Celebrating its 35th anniversary this past weekend, 1990’s Pretty Woman kicked off with Go West’s “King of Wishful Thinking”, which played during the movie’s opening credits.  Go West was formed in 1982 and features the duo of Peter Cox and Richard Drummie.  The duo had released two albums before the release of Pretty Woman and “King of […]

Becoming an international dance craze in the late 80s and early 90s, the Lambada, aka “The Forbidden Dance,” spawned two films released on the same day in 1990 and a worldwide pop hit, “Lambada” by the band Kaoma.  The Lambada originated in Brazil and spread to other countries, especially the Philippines, Latin America, and the […]

Coming off the soundtrack for 1998’s Doctor Dolittle, “Are You That Somebody?” from Aaliyah is a pretty sultry R&B/Hip-Hop jam for a goofy Eddie Murphy movie.  Written and produced by Timbaland and Static Major, “Are You That Somebody?” was included on the Doctor Dolittle soundtrack album, which was a huge success, peaking at #4 on the Billboard […]

Winning Best Original Song at last night’s Oscars, “El Mal” was one of the only bright spots for Emilia Pérez, along with Zoe Saldaña’s win for Best Supporting Actress, after a disastrous run following the announcement of the nominees. Written by Clément Ducol and Camille along with director Jacques Audiard, “El Mal” is performed toward […]

A movie that definitely fits the idea of an “Oscar Movie” is 1993’s Philadelphia, which earned a Best Actor win for Tom Hanks and a win for Bruce Springsteen for the movie’s primary single, “Streets of Philadelphia.”  Approached to write a song by director Jonathan Demme, Springsteen wrote it following his 1992-1993 World Tour in August […]

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 […]

When Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) hit theaters in his first movie, Bean aka Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, in 1997, he brought the Irish boy band Boyzone, who provided the movie’s main soundtrack song, “Picture of You.”  Boyzone formed in 1993 with Ronan Keating as the band’s frontman and lead singer, and “Picture of You” […]

For the end credits of 2015’s The Last Witch Hunter (which we’re talking about on the next Everything Actioncast), R&B singer Ciara provided a cover of the Roling Stones classic, “Paint it Black.”  Vin Diesel stars in the movie as Kaulder, the titular Last Witch Hunter, who was cursed with immortality and has spent centuries […]

We’re talking about 1996’s Fear on the Everything Actioncast this week as Mark Wahlberg plays the bad guy again in this weekend’s new release, Flight Risk. Along with starring as the psychotic David McCall in the movie, Marky Mark also provided the song “The Illest” for the movie’s soundtrack.  The Fear soundtrack is an eclectic […]

Playing a pivotal role in last year’s body horror hit The Substance, along with the score by Raffertie, is the electronic song “Pump It Up” by DJ Endor.  The song’s original version was by Belgian musician Danzel, with his version becoming a Top 10 hit in multiple countries in 2004.  DJ Endor’s remix was released […]