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

Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: April 1990

The "Ha!" comedy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting.  Wrestlemania VI, Ultimate Warrior fights Hulk Hogan.  World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall (NYC).  Madonna starts her controversial Blond Ambition Tour in Tokyo, Japan.  Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery. The Earth Day Special, a two-hour commercial-free special event, … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: April 1990

Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: March 1990

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL5BNgcwYhQ March 1990, the sequel to February 1990.  An interesting month to be sure for that year.  Steve Jackson Games gets raided by the U.S. Secret Service; a case that would evolve years later into something establishing the legalities of online speech still equating to speech; as in free speech.  Carole Gist becomes the 1st … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: March 1990

It’s Not Just A Movie: The Importance of Films

It’s true that there are many, many movies that are “just movies,” entertaining enough but with little weight behind them. And there are many movies that are nothing more than complete wastes of time and space. But the ones that really grip people’s imaginations, the ones that inspire passionate discussions and debates, the ones that … Continue reading It’s Not Just A Movie: The Importance of Films

Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: February 1990

Notable events:South African President F. W. de Klerk promises to free Nelson Mandela & legalizes ANC & 60 other political organisations. USSR Communist party agrees to allow opposition political parties. "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine. Galileo flies by Venus. In a huge … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: February 1990

On the topic of films “based on true stories/events”

"[...] any time you hear the words 'based on a true story,' that's usually a translation for 'We bought the rights to this story, took out the boring parts, then made up just about everything else.'" -- Bill Simmons "I don't think the movie should be more important than the truth." -- Greg Paspatis "History … Continue reading On the topic of films “based on true stories/events”

Top 20 Fight Scenes

Yep, a top whatever number list.  This is by no means definitive, as I'm sure there are plenty of films out there I haven't seen that potentially have fight scenes better than what is listed here.  However, I do consider myself to have enough knowledge and experience with action scenes throughout the years to make … Continue reading Top 20 Fight Scenes

Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: January 1990

Source Introduction So, it starts.  My trip back into the 90s, digging up old memories, returning to the nostalgia, and bringing it to light for those around today, who visit this site.  At first I thought this was going to be an endeavor that would take a few months to do to cover the entire … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: January 1990

Top 20 Censored Films

So this has been irritating me for a while now. Believe it or not, films do get censored in the United States of all fucking places (God forbid you happen to live in the UK or Australia). There are more instances than what is on this list, and for all I know there might be … Continue reading Top 20 Censored Films