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Rocky

Greatest Lists

Greatest Lists S1 #1 “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor

Jason Gross

The first season of Greatest Lists comes to an epic conclusion with the #1 song in the Top 50 ’80s Movie Soundtrack Songs list! In this episode, Eric hosts and reveal their choice for the CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Friday Flix: May 1982

Pitfall Gary

May kicks off the summer blockbuster season! We’ll see some great movies over the next four weeks. In May 1982 there was one movie theater in my home town. The big movies listed below made CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Top 10 Retro Movies for Independence Day

Pitfall Gary

Before we jump into the top retro movies for Independence Day, let’s have a quick history lesson. Nothing says America like the 4th of July. It’s the celebration of the Thirteen Colonies victory from the CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Fun Facts About Rocky IV

Pitfall Gary

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…

Fall1985_Feature
Features

The Greatest Summer of Movies 3: The Final Chapter

Pitfall Gary

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…

Check Out Those Ads!

Check Out Those Ads! – The Flash #256

Pitfall Gary

For today’s comic book ad we are jumping back to one of the infamous dirty dozen comics I received from a friend of my dad. This week we’ll look at The Flash #256 from 1977. CONTINUE READING…

Chuck Wepner
Best of TRN

The Real-Life Inspiration for Rocky Balboa

Mickey Yarber

Chuck Wepner was a tough man.  He learned to handle himself while working as a bouncer in the late ’50s.  Then, while in the Marine Corps, he took up boxing.  When his time in the CONTINUE READING…

Podcasts

TRN Podcast 049 – TRN’s 1st Anniversary

Jason Gross

ONE YEAR! That’s right, it’s the The Retro Network’s first anniversary and Jason and Mickey will be reminiscing about our favorite and most popular podcasts. First, we catch up on the week and how we’re CONTINUE READING…

Christmas

Top 5 Christmas Movies for the Action Movie Fan

Pitfall Gary

It’s Christmas time once again, decorations, shopping, carols, Santa Claus and lots of Christmas movies. When it comes to Christmas movies everyone has their favorite. Most are the more traditional films; It’s a Wonderful Life, CONTINUE READING…

Rambo Last Blood
Podcasts

SequelQuest | SequelChat Review of RAMBO: Last Blood | EP109

SequelQuest Jeramy

SequelQuest | SequelChat Review of RAMBO: Last Blood | EP109 11 years after the events in Berma, John Rambo has settled in back at his family ranch in Arizona, caring for some friends & their CONTINUE READING…

'90s

Pizza Hut is Bringing Back the Big New Yorker

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