Friday the 13th (1980)
I love Halloween – love it, love it, love it. I love candy, I love pumpkins, I love getting dressed up, and I love that the world seems to have an orange glow. And scary movies. I LOVE scary movies; and, the month of October is chock full of them! There are many staples that I watch every year around this time: Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Shining, and, of course, Friday the 13th. The granddaddy of them all, Friday the 13th...
Halloween Costume Idea – Elliott from ET
When you think back to iconic films of the 80s, I’m guessing 1982’s Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial comes to mind. I’m also guessing that when you think back on E.T., all or most of the following run through your head: “Phone Home” “I’ll be right here” (sniff) Speak ‘n Spell That plush, kind of leathery E.T. doll that EVERYBODY had Reese’s Pieces (yum) Adorable, young Drew Barrymore And this: That scene in the movie was...
Halloween Costume Idea – Gary and Wyatt from Weird Science
The 1980s introduced us to a whole new genre of film. Alongside action movies, horror movies and “The Coreys” movies, we also had another very important category: NERD MOVIES. Classics like Revenge of the Nerds, Better off Dead, Sixteen Candles, Real Genius and Can’t Buy Me Love all told the tales of lovable losers, delightful dweebs and ultimate underdogs who struggled in the beginning, but prevailed in the end. And sometimes, the...
Halloween Costume Idea – Watts from Some Kind of Wonderful
When I think back to 80s movies that featured really awesome strong female characters, I’m happy that so many great ones come to mind. Think back to our heroine Andie in Pretty in Pink who planned on going to prom alone because she wanted to let them know that they didn’t break her. Or JoBeth Williams fighting otherworldly spirits to bring her daughter back in Poltergeist, or Sigourney Weaver kicking ass in in Aliens or Madonna in all...
In the Mood – Mood Lipstick
I could write a book on my beloved 80s cosmetics. Maybelline Kissing Potion, Bonne Bell, Cover Girl Cheekers Blush, Shine Free and my staple brand Wet ‘n Wild. I wore all of it. At once. And this — remember this? Little tubes of green, blue and yellow lipstick that put the fear of God in your mom’s eyes when she first saw them on your bathroom counter, right? I remember these being super popular when I was in middle school – all...
