Screening today at the Hart House theatre at 9:30pm is this masterful, and highly enjoyable documentary that plays like a Cold War thriller. The year is 1985. The place, Romania, a country under strict control by its socialist/communist government, there’s one television channel for the nation, and it broadcasts nothing but state propaganda. The…
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Airwolf (1985) – And a Child Shall Lead and Fortune Teller
String (Jan-Michael Vincent), Dom (Ernest Borgnine) and Caitlin (Jean Bruce Scott) have their hands full this week as Airwolf takes to the skies again! First up, Larry Linville guest stars as the baddie in And a Child Shall Lead. Originally airing on my birthday, October 12, 1985, and written by Stephen A. Miller, this…
Ozma of Oz (1907) – L. Frank Baum
Baum’s third novel in the Oz saga, sees the return of Dorothy Gale, lost at sea, after being swept overboard. She and a talking, yellow hen, the feisty Billina, arrive in the land of Ev. Here on the shores of a large ocean they come across a warning to beware the wheelers, and encounter and befriend…
Trailer Tracks: King Solomon’s Mines (1985) – J. Lee Thompson
In the early 80s, thanks to Raiders of the Lost Ark, the high adventure movie was seeing a huge comeback, and everyone was trying to cash in on it. And they thought it would be a great idea to bring back H. Rider Haggard’s Alllan Quartermain to the screen again. Starring Richard Chamberlain, Sharon…
Trailer Tracks: Spies Like Us (1985) – John Landis
This one came along at just the right time in my life, and me and my friends in Bermuda just played this movie to death! Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd were hilarious to us, and Vanessa Angel definitely caught our eye. We must have driven the ‘dick fer’ joke into the ground alongside the…
Trailer Tracks: Fletch (1985) – Michael Ritchie
A lot of folks, when asked, will tell you their favorite Chevy Chase film is Christmas Vacation. For me, it will always be Fletch, based on the series of novels by Gregory McDonald. It’s just fun!
Trailer Tracks: Better Off Dead (1985) – Savage Steve Holland
John Cusack has long been a favorite of mine,I was first introduced to him through a pair of Savage Steve Holland films, Better Off Dead, and One Crazy Summer… and I loved both of them. A fun sense of humor and play permeated both films, and they are still just a delight to watch…
Trailer Tracks: The Goonies (1985) – Richard Donner
Steven Spielberg and Richard Donner working with a script from Christopher Columbus created this great film that starred Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green and Martha Plimpton. I can’t remember how many times I’ve seen this one, I know I played the soundtrack on cassette so many times the lettering faded from it,…
Trailer Tracks: Return To Oz (1985) – Walter Murch
A very loose sequel to the original classic, this one starring Fairuza Balk as Dorothy. Upon ending back in Oz, Dorothy finds everything changed, and must restore the magic land with the help of some interesting new characters… I keep meaning to rewatch this one.
Trailer Tracks: The Breakfast Club (1985) – John Hughes
This far and away my favorite John Hughes movie. I remember when they screened this for us in high school, and I loved it. Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald and Judd Nelson… Awesome.
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