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Samurai Cop

Samurai Cop (1991)

Posted on February 28, 2021March 1, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1 comment on “Samurai Cop (1991)”
1993 90s Action Crime Cult Movies VHS Gold

You’re So Cool: True Romance; A Pop Culture Fairy Tale

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1993 90s Comedy VHS Gold

Today is Tomorrow: Groundhog Day and the Postmodern Parable

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Uncategorized

Stallone, Stuntmen, and Stalactites. Revisiting Cliffhanger, ‘The Height of Adventure.’

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1985 80s Fantasy VHS Gold

What is Light Without Dark? The Beautiful Splendour of Ridley Scott’s Legend

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Jimi Fletcher1 comment on “What is Light Without Dark? The Beautiful Splendour of Ridley Scott’s Legend”
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1981 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

The Future is Here: Mad Max 2; The Road Warrior

Posted on January 11, 2021February 1, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “The Future is Here: Mad Max 2; The Road Warrior”
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1964 Action Adventure James Bond VHS Gold

James Bond Goes Blockbuster in ‘Goldfinger’

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1987 Action VHS Gold Western

Empty Shells & Dead Ends: Extreme Prejudice and the post-frontier Western

Posted on January 3, 2021January 5, 2021 by Rob Kotecki0 comments on “Empty Shells & Dead Ends: Extreme Prejudice and the post-frontier Western”
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1991 Action Thriller VHS Gold

‘What’s this I Hear About Satan Claus?’ A Yuletide Retrospective of The Last Boy Scout.

Posted on December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 by markanthonyayling0 comments on “‘What’s this I Hear About Satan Claus?’ A Yuletide Retrospective of The Last Boy Scout.”
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1990 Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

Keep the Change, You Filthy Animal: How Home Alone Became a Festive Record Breaker

Posted on December 17, 2020December 19, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Keep the Change, You Filthy Animal: How Home Alone Became a Festive Record Breaker”
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1990 Comedy Drama Fantasy VHS Gold

I’m Not Finished: The Beautiful, Sad, Melancholy World of Edward Scissorhands

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1995 Action Adventure James Bond VHS Gold

Goldeneye: The Resurrection of an Icon

Posted on December 10, 2020January 8, 2021 by palewriter22 comments on “Goldeneye: The Resurrection of an Icon”
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1987 Action Comedy Thriller VHS Gold

Too Old For this Shit? Lethal Weapon and 80s Festive Cynicism

Posted on December 4, 2020January 8, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6 comments on “Too Old For this Shit? Lethal Weapon and 80s Festive Cynicism”
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1963 Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

Fighting the Cold War 007-Style: From Russia with Love

Posted on December 1, 2020January 8, 2021 by Richard Brownell2 comments on “Fighting the Cold War 007-Style: From Russia with Love”
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1989 Action Cult VHS

Danger USA aka Mind Trap (1989)

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1988 Action VHS Gold

Fights of Fancy: Bloodsport & the Legend of Frank Dux

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1992 This Month In . . .

This Month In… November (1992)

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1982 Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

The Man Behind the Mask: Friday the 13th Part III and the Birth of a Horror Icon

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Features

Thematic Rewind 3: The best of VHS inspired movies

Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 by markanthonyayling0 comments on “Thematic Rewind 3: The best of VHS inspired movies”
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1962 Action Adventure James Bond VHS Gold

Opening the 007 Movie Casefile: Dr. No

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1986 Comedy Horror Musical VHS Gold

A Mean, Green Mother: The Delicious Delights of Little Shop of Horrors

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1971 Horror VHS Gold

You Stepped Out of A Nightmare: The Abominable Dr Phibes

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 by palewriter23 comments on “You Stepped Out of A Nightmare: The Abominable Dr Phibes”
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Features Horror Michael Myers

He Came, You Saw: Ranking the Halloween Franchise Posters

Posted on October 23, 2020October 30, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5 comments on “He Came, You Saw: Ranking the Halloween Franchise Posters”
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Features Horror

The Real Umberto Lenzi: A Better Director Than You Think

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 by avorkov4 comments on “The Real Umberto Lenzi: A Better Director Than You Think”
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1978 Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Don’t Believe the Hive: Consumerism and Nonconformity in Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 by Richard Brownell2 comments on “Don’t Believe the Hive: Consumerism and Nonconformity in Invasion of the Body Snatchers”
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Features Horror

To Hell and Back: VHS Revival’s Bumper Halloween Quiz 2

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2001 Horror Thriller VHS Gold

