history behind his masterpiece Raging Bull, as well as a personal remembrance of the film by the host.
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
On this week's episode, we continue our dive into the Martin Scorsese Cinematic Universe of the 1980s, with a look back at his oft-misinterpreted 1983 classic, The King of Comedy.
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
This week, we continue our look back at the 1980s movies of Martin Scorsese, with a look back at After Hours, the last low-budget, small-scale, intimate movie he'd ever make.
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
This week, we continue our look back at the 1980s movies of Martin Scorsese, concentrating on the movie that inarguably changed the direction of his career: The Last Temptation of Christ.
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
This week, we start an irregular look back at the 1980s movies of Martin Scorsese, starting with what, for me, is his best film of the decade: The Color of Money.
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
This week, we take a look back at a movie shot in 1980, and would sit on the proverbial shelf until it premiered on basic cable in 1984, becoming a cult film and inspiring an early 1990s music revolution. Lou Adler's Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains.
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Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
This week's episode takes a look back at the career of writer, director and actor Albert Brooks and his brilliant 1985 comedy Lost in America.
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
This week's episode takes a look back at the career of Ralph Bakshi and his pioneering 1981 animated rock musical American Pop.
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
This week's episode takes a look at the best movie in the John Hughes canon: 1987's Some Kind of Wonderful.
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Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
This week's episode takes a look back at the short-lived 1980s distribution company, Scotti Brothers Pictures.
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