RCBC 40th Anniversary of Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom (1984)

Red Coat and Black Coat reflect on their first viewing of Temple of Doom in the summer of 1984. Is the movie really darker than Raiders? Kate Capshaw vs Siskel and Ebert.

1985 STAR WARS Trilogy Special 70MM Screenings

 41 years ago, on March 28th 1985, theatres in both Canada and the US played a marathon of STAR WARS, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, and RETURN OF THE JEDI in 70MM.

This is the "limited edition RETURN OF THE JEDI poster offered to those who attended in costume.

These screening were to benefit various charities, as well as to promote to upcoming re-release of RETURN OF THE JEDI.

RCBC Creepshow (1982) - The Comic Book Horror Movie That Saved Us

Red Coat and Black Coat check out CREEPSHOW and CREEPSHOW II, marveling over its lurid comic book influence, and recounting how their initial viewing saved them from danger. 

Creepshow (1982) & Creepshow II (1987) Newspaper Ads

Creepshow playing in November and December of 1982. Creepshow II playing in May and December 1987.

 

At the movie November 18th 1985

Nov 19th 1985 St. Catharines, you could catch To Live And To Die In LA, A Nightmare on Elm Styreet Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, Meryl Streep in one of the few films she didn't get a freakin' Academy Award nomination for, Emilio Estevez's That Was Then This Is Now, Matt Dillon and Gene Hackman in Target, or the still running Back to the Future for only $2.50. I guess that was the movie's way of competing with the "Continuous Non-Stop Action" over at Sugar's nudie bar.

Friday the 13th Part 5 Briefly Banned

35 years ago, Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning, was briefly banned by the Ontario censor board.

1995 Academy Awards

Talking pigs, missing cards, and sex offenders abound at the 1995 Academy Awards.