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Kyle MacLachlan stars in David Lynch's Dune (1984).

After several different filmmakers tried (and failed) to adapt Frank Herbert's 'Dune' for the big screen, the movie finally arrived via David Lynch, a then up-and-coming filmmaker who’d never been tested on a film of that size and scope.

Matthew Jackson








INXS's Michael Hutchence in Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019).

Over the course of the 1980s, INXS went from fledgling Australian pub rockers to global superstars. Then tragedy struck when, in 1997, lead singer Michael Hutchence was found dead.

Kenneth Partridge


Regina King stars in HBO's Watchmen.

HBO’s 'Watchmen' explores what the world looks like 30-plus years after the events of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's famed graphic novel. But that doesn't mean you won't find plenty of hidden references to the comic's 1980s setting.

Rebecca Pahle




Gary Oldman stars in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).

There are good movies, there are bad movies, and there are movies that are so infinitely terrible that it’s hard not to love them just a little bit.

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For many fans, George A. Romero's 'Dawn of the Dead'—an over-the-top horror comic book for the big screen—remains the greatest zombie film ever made.

Matthew Jackson


Lynn-Holly Johnson, Bette Davis, and Kyle Richards in The Watcher in the Woods (1980).

Disney: Known for catchy songs, cute animal sidekicks, brave Princesses … and occasionally scarring children for life.

Rebecca Pahle