Rated: 1.5 / 5 So I made this review on IMDB, which is currently getting processed. On the off-chance they're as bitchy as I've heard, and they terminate both it and my short-lived account, I'm putting it here. On the chance that the review stays and my account doesn't get terminated, I'm keeping it up … Continue reading The Long Walk Home (1991)
1990
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) review
Well, I said I would eventually track down and watch this little 1990 treasure in my Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: December 1990 post. Time to deliver. Done in honor of a French person who gave me a shoutout on this web page (which I had to use Google Translate to, well, translate): https://www.actualitte.com/article/monde-edition/le-dessin-de-lolicons-desormais-illegal-jusque-dans-le-cadre-prive/43547 Rated: 3 / … Continue reading Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) review
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: 1990 in review
When I first started this little nostalgia trip endeavor, I wasn't thinking too seriously about it. My intention was to prove to myself (and anyone else who was curious) that the 90s was an overall better decade in the entertainment industry than the 2010s are (or were, in the present-tense). After going through each month … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: 1990 in review
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: December 1990
Film director John Carpenter (36) weds producer Sandy King. Iraq accepts Bush's offer for talks. First parliamentary election in newly reunified Germany. US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit; first time 12 people in space at the same time. Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: December 1990
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: November 1990
Notable events: Sandra Miller awarded $100 for Mike Tyson fondling her breasts. Iraq says it is preparing for a "dangerous war". Reports of increasing Saudi petroleum production and lower world demand. Fire destroys some of Universal Studios' stages. Saddam fires his army chief & threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula. Unconfirmed rumors emerge that Bush might … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: November 1990
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: October 1990
10,000 Uganda RPF rebels move into Rwanda. Meteorite explodes above Pacific Ocean. US President George H. W. Bush at UN, condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait. Serbs in Croatia proclaim autonomy. WW2 Allied nations cede any remaining rights as occupiers of Germany. Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: October 1990
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: September 1990
Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West. US citizen is shot in Kuwait; oil markets surge on aggressive US statements toward Iraq. Ellis Island Historical Site opens on Ellis Island NYC. Hard Rock Cafe opens in Las Vegas Nevada. Pirate Radio NY International begins transmissions … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: September 1990
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: August 1990
Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait, while George H.W. Bush sends troops to Saudi Arabia, sparking the Gulf War. Radio Kuwait resigns air, due to Iraqi invasion. NASA's Magellan spacecraft lands on Venus. PGA Championship, Shoal Creek: Wayne Grady of Australia wins his only major title by 3 strokes from American Fred Couples. Phyllis Polander sues … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: August 1990
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: July 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBOsyEmPY4Y Members of 2 Live Crew formally charged with obscenity in Florida. 400 New Kids on the Block fans treated for heat exhaustion in Minnesota. 2 Live Crew release "Banned in the USA" the lyrics quote Star Spangled Banner and Gettysburg Address. "Jetsons the Movie" by Hanna-Barbera with Tiffany, premieres. First Three Tenors concert featuring Plácido Domingo, … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: July 1990
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: June 1990
Cowboy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting. "Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme hits #13. Greyhound Bus files bankruptcy. Dr Jack Kevorkian assisted an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die. "It's Garry Shandling's Show" last airs on Fox-TV. Supreme Court says law prohibiting desecration of US flag … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: June 1990
The Anomalous Host 