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Musical Montage: Siedah Garrett “Do You Want it Right Now”

February 17, 2025

There was a trend of dance movies in the mid-80s, led by Cannon Films’ Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo. Somewhat lost in the shuffle was 1985’s Fast Forward, which turned 40 this past weekend. Directed by the great Sidney Poitier, Fast Forward follows a dance troupe called “The Adventurous Eight” as they arrive in New […]

Musical Montage: Bad English “Best of What I Got”

December 30, 2024

Capping off Tango & Cash as the end credits song, “Best of What I Got” was part of a massive 1989 for British rock band Bad English.  Formed in 1987, Bad English’s debut album, Bad English, was released in June 1989 and featured “Best of What I Got” along with the band’s biggest hit, “When […]

Musical Montage: Irene Cara & Freddie Jackson “Love Survives”

November 18, 2024

Celebrating its 35th anniversary this past weekend, Don Bluth’s All Dogs Go to Heaven hit theaters in 1989 and featured Irene Cara & Freddie Jackson singing its main soundtrack song, “Love Survives.”  Released on the same day as Disney juggernaut The Little Mermaid, All Dogs Go to Heaven couldn’t match the same success in theaters that […]

Musical Montage: Peter Gabriel “Biko”

September 23, 2024

We’re discussing The Equalizer this week on the Everything Actioncast, but on the much more dramatic side of Denzel Washington’s filmography is the 1987 biopic Cry Freedom, directed by Richard Attenborough.  Washington played Steve Biko, an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa who was killed while in police custody.  Kevin Kline played reporter Donald Woods, who […]

Everything Action Theater: The Last Dragon (1985)

September 19, 2024

One of the greatest cult classics of the 80s, you can watch The Last Dragon in the latest Everything Action Theater.  “Bruce” Leroy Greene (Taimak) is on a quest through the wildest parts of NYC to find a mysterious martial arts master who can help him achieve the ultimate level of his martial arts training […]