Update: There’s a great article on this very retrospective by Benjamin Strong on the Moving Image Source titled “Morning in America.” He positions this retrospective as genre readings of the Reagan 80s, yes, that’s it!
As if you need any more proof that the BAM’s film programming is far and away the best out there, check [...]
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Classic horror movies on the Atari 2600
Published by April 27th, 2008 in halloween, movies and video games. 7 CommentsI have been using emulation to give my twelve-year old neighbor the people’s history of classic video games and home consoles (much more on both the emulation and the history shortly). While preparing these rigorous classes, I came across a couple of gems that I can’t believe I hadn’t known about until now—so [...]
I am getting ready to embark on a series of posts that feature the ten most formative movies of my youth (and I stress movies here because none of them are films in the class-inscribed, pejorative sense). While doing my research (which is basically a nostalgia trip, something I love dearly) I re-watched Assault on [...]
Halloween Nostalgia: The Haunted Mansion of Long Branch
Published by October 30th, 2007 in YouTube, amusement parks, fun and halloween. 0 CommentsOk, so besides the Toxic Avenger, New Jersey had one other amazing cultural treasure: The Haunted Mansion of Long Branch
Anyone who lived in the New York/New Jersey area during the 70s and 80s probably has some memories of this place, if only through their crazy commercials.
For those of you who are unaware of this [...]
This post started out as a comment on my favorite blog these days, The Tattered Coat. Matt, the proprietor of said blog, has one of the most intelligent, entertaining, and interactive blogs going. After a long hiatus to finish his dissertation, Tattered Matt is back at it and as good as ever. Lately he [...]
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