The “Vacation” isn’t over just yet. The Chevy Chase franchise, previously under the “National Lampoon” banner, will be revived at New Line with a new generation of stars, according to Variety. The reboot will reportedly be penned by Jonathan Goldstein and former “Freaks and Geeks” star John Francis Daley, and will focus on franchise character [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The remake of the classic 80s musical “Fame” is set for release on September 25th. The movie is a re-envisioning of the original which kicked off the careers of several 80s music and movie stars. Irene Cara sang the title song, starred in the movie, and went on to have several more top 40 hits [...]
In today’s edition of ’80s movies getting a 21st-century makeover: “Heathers,” the TV show (just two weeks, it was “St. Elmo’s Fire”). According to Variety the dark comedy is being revamped for the small screen by writer Mark Rizzo and “Sex and the City” alum Jenny Bicks. The original ’88 film starred Winona Ryder as [...]
ABC has the hots for “St. Elmo’s Fire,” a contemporary take on the 1985 movie that launched the filmmaking career of Joel Schumacher. After strong interest from multiple networks, ABC landed the dramedy series project, exec produced by Schumacher, Topher Grace, Dan Bucatinsky and Jamie Tarses and to be written by Bucatinsky. “Fire,” which has [...]
For anyone still haunted by a little girl’s voice intoning “They’re here” in the ’80s horror film “Poltergeist,” be warned – they’re coming back. MGM will remake the classic fright fest, in which a family moves into a new house to the anger of some very old residents, reports ShockTillYouDrop.com. Read More…
YouTube is streaming the 1st Ghostbusters movie for free for a whole week as a celebration of its 25th anniversary. Ghostbusters was the 1984 hit starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroid as two bumbling scientists who start a ghost cleaning service in New York City. It is a classic 80s comedy and worth another watch, [...]
Tom Cruise’s son is among the newest Wolverines to join the remake of “Red Dawn,” the 1984 action movie about a group of teenagers who form an insurgency when their town is invaded — this time by Chinese and Russian soldiers. Connor Cruise, 14, will join fellow new recruits Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas and Edwin [...]
Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood’s youth impresario of the 1980s and ’90s who captured the teen and pre teen market with such favorites as “Home Alone,””The Breakfast Club” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” died Thursday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59. Hughes died of a heart attack during a morning walk in Manhattan, Michelle Bega said. [...]
