1980s
retro trailer: ‘Wall Street’
Remember when wrecking companies and trading on inside information was merely cool, instead of something that gets a CEO bailed out by the federal government using taxpayer money? Good times, good times.
retro trailer: ‘Without a Clue’
Another reminder of just how often Sherlock Holmes has been fiddled with, updated, rewound, and reinvented by filmmakers…
watch it: 1980s Lite-Brite commercial
(via Social Times)
watch it: 1980s My Buddy commercial
(via Social Times)
watch it: 1980s Kellogg’s cereals commercial
Get your Recommended Daily Allowance of manufactured foods and refined carbs at your first meal of the day!
watch it: 1984 Apple IIc ad
You can hook it up to your TV! For under $1,300! Buy two!
wtf: Tiffany and Debbie Gibson to renew nonexistent 80s catfight in Syfy movie
The Hollywood Reporter appears delighted to be the “exclusive” purveyor of this thrilling news: Syfy has cast 1980s pop-star rivals Debbie Gibson and Tiffany in one of the network’s signature Saturday night original movies. The network promises an epic battle between the former teen pop stars, who will co-star in “Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.” Gibson … more…
retro trailer: ‘Romancing the Stone’
Take a look back at an old trailer… Knight and Day made me think, I want to see ‘Romancing the Stone’ again. (The comparison was not favorable to K&D.) This is probably all I’ll have time for for a while. Romancing the Stone is available on DVD in Region 1 from Amazon.com and from Amazon.ca … more…
question of the day: The 80s are back, with a vengeance: should we be afraid?
The weekend box office estimates are in, and the final numbers — which we’ll get later today — can’t possibly change enough to alter the apparent fact that The Karate Kid, estimated to have earned $56 million, kicked the ass of The A-Team, estimated to have earned $26 million. But that still means that retreads … more…
