The summer blockbuster isn’t what it used to be. Oh, there’s hope. "Inside Out 2” made a nice haul at the box office, and a lot of people will probably go see “Despicable Me 4.” A surprise hit usually ...

Forty years ago, movie lovers got the gift of the best summer ever. Picture it: the United States of America, 1982. School’s out for summer. Modern day social media and cell phones do not exist. “I ...

There was a time, not a long time ago or in a galaxy far, far away, when the summer movie landscape wasn’t overcrowded with disposable fantasy and sci-fi tentpoles. When studios and distributors ...

The early summer of 1982 was a very spacey time on America’s movie screens. Six major studios released a whopping eight science fiction and fantasy films between May 16 and July 9, with hundreds of ...

The Summer of 1982 is a pivotal time in pop culture history. Films like Poltergeist, E.T., Mad Max 2, Blade Runner, and TRON all hit theaters, capturing the hearts of audiences and leaving an ...

The storied theater chain plans to show eight genre classics from '82 on the same weekends they originally opened, plus trailers from the era. By Todd Gilchrist Storied Texas theater chain Alamo ...