Be Kind Rewind: Back to the Future Double Feature
By Michael Nazarewycz Polish Up That Stainless Steel! Very few people dominated both the big and small screens in the 1980s the way Michael J. Fox did. After small parts and just-misses, the Canadian actor landed the role of young Republican Alex P. Keaton on TV’s Family Ties in 1982. By 1985, the show was the #2 rated comedy in the in US (Behind only The Cosby Show), thanks mostly to Fox’s likeability. That likeability translated...
The Top 80s Movie Soundtracks – According to LT80s’ Fans!
Recently, we asked Twitter and Facebook followers about their fave 80s movie soundtracks. We got some great responses, because, after all, there were tons of bodacious soundtracks in the 80s. Here’s a rundown of the most bitchin’ movie scores of the 80s, with many thanks for all the tweets and Facebook votes that helped us compile it. A FOUR-WAY TIE FOR SIXTH PLACE! 6: Valley Girl 1983’s Valley Girl is about the blossoming romance...
1980s Movie Mt. Rushmore Part II: The Brat Pack
By Michael Nazarewycz This is the second of a 4-part series that will look at those people most influential on movies in the 1980s. Click here to read Part I: John Hughes. I wanted a tidy list. I wanted four individual people. I wanted a nice Mt. Rushmore graphic. But how could I? Mention 1980s movies to most people – 80s devotees or not – and a high percentage of them surely will think of the Brat Pack. And that’s why I couldn’t pick...
1980s Movie Mt. Rushmore Part I: John Hughes
By Michael Nazarewycz This is the first of a 4-part series that will look at those people most influential on movies in the 1980s. In the eight-year span between 1982 and 1989, John Hughes wrote, directed, and/or produced 16 movies. Of those, the titles of 14 are still easily recognizable today, even by casual fans of ‘80s films. And of those 14, at least three (The Breakfast Club; Ferris Bueller’s Day Off; Christmas Vacation) are...
A Mega Star in the Making: Tom Hanks in the 80s
By Julie Anderson Before he taught us the life was like a box of chocolates, saved Private Ryan, made friends with Wilson the volleyball, and solved the DaVinci Code, Tom Hanks was a beloved actor in the 1980s. Let’s look back on his life and his contributions to American T.V. and film in the eighties. Thomas Jeffery Hanks was born in Concord, California on July 9, 1956. He acted in school plays while attending Skyline High School in...
