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Summer of 1982 extra: The Wall

The Summer of 1982 may be over (give or take Blade Runner being shown) but Alamo Drafthouse threw in an additional 12 movies which also made their debut 30 years ago. Not all are particularly good (Class of 1984, The … Continue reading

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Summer of 1982 VIII: TRON

We have hit the official ending for the Summer of 1982 festival but MC Zack did give everybody some hope, the people who own Blade Runner may finally capitulate on allowing Alamo to show the beloved Philip K Dick adaptation. … Continue reading

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Beyond the Black Rainbow: Acquired Taste

My first review under the new post-2011 system that lacks a rating of Must See. Up front I will say, I enjoyed Beyond and it made my heart race a bit. Somara was bored. By most accounts this would make … Continue reading

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Summer of 1982 VII: The Thing

We are now hitting the home stretch to the official Summer of 1982 celebration with the only remake in the batch. As I’ve often confessed, Horror isn’t a strong topic for me so I recruited some local expertise from Jarrett, … Continue reading

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Summer of 1982 VI: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestial

Of all the movies I’ve seen in this retrospective, E.T. receives the most negative reaction from people I know. Just mentioning the title invokes an “I hate” statement. I think the respondent’s age has something to do with it. E.T. … Continue reading

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Summer of 1982 V: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

I know this is pretty overdue but last week was crazy and the Maggi Republic is finally getting some stuff settled. Nothing terrible, just time consuming. During the opening ceremonies for the first screening, MC Zack let everybody know that … Continue reading

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Summer of 1982 IV: Poltergeist

We now hit the half-way point to the Summer of 1982 and this entry the first movie I actually saw in theaters 30 years ago. Poltergeist is a fairly important movie for several reasons: It got actors JoBeth Williams and … Continue reading

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Summer of 1982 III: Rocky III

The Summer of 1982 keeps on a rollin’ with this third installment about (coincidentally) the third Rocky movie which I watched without irony. Rocky III is a fairly important movie for several reasons: Despite Rocky II being rather conclusive, R3 … Continue reading

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Summer of 1982 II: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

I had to delay this installment by a day because Alamo Drafthouse’s official showing was a Rolling Road Show down at a racetrack in Kyle, TX. It sounded really awesome, or in ’82-speak…awesome to the max (for the record, I … Continue reading

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Summer of 1982 I: Conan the Barbarian

Friday evening was the kickoff to the Alamo Drafthouse’s Summer of 1982 series…it’s going to be a damned good time thanks to the hosts and partners. Was it the best Summer of movies ever? This is a matter of opinion … Continue reading

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Back to Our Future by David Sirota

Book number three completed on the iPad! Liberal/Left Wing columnist David Sirota (take your pick) makes a thoughtful introspection and analysis about how the Eighties™ continue to wield its influence over America. In short, he argues that its long-lasting impact … Continue reading

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Quest for Fire

I think this educated guess of a movie has held up well after 30 years. We’ve made major strides in anthropology since then (we aren’t descended from Neanderthals now) but I wonder if beginner courses ever show Quest with genuine … Continue reading

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2010 in 2010

An interesting little look back/contrast on what we thought the future would be like back in 1984 through this sequel to Kubrick-Clarke’s odd original 2001. It’s certainly an Eighties movie with its greater emphasis on action (relatively more compared to … Continue reading

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1989: My afternoon and evening with Mojo Nixon

Days like this one 20 years ago always makes me regret not being more of a shutterbug but back then cameras were just such a nuisance: the film, the delays to develop and worst of all, not knowing how well … Continue reading

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The Split Enz remasters are fantastic

Last week was really all about Ethan and Kelly’s wedding so a good chunk of my energies were there starting with the rehearsal dinner. (The Al Gore movie review had been pieced together earlier, the Friday morning before the wedding … Continue reading

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