movies
TerrorVision (1986)
Mon, 2008/09/29 - 09:48 — jimgroom
I have a longer post, a kind of “opus” tracing the impact of the VCR on b-movies during the 80s.
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First Blood “Nothing is over!”
Fri, 2008/09/12 - 21:32 — jimgroomJust watched First Blood (1982) for the first time in many years in preparation for an upcoming conference presentation. I have to admit I’m not sure if Stallone's final speech is the greatest acting I’ve ever seen, or the worst.
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A Four-Pack of Carpenter
Sat, 2008/09/06 - 19:53 — jimgroomUpdate: There’s a great article on this very retrospective by Benjamin Strong on the Moving Image Source titled “Morning in America.” He positions this retrospective as genre readings of the Reagan 80s, yes, that’s it!
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Risky Mermaid
Fri, 2008/09/05 - 13:56 — jimgroomSerena Epstein produced a magical mashup re-contextualizing The Little Mermaid by setting it to the soundtrack of the Risky Business trailer for professor
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Bad Boys (1983)
Wed, 2008/09/03 - 22:29 — jimgroom
I liked Sean Penn in Fast Times a Ridgemont High, Jeff Spicoli was possibly one of the single most beloved and i
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I ain’t no preacher no more
Mon, 2008/08/11 - 12:11 — jimgroom
I watched John Ford’s Grapes of Wrath (1940) last night and I have to say it is a masterpiece of the highest o
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