Ferris Bueller's Day Off is one of my favorite movies from the 80s so I am going to make the 1986 comedy the seventh issue of my 80s Movie Trailer of the Week feature I call "Preview Review." It was written and directed by the 80s movie genius John Hughes. It stars Matthew Broderick as the title character in what was truly his breakout role, though not his first. I already featured Broderick's first film WarGames in an earlier issue of "Preview Review." The film follows "Ferris," a high scho... Read Full Story

This is the ninth issue of my 80s Video of the Week which I call "Flashback Videos." As a reminder, these issues will not include the usual "Check this out" or "Quote of the day" sections at the end like normal issues of Kickin' it Old School usually do. Today (May 12, 2009) is the 61st birthday of singer Steve Winwood. He was the lead singer in such bands as Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith, but had a marvelous run as a solo artist during the 80s. His 1982 song "Valerie" (which... Read Full Story

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I saw that Disney/Pixar has their next animated feature coming out soon (May 29, 2009) and it is called Up. They always do such a good job with those movies, so I am sure this new one will be no different. It may even have a chance to break onto my Top Animated Feature Films of All Time list. Who knows? Then I received an interesting little story about the word "up" that I thought I would share with you here. Lovers of the English language might enjoy this: There is a two-letter w... Read Full Story

I saw that Disney/Pixar has their next animated feature coming out soon (May 29, 2009) and it is called Up. They always do such a good job with those movies, so I am sure this new one will be no different. It may even have a chance to break onto my Top Animated Feature Films of All Time list. Who knows? Then I received an interesting little story about the word "up" that I thought I would share with you here. Lovers of the English language might enjoy this: There is a two-letter w... Read Full Story

I just recently saw an article confirming that a sequel to the 1987 film Wall Street is officially in the works. You can click on that link to take you to the original article or you can read it here below: Michael Douglas to Star in Wall Street 2Apr 29, 2009 by Gina DiNunnoMichael Douglas and Oliver Stone are gearing up to make the Wall Street sequel - and with Wall Street riding a little lower these days, the timing couldn't be any better.Douglas, who won an Oscar for his role as Gordon G... Read Full Story

This is the eighth issue of my 80s Video of the Week feature which I call "Flashback Videos." As a reminder, these issues will not include the usual "Check this out" or "Quote of the day" sections at the end like normal issues of Kickin' it Old School usually do. I came across this story on CNN.com last week regarding one of my favorite musical artists, Don Henley. You can click on that link for the original article or I have included it below to make it easierDon Henley sues Senate candida... Read Full Story

I came across a recently published list of EW.com's 50 Most Heartbreaking Songs of All Time. If you want to check out the entire list, you can click on that link and see them all for yourself. There are a few songs on the list that I agree with. My favorite might be Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" and both Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" and R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" would definitely make my list. I was surprised by the lack of 80s songs to make the... Read Full Story

Today is the 79th birthday for film director and producer Richard Donner (April 24, 2009). Donner is probably best known for directing 1978's Superman: The Movie and the entire Lethal Weapon series. Other than Lethal Weapon and Lethal Weapon II in the 80s, Donner also directed The Toy (1982), Ladyhawke (1985) and Scrooged (1988), but my favorite has to be 1985's The Goonies. So in celebration of Donner's birthday, I am going to make The Goonies the fifth issue of my 80s Movie Trailer of the... Read Full Story