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Sometimes I lie awake at night...
Eric. Amateur classic movie reviewer. UCI/UCSC. Gooner/LA Galaxy fan/Yank. Trekkie, M*A*S*Her, Peanuts fan. Voracious news reader and student of political science and public policy. Depression survivor. Not particularly in that order.
This is a classic movie blog concentrating on pre-1980s films, but newer ones appear too. My movie reviews tagged “My Movie Odyssey” are this blog’s beating heart and soul. Other interests will appear. #SaveTCM
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Y'all, the world is sleeping on what NASA just pulled off with Voyager 1
The probe has been sending gibberish science data back to Earth, and scientists feared it was just the probe finally dying. You know, after working for 50 GODDAMN YEARS and LEAVING THE GODDAMN SOLAR SYSTEM and STILL CHURNING OUT GODDAMN DATA.
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BLACK NARCISSUS (1947)
Dir. Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
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when i was a young man
i carried my pack,
and i lived the free life of the rover.
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Yentl (1983)
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A Christmas Story (1983) // dir. Bob Clark
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Octopussy (1983)
#Octopussy#John Glen#Maud Adams#Roger Moore#James Bond#007#this was MGM's first distribution of a 007 movie after its 1980 purchase of United Artists#MGM100
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WarGames (1983)
Director: John Badham
Cinematographer: William A. Fraker
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Pink Floyd: The Wall, 1982 dir. Alan Parker
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The Secret of NIMH (1982) dir. Don Bluth
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be honest: which spooky poltergeist scene spooked you the most back when you first saw it?
#Poltergeist#Tobe Hooper#Heather O'Rourke#Craig T. Nelson#JoBeth Williams#Dominique Dunne#Oliver Robins#MGM100
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Rocky III (1982)
Acknowledging that your fear exist is the first step to recovering from a trauma. The next step is identifying what you fear exactly and why. Only then can you figure out ways to overcome it, or it will plague you for the rest of your life.
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Crazy World (Instrumental)
Composer: Henry Mancini
Film: Victor Victoria (1982)
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julie andrews in victor/victoria (1982) by blake edwards
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‘Diner’. Barry Levinson. 1982.
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The Beast Within (Philippe Mora, 1982)
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Nick Nolte y Debra Winger en “Destinos sin Rumbo” (Cannery Row), 1982
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