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The Goonies at 40: The Story Behind the Iconic 80s Adventure

June 7, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind The Goonies as it celebrates its 40th anniversary… The Goonies was a movie that captured our hearts and minds as kids and continues to ensnare viewers with its magical nostalgia factor to this very day. As the unforgettable adventure comedy celebrates its 40th anniversary we look back at […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: anne ramsey, Chris Columbus, Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Joe Pantoliano, John Matuszak, Josh Brolