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Saturday, March 29, 2008

1984 Film Comment article on "Gremlins" and director Joe Dante

Here's an article from Film Comment Vol. 20 No. 3 (May-June 1984) about Joe Dante (who as readers of this blog may have guessed, is one of my favorite film directors), who discusses "Piranha", "The Howling", "Twilight Zone: The Movie" and the then-recent "Gremlins".







Tiny Toon Adventures theme song piano sheet music

In honor of Tiny Toon Adventures' long-awaited DVD release, here's the sheet music to the show's theme song, so you can play it on your piano.




Monday, March 24, 2008

early Terminator article

Here's an article on "The Terminator" from 1984. It's probably one of the earliest bits of major publicity that the Terminator series, James Cameron, and Arnold Schwarzenegger ever got.





Star Trek: The Next Generation first look

Here's the first look at the actors of Star Trek: The Next Generation, taken from a 1987 issue of Starlog. It's fun to look back at a time when these actors and actresses were, for the most part, unknowns.



Spider-Man's wedding

Apparently, Marvel celebrated the marriage of Spider-Man (aka Peter Parker) and Mary Jane Watson in style back in 1987.

Snow White's 50th anniversary


Here's an article that celebrated the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney's first feature film, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".







Censorship of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"

Here's an article on deleted scenes from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"





Jim Henson on "The Muppets take Manhattan"

The Muppet Master himself, Jim Henson, discusses "The Muppets take Manhattan".



Frank Oz on "The Muppets take Manhattan"

Frank Oz discusses "The Muppets take Manhattan". 'Nuff said.



Martin Short on "Innerspace"

Here's an interview with the well-known comic actor Martin Short, in which he discusses his roles as Jack Putter in Joe Dante's vastly underrated film "Innerspace".







Zach Galligan on "Gremlins"

Here's an interview with actor Zach Galligan, in which he discusses his role as Billy Peltzer in "Gremlins". From Starlog #92 (March 1985).


Gremlins review

Here's a very interesting review of "Gremlins"





Phoebe Cates on "Gremlins"

Here's an interview with actress Phoebe Cates, in which she discusses her role as Kate Beringer in "Gremlins". From Starlog #84 (July 1984).



Joe Dante and Mike Finnell on "Gremlins"

Here's an article in which director Joe Dante and producer Mike Finnell discuss their 1984 blockbuster "Gremlins".  From Starlog #85 (August 1984).