July 2009
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Made in U.S.A. (1966): But I still haven't found...
I first saw Made in U.S.A. at the film forum earlier this Spring. It was one of those tender New York moments when you’re on a date with the city and decide to see a movie at 2pm with the elderly and or the unemployed crowd. Good-times! For some reason, I couldn’t remember if I liked it so I recently re-watched it. About twenty minutes in I realized I did not like this film then and I...
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I Love Hot Dogs' Best of 50 Films
More that fifty films down, so many more to come. Here in no particular order are my ten favorite posts so far… C’mon, who doesn’t like a top ten list?! I even included some new stills. So sit back, crack a Bud tallboy and enjoy! (Click on the titles to view have your mind blown by the original posts) Please note: I didn’t intend for this to become an (Ooooh) Ladies First...
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Happy Birthday to Me (1981): Birthdays was the...
This movie let me down in so many ways. It promised not only “six of the most bizarre murders you’ve ever seen” but from the DVD cover it also promised a person carrying a birthday cake and wielding a knife. Neither were awesome. This movie was a whole lot of nothing. AND, for a film called happy birthday to me I was expecting more birthday related scenes. Like maybe they are...
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The Muppets take Manhattan (1984): Welcome to New...
Alright so let’s get one thing straight: If you’re not down with the Muppets than you’re a complete asshole. Yea, I said it. Really, what’s wrong with you? But seriously, Muppets take Manhattan is movie magic at it’s best. Having just graduated from college, Kermit and the gang decide to take their musical thesis “Manhattan Melodies” to Broadway. They...
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The Loveless (1982): Gonna ride like the wind!
“Lived nine lives, gunned down ten! gonna ride like the wind”
I have a feeling that guys like Vance (Willem Defoe) were the inspiration for a banger like “Ride Like the Wind”. Imagining the chubby teddy bear Christopher Cross slinging guns and being “accused and tried and told to hang” is just silly to say the least. And as smooth as my man Michael McDonald is,...
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Better Off Dead (1985): I want you back!
More teen dreams over at Platform. This week John Cusack gets his heart broken and skis the gnarly K-12 slope in Better off Dead. Click on any image to read the article. “I’d be better off dead, then to live without you!”
Savage Streets (1984): I am the warrior.
Oh Linda Blair, you projectile vomited your way into my heart in the exorcist and for that I will always love you no matter what. So don’t change, I mean it! In Savage Streets you want everyone to know that you’re not that adorable head spinning little girl anymore. To prove this point you show off your big boobies in tight n’ trashy jersey spandex get ups, and say things like “I...
Night of the Comet (1984): I think we're alone...
Regina and Samantha are your typical sisters. “Reggie” (played by a poor man’s long faced version of Brooke Shields) is a slutty tomboy and Samantha is the dim blond cheerleader. On the fateful eve of a comet, everyone is going bananas throwing BBQs and buying shiny silver things to throw and/or wave on TV. The girls decide to ignore the festivities and stay inside for the night....