Archive for October, 2009

80s Action Heroes are brought together for new film

Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis in the same movie?  Yes, its true.  They all shot a scene together for a film last weekend.  The movie is Stallone’s new picture called The Expendables.  Also in the film is Dolph Lundgren who starred with Stallone in the Rocky IV sequel and of course was an action hero [...]

SHOWTIME’s Bon Jovi Documentary Explores the Band’s Journey through 25 Years..

Showtime’s Bon Jovi Documentary is premiering this Saturday.  Below is the trailer from Showtime’s website:

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Now your favorite 80’s music can soothe your child with 80’s Lullabies

 Want your baby to grow up on the same music you did?  Now its possible, with the “My Baby Loves” series.  The “My Baby Loves” albums take your favorite songs from the 80s and turn them into baby lullabies.  I was sceptical at first at how they could take a song by rockers Bon Jovi and [...]

After three decades, A-Ha to call it quits after final tour

The Norwegian supergroup A-Ha, best know for their 1985 hit “Take on Me” has decided to disband to allow the band’s members to work on personal projects.  The band had much of their success in Europe, but they did have a huge hit in the US with their single “Take on Me’, mostly because of the [...]

Halloween costumes have an ‘80s feel this year

From The Patriot Ledger:
Darth Vader, Batman, and Harry Potter are perennial favorites for trick-or-treaters. This year, however, nostalgia for the 1980s – that bygone age of leggings and big hair – will unleash an army of Material Girls and Gloved Ones on Halloween, according to costume store owners.
“We’re selling lots of headbands and bright colors [...]

Remembering Opus and Bloom County

If you were like me in the 80s,  you would wake up Sunday morning, grab the paper, and skip directly to the comic strips to get your Bloom County fix.  What predicament was Opus the penguin going to get himself into this time?  Did Bill the Cat win the election?  What scheme is Steve Dallas running?  [...]

Stargate Universe Borrows Plot Twist from a Classic 80s SciFi Movie

So I was watching the premiere of Stargate Universe on Friday, and got a case 0f 80s deja vous.  Stargate Universe is the latest in a series of television shows based on the 1994 science fiction flick “Stargate”.  In the season opener, the Stargate Command is trying to figure out how to dial the gate using the [...]