Fun Facts About Rocky IV
Thirty-Five years ago today, Rocky IV hit the silver screen. 27 November 1985 was a Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. In my hometown we didn’t normally get new movies on a Wednesday, new movies hit CONTINUE READING…
Thirty-Five years ago today, Rocky IV hit the silver screen. 27 November 1985 was a Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. In my hometown we didn’t normally get new movies on a Wednesday, new movies hit CONTINUE READING…
When thinking about Thanksgiving movies, the one that always comes to most people’s minds is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. I love that movie, but there’s one that I have grown to love just a little CONTINUE READING…
Last November, we debuted the TRN Drive-In podcast series to review movies. Our inaugural show hosted by Mickey and Jason screened Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at TRN Drive-In. The format of the show made it CONTINUE READING…
Mallrats summed up a generation. Now old enough to have the children of that generation see themselves represented on screen. Chocolate covered pretzels are timeless. I remember MTV playing a Mallrats premier party. Kennedy interviewed CONTINUE READING…
October 27 celebrates the twentieth anniversary of one of the scariest nights of my life. No, not seeing Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 in the theater. This movie is awful. Later in the evening CONTINUE READING…
In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, watch along as Mickey opens a pack of The Phantom cards from 1996 as part of TRN’s Haunted Halloween event. Then watch Jason’s response video from Instagram. Subscribe CONTINUE READING…
(From October 2018) Prepare to laugh, Earth Scum! In 1990 Touchstone Pictures invaded movie theaters with Spaced Invaders, a family comedy starring Ariana Richards with out of this world ambitions. An eclectic crew of Martians CONTINUE READING…
There are certain actors that just have that special ability to play the “jerk” role in movies. In the ’80s, nobody did it better than William Atherton. You might not know him by name, but you should CONTINUE READING…
The summer of 1985 was a great time for movies, but some of the best movies in 1985 weren’t released in the summer. Movies released in September through December 1985 are some of the highest CONTINUE READING…
I’m back with part 2 of the Greatest Summer of Movies! This time we are talking August 1985. As good as July 1985 was for movies, August was even better. The new 5-screen movie theater CONTINUE READING…
Records are made to be broken, but it is only natural to not want your records to be broken by somebody else. It is impressive to see someone handle having their record broken with class. CONTINUE READING…
I remembered Ghost as being more sad than scary. I was thinking of “Unchained Melody” playing as Patrick Swayze sat behind Demi Moore at her pottery wheel, their hands coated with clay. I also remembered CONTINUE READING…
Clueless is one of my favorite “comfort food” movies. When I have a tough day at work or I just get tired of watching the news, I either put in my DVD or pull it CONTINUE READING…
Every time I see a list of movies that came out in certain years in the ’80s, I’m amazed, and 1985 is no exception. So many movies that I still hold in high regard came CONTINUE READING…
They eighties were FULL of ridiculous, campy movies in every style and genre. This week, I’m reaching back into my younger days to revisit and review some of my favorites from the early and mid-eighties. CONTINUE READING…
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