Father Knows Best: The old Testament Terrors of Frailty

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1974 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Scared Out of Your Skin: The Twisted Terrors of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Posted on October 9, 2020October 28, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3 comments on “Scared Out of Your Skin: The Twisted Terrors of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
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1996 Comedy Horror VHS Gold

No Rest For the Wicked: Spooks and Serial Killers in Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners

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1972 Exploitation Horror VHS Gold

Only A Movie: The Lasting Impact of the Last House On The Left

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1989 Action Comedy VHS Gold

A 24-Inch Dookie: No Holds Barred’s Cinematic Excretion

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1985 Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

The Weight of Gold: The Jewel of the Nile’s Toxic Production

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1978 Horror VHS Gold

Satanic Rites of Passage – Damien: Omen II and the Antics of the Adolescent Antichrist

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1988 Comedy VHS Gold

Let Your Soul Glo: Coming To America’s Feelgood Romance

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1984 Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

The Best Time You’ve Ever Had: Romancing the Stone’s Cynical Brilliance

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1984 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Rise of the Machine: James Cameron’s The Terminator

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1983 Action Adventure James Bond Roger Moore

Never Say Never Again: Octopussy and Moore’s Penultimate Bond Outing

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Horror VHS Gold

Wanna Play? Child’s Play and Horror’s First Action Hero

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1976 Action VHS Gold

Racial Equality and Blood Brotherhood: John Carpenter’s Assault On Precinct 13

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1996 Horror Thriller Vampire VHS Gold

A Good Day for a Dark Night: the Hyperbolic Pleasures of From Dusk Till Dawn

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1985 Action VHS Gold

Feeling Unlucky, Punk? Charles Bronson’s Death Wish 3

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1985 Drama Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Is this the Future? Brazil and Cinema’s Speculative Dimensions

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1986 Action VHS Gold

Bloodstained Nostalgia: Stallone and Cobra’s Neon Seduction

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1986 Action Drama Martial Arts VHS Gold

Great Expectations: Daniel Larusso and the Demise of the Underdog

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Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

I’d Buy that for a Dollar: Robocop and the Pursuit of the American Dream

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1981 Sci-fi VHS Gold

A Rebel’s Lens: John Carpenter’s Escape From New York

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Action Adventure Sci-fi Superhero VHS Gold

Masters of the Universe: Star Wars and the Fall of Grayskull

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1983 Body Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Remote. Control. The Visionary World of Videodrome

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1982 Sci-fi VHS Gold

Conflict and Flames: Blade Runner and Questions of Humanity

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1985 Action Adventure James Bond Roger Moore VHS Gold

Diamonds Aren’t Forever: Roger Moore’s A View to a Kill

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1997 Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

This Ship is Fucked: Event Horizon’s Out-Of-This-World Nightmare

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1986 Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy VHS Gold

White Saviours, Yellow Perils and Green Eyes: John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China

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1986 Action Exploitation Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Who, Where and What? The Mysterious Allure of The Wraith

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1986 Features Retro Movie Rewind This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1986 (August)

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1981 Crime Drama VHS Gold

Sadness, Anger and Revenge: The American Nightmare of Cutter’s Way

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Features

Bastards and Bombshells: Hollywood’s Fling with the Fourth Estate

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1996 Action Classic VHS

The Substitute (1996)

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1980 Sci-fi Superhero VHS Gold

Flash Gordon: The Space Opera Classic That Could Have Been

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1988 Horror Michael Myers Slasher VHS Gold

The Late Pretender: Halloween 4; The Return of Michael Myers

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1972 Cult VHS Drama Thriller

Stigma (1972)

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Action Features Martial Arts

Andrew Davis: The Action Star Sensei

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1982 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Kill the Girl: The Slumber Party Massacre and Feminist Flirtations

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1985 Action VHS Gold

Letting Off Steam: Gung-Ho Tactics and Sexual Tension in Commando

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1987 Box Office Features Retro Movie Rewind This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1987 (July)

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1988 Action VHS Gold

You’re Out of Bullets: Dirty Harry Calls it a Day with The Dead Pool

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1978 Drama Musical VHS Gold

Nostalgia’s the Word: Reliving Those Happy Days of Grease

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1975 Drama VHS Gold

Conformity, Corsets and Chaos: Picnic At Hanging Rock

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1982 Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Practical Magic: Assimilating John Carpenter’s The Thing

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1993 Action Drama VHS Gold

Star Spangled Rage: Race, Riots and Social Inequality in Joel Schumacher’s Falling Down

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1994 Action Classic VHS Martial Arts Sci-fi

Timecop (1994)

