Movie Retrospectives

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – 15 Years Of Wonder

Nina EllisNina EllisDecember 29, 2017

Sequels are hard to make and very rarely meet expectations. That in mind second installment of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, 2002’s The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, did not fall into the trap, garnering critical acclaim while continuing the revolutionary path of ... Read More

The Mummy – 85 Years After Opening The Tomb

Samantha AndujarSamantha AndujarDecember 22, 2017

Made ten years after the discovery of King Tut’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Karl Freund’s The Mummy breathed new life into the term mummy and the possibility of a stolen treasure curse. Having played multiple roles of a sinister supernatural being, it ... Read More

Sweeney Todd – Razor Sharp 10 Year Later

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueDecember 22, 2017

On Friday, December 21, 2007, beloved and already legendary Director Tim Burton (Beetlejuice 1988, Corpse Bride 2005) delivered his whimsical, musical, magical spin on a classic of the modern stage, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, to U.S. theatre audiences. With an all-star ... Read More

As The Crow Flies – 30 Years Of Dario Argento’s Opera

Jon WamsleyJon WamsleyDecember 19, 2017

Take your seats. No talking. Turn down the house lights. Raise the Curtain! This will be a night at the Opera you’ll never forget! Why? Because 30 years ago, on December 19th of 1987, Dario Argento’s Opera made it way to theaters in Italy. Not released ... Read More

The Dark Crystal Celebrates 35 Years

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueDecember 19, 2017

“When single shines the triple sun, what was sundered and undone shall be whole – the two made one, by Gelfling hand or else by none.” On Friday, December 17, 1982, The Dark Crystal hit theaters across the U.S., introducing the world to a plethora ... Read More

Scream 2 Turns 20

Samantha AndujarSamantha AndujarDecember 19, 2017

Twenty years ago, Wes Craven (The Last House on the Left 1972, A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984) and Kevin Williamson (Cursed 2005 The Vampire Diaries series) came together yet again to create a new film in the Scream series. Released on December 12th, 1997, ... Read More

Movie Retrospectives

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – 15 Years Of Wonder