Celebrating Cleveland Cinemas' 1980s series with our favorite movies
Cleveland Cinemas is launching its totally tubular "I Love the '80s" film series this weekend with screenings of 1985's"Pee-wee's Big Adventure."
State of play: The series continues through mid-December with movies like "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "The Lost Boys," "Gremlins" and more.
Tickets are just $5.
👋🏻 Sam and 👊🏾 Troy are so psyched about this radical series, they couldn't help but offer their wicked '80s movies outside of the ones being shown in the series.
Sam: Rob Reiner's "When Harry Met Sally" (1989) is probably my favorite all-time rom-com. Among other things, it's a showcase for aspirational late 80s fashion.
Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" (1982) is in the sci-fi pantheon for me, a triumph of literary adaptation with one of the decade's seminal scores by Greek soundtrack god Vangelis.
Between the lines: How about a round of applause for my guy Werner Herzog, whose epic "Fitzcarraldo" (1982) is surely one of the most outlandish films of the decade.
Though not especially "80s" in vibe, it's the perfect marriage between a madman director and a madman protagonist.
The latest: I got a chance to see John Sayles' "Matewan" (1987) at the Cinematheque last year and was absolutely floored.
It's an immersive labor organizing flick set in 1920s West Virginia coal country and is one of the most riveting, quotable movies I've seen from any decade.
Troy: I routinely watch the last 20 minutes of "Purple Rain" (1984) to remind myself what true talent is.
The 1980s featured my favorite romantic comedy of all-time in "Broadcast News" (1987) and my favorite sports movie, "Field of Dreams" (1989).
Between the lines: I'm pretty sure the first movie I ever saw in a theater was "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" (1989).
The latest: I recently rewatched "Vision Quest" (1985) in honor of its 40th anniversary.
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