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1998 Horror Michael Myers Slasher VHS Gold

When Carpenter Met Craven: Halloween H20’s Unholy Alliance

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1984 Fantasy Horror VHS Gold

Sweetest Tongue Has Sharpest Tooth: Fearing and Falling for The Company of Wolves

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1983 Action Crime VHS Gold

You’re an Endangered Species, Callahan: Dirty Harry Returns in Sudden Impact

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1981 Box Office Features Retro Movie Rewind This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1981 (June)

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1995 Drama Thriller VHS Gold

All About Nomi: Showgirls, Trash-Satire and the Resurrection of Camp Controversy

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Action Comedy VHS Gold

This Ain’t No Game: Super Mario Bros: The Movie

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Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold VHS Reboots

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: Body Horror and Insect Politics in David Cronenberg’s The Fly

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Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

A Troublesome Souvenir from Space: The Icky, Sticky Brilliance of The Blob

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Action Martial Arts VHS Gold

Van Damme to Brucesploitation: No Retreat No Surrender and Peewee Propaganda

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Classic VHS Horror Sci-fi

28 Days Later (2002)

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Cult VHS Exploitation Horror Thriller

The Baby (1973)

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1991 Action Thriller VHS Gold

Welcome to Sea World, Kid: The Thrill and the Rush of Point Break

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Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

The Kids Are Alright: The Dream Master and Krueger’s Rise to Commercial Superstardom

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Action Cult VHS Sci-fi Superhero

Dollman (1991)

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Action Comedy VHS Gold

Don’t Quit Like Me Either: The Hard Way and Heartfelt Hollywood Justice

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1976 Action Crime VHS Gold

Don’t Concern Yourself, Inspector: Dirty Harry Returns as The Enforcer

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1993 Crime Drama VHS Gold

You’re in Trouble, Baby: Carlito’s Way and the Rise of Benny Blanco

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1986 Comedy Horror VHS Gold

Once Bitten, Twice Wry: Critters and 80s Monster Magic

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1983 Fantasy Horror VHS Gold

Hell Unleashed: The Keep’s Continued, Troubled Existence

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1988 Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

The Bold and the Bloodless: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

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1973 Cult VHS Horror

The Crazies (1973)

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1989 Action Thriller VHS Gold

Feeling Lucky, Hunk? Blue Steel and the Rise of the Action Heroine

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Thematic Rewind: The Best of VHS Inspired Movies 2

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Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

The Beginning of the End? Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning

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1990 Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

Moves Like Lightnin’: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Still Kicks Major League Butt

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1985 Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Dream Lover: The Incomparable Freddy’s Revenge

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1973 Action Crime VHS Gold

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Vigilante Justice and Magnum Force

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1982 Horror VHS Gold

A Bug in the Brain: Amityville II: The Possession

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Dead or Alive, You’re Coming With Me: VHS Revival’s Blockbuster Action Quiz

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1980 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Where is the Love? My Bloody Valentine and the Rise of Jason Voorhees

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1992 Thriller VHS Gold

The Fuck of the Century: Why Basic Instinct is the Ultimate Erotic Blockbuster

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1990 Box Office Features Retro Movie Rewind This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1990 (March)

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1992 Comedy Cult VHS Horror

Army of Darkness (1992)

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Thriller VHS Gold

Winding Convention: The Clockwork Precision of Brian De Palma’s Body Double

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1971 Action Crime VHS Gold

Every Dirty Job That Comes Along: Dirty Harry

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1991 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Man and his Machine: How Terminator 2 Taught Us The Ways of Humanity

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1981 Comedy Horror VHS Gold

You’ll Laugh, You’ll Scream, You’ll Cry, You’ll Howl: The Genius of An American Werewolf in London

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1990 Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Night Killer (1990)

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2002 Thriller VHS Gold

Collateral and the Billion-Footed Beast

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1985 Classic VHS Horror

Cat’s Eye (1985)

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1987 Box Office Features Retro Movie Rewind This Month In . . .

This Month In… February (1987)

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Action Adventure VHS Gold

Suffer No Guilt: The Long Road to Conan the Barbarian

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1986 Drama VHS Gold

For the Love of the Con: Fast Eddie and The Color of Money

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1984 Drama Musical VHS Gold

Burning Hearts: Streets of Fire’s Neon Romance Still Shines Brightly

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1987 Action Cannon Movies VHS Gold

Over the Top and Out the Back Door: Stallone’s Brief Love Affair With Cannon Films

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1984 Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Maliciously Entertaining Murder: Blood Simple and The Rise Of The Brothers Coen

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