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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Burgers, Batman and Bedrock!: Summer Movie Fast Food Promotions of the 1990s

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  A Taco Bell "Batman" commercial from 1989 by Michael Lyons   Summer movies in the 1990s weren't just movies; they were event...
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Matriarch Messages: Moments with Classic TV Sitcom Moms

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  by Michael Lyons This Sunday is Mother's Day. But every day should be, shouldn't it? Of all the gifts that moms give us throughout...
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Now It All Doesn't Seem that "Far Far Away:" Remembering "Return of the Jedi" Summer, 40 Years Later

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  Fans, and Darth Vader, waiting in line to see "Return of the Jedi," at the Loews Astor Plaza Theater in New York City, in 1983. ...
Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Something Funny is Going on Here: TV's Strange Sitcoms

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 by Michael Lyons   "High concept." Two words in Hollywood that have come to mean a unique concept with a story that's easy to...
Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Keeping the Faith: The 70th Anniversary of "The Robe"

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  by Michael Lyons Many movies are considered "landmarks," but   The Robe   truly is. Without it, big-screen movie spectacles may ...
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