Staff Picks: Michael Mann’s CRIME STORY (1986-1987)
“Crime Story” is a television show worthy of being called a cult classic.
Articles by Ryan Acree
Check The Back Shelf vol. 4 – The Tale of Two Toy Soldiers: A look at TOY SOLDIERS (1984)
“How strange is it … , that there are two movies titled “Toy Soldiers”, both about “kids vs. terrorists” released only 7 years apart?”
The Man Behind the Music of Fletch
Some of you may know the name Harold Faltermeyer but I would suspect most do not. He is the answer to the trivia question: “Who wrote and performed the theme song “Axel F” for Beverly Hills Cop. You also might have heard us talk about Harold Faltermeyer and the Fletch Theme song on our recent Fletch episode. However, Harold Faltermeyer is more than just an answer to an 80’s trivia question.
What You Might Have Missed in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
We all love Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. It became an instant classic. Guys wanted to be like him and the girls swooned over him. Matthew Broderick played Ferris perfectly, but there are parts to this storyline that still bothers me after all these years.
Video Store Memories Part 1: Ryan Remembers
I still remember going with my dad to the electronics store to get our first VCR on a Saturday morning sometime in the early 1980’s when I was around 7 or so. My dad was set on a top loader before we left, but the salesman talked him into a front loader and assured him that these are the latest models and work well. It was a very huge GE model and was still not even cable ready.