Retroblog

Happy Birthday M. Mouse

By Matt

Posted Nov 18, 2009 – 2:07 pm | 5 Comments »

Today is the observed birthday of Mickey Mouse! Eighty one years ago on November 18, 1928, "Steamboat Willie" premiered at the 79th Street Theater in New York, New York as a short feature in advance of "Gang War," a mostly forgotten film starring Mary Pickford's brother Jack. While Mickey ... More »

Hey Boo-Boo! We’re In the Movies!

By Matt

Posted Nov 6, 2009 – 2:05 pm | 5 Comments »

Variety reports that the Hanna-Barbera classic character Yogi Bear is headed to the big screen, with some big names in talks to be attached! Anna Faris (every "Scary Movie" installment to date), may play a documentary filmmaker visiting Jellystone Park, where apparently the bears wear neckties and only eat from ... More »

A New John Hughes Documentary

By Matt

Posted Oct 30, 2009 – 5:23 pm | No Comments »

Author and friend of Retroland James Melzer tipped us to this worthy project: "Don't You Forget About Me: A Tribute To John Hughes." Here's the trailer: We love the idea that, first of all, so many people agreed to talk with these indie filmmakers... and that the film isn't just ... More »

Top Five Retro Movies To Watch Halloween Night

By Matt

Posted Oct 16, 2009 – 3:31 pm | 4 Comments »

Not everyone gets to go trick-or-treating / costume partying on Halloween night. Some of us take a bullet for the rest of you -- we're at home, handin' out candy and keepin' those darn kids off our lawn, dagnabit. Between knocks at the door... we'll be watching movies. The ... More »

A Munchkins Reunion

By Matt

Posted Oct 13, 2009 – 2:48 pm | 2 Comments »

Newsweek gathered together the last five surviving actors that portrayed the Munchkins in 1939's "The Wizard of Oz," including Ruth Robinson Duccini, Meinhardt Raab, Margaret Pellegrini, Karl Slover and Jerry Maren, for reminiscing and even a little music. What strikes me most about this delightful segment is the pride these five ... More »

Worthington Sees “Clash of the Titans” Remake as Death Wish 2000 (BC)

By Matt

Posted Oct 8, 2009 – 2:55 pm | 7 Comments »

Sam Worthington, slated to star in the 2010 remake of the 1981 classic stop-motion-and-sandals epic "Clash of the Titans," has a pretty clear vision of his version of Perseus, according to Empire Online: "I feel when my Perseus starts out, he should be this bombastic tank. The gods have killed ... More »

Midnight Movies

By Motorboat Cruiser

Posted Aug 4, 2007 – 3:35 pm | No Comments »

As I watched a DVD of The Rocky Horror Picture Show yesterday, something was seriously missing. Sure, it is still a classic campy film with a thoroughly enjoyable soundtrack. Still, I couldn’t keep my mind from wandering back in time to the Saturday evenings of my youth. A gaggle of ... More »