The Sound Of Superheroes Founded in 1934, DC Comics has made its mark on the printed page, the small screen, and the big screen. With its new subscription streaming service, DC Universe, officially underway, the world of heroes such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, has become even more available to anyone with a deviceContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: The Music Of DC Comics (2010, 2016)”
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Throwback Thursday: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
What’s This? I apologize for posting two Tim Burton related Throwback Thursday topics in a row, but with Halloween right around the corner, you really can’t blame me. Also, The Nightmare Before Christmas celebrates its twenty fifth anniversary on October 29th of this year, so it’s a perfect time to highlight this wonderful classic. ForContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)”
Throwback Thursday: Beetlejuice (1988)
Day-OH! Thirty years ago in March of 1988, a wonderfully bizarre film was released that featured established comedic actor Michael Keaton in one of his defining roles. The film also featured early cinematic performances from Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis (Both had been in quite a few television shows prior to this movie. Davis hadContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Beetlejuice (1988)”
Throwback Thursday: Anaconda
Deep In The Amazon Sometimes you intentionally go to the movies to watch a forgettable, dumb film. Sometimes the film you believed would be nothing more than a good way to kill an hour and a half becomes something more. In 1997, Anaconda was that type of film for me. I walked into the theaterContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Anaconda”
Throwback Thursday: Degrassi High
Toronto, Ontario, 1980 Something Growing up in rural Louisiana in the 80’s/90’s meant that cable television was a wild dream and the local ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS affiliates were my primary viewing options. As a teenager, most of the characters that I was given to identify with came packaged in comedies like Saved ByContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Degrassi High”
Throwback Thursday: Godzilla (1998)
Twenty Years Ago Today’s edition of Throwback Thursday may not necessarily be a good memory for some of my readers. It features an infamous version of a beloved kaiju that was meant to be a tentpole franchise for TriStar Pictures. Sadly, the film was ripped to shreds by critics and fans had mixed reactions toContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Godzilla (1998)”
Throwback Thursday: Lon Chaney, Jr.
“When The Wolfbane Blooms…” Today’s throwback is special. Why? Because today we celebrate one of my favorite actors of all time: Lon Chaney, Jr. Yes, I could have blogged about him in one of my Focus On features, but I decided that he needed to be highlighted today because on this day, July 12th, inContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Lon Chaney, Jr.”
Throwback Thursday: 3-2-1 Contact!
The Early 1980’s I’m old. I’m getting older. But one of the things that keeps me young is revisiting things that I loved as a child. PBS provided me with a lot of excellent programs that I fondly remember and I often look for episodes of these shows not only to reminisce, but to shareContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: 3-2-1 Contact!”
Throwback Thursday: Cat-Women Of The Moon!
1953 This week I’m taking the Wayback Machine to the 1950’s, a great time for film thanks to the release of such great classics like The Ten Commandments (1956), The Wild One (1953), and Some Like It Hot (1959). It was also an exceptionally wonderful time for science fiction. Classics like Invasion of The BodyContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Cat-Women Of The Moon!”
Throwback Thursday: Jurassic Park
Isla Nublar Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park got the Steven Spielberg treatment with 1993’s film of the same name. The movie blazed new trails in practical and CGI effects. In fact, the CGI in that film is still considered by some as some of the best CGI in cinematic history. John Williams handled the musical dutiesContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Jurassic Park”
