Videodrome
James Woods plays a small cable channel exec in David Cronenberg's 1983 Film "Videodrome". Max Renn (Woods) runs the small network Civic TV, which shows the most offbeat, weird and bizarro shows on TV (I have to admit, it sounds like my kind of station), and he's always looking for a new show to put on the airwaves. The newest crop that his sales agent is proposing aren't edgy enough for him, it's all too softcore, too pedestrian. He needs something a little more shocking, not only to keep interest in his station, but also because he needs something to get excited about. Soon after, his tech intercepts a few minutes of "Videodrome" and Renn's interest is piqued.
Bad Ronald
Remember that weird kid in school? The one that used to put glue on his hands and then would pretend it was peeling skin, then eat the pieces he peeled off? The one that had a cold and waited until the snot would run down his lip until he would lick it off? Yeah, thanks for making fun of me. Anyhow, that's who Bad Ronald is... Well, I don't think he eats his own skin, or slurps snot, but he's weird, just don't call him that to his face, he might kill you on "accident".
Pranks (aka The Dorm that Dripped Blood)
A group of 5 students stay away at college for winter break to help clean out an old dorm before it's demolition. While all the other students are off skiing with their buddies or going over grandma's house for Christmas, these guys are there to clean up the old kitchen, take out the beds, and clear out desks. Little do they know that some doesn't want them to get the job done, and strange happenings occur. Is it the weird fuzzy headed resident, digging through the trash and avoiding them at all costs? Is it the maintenance man who keeps asking about his missing drills, and likes to hang out in elevator shafts? Maybe it's the creepy guy that's supposed to pay for and pick up all the old desks? Or maybe... just maybe, it's one of the students themselves? One thing is certain, and that is that there are some murderous Pranks going on.
Flash Gordon
It is hard to argue that this wasn’t the best summer ever for super hero movies. Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and The Dark Knight all spent weeks at number one. In fact the past decade has been huge for super hero movies and don’t expect that to change anytime soon. Back in the 70’s and 80’s Superman held the top spot in the movies. But he wasn’t the only one to grace the big screen… at least temporarily. When I was at a friend’s house for a 4th grade birthday party we watched the 1980 super hero flick Flash Gordon. I remembered very little about the film other than I liked it. And who could forget the Flash Gordon theme song sung by Queen (if you've seen Blades of Glory you know what I'm talking about). Actually most of the musical score was composed by Queen, and it is a big standout of the movie. So I decided it was time to re-watch the movie and see how it compares to the super hero films of today.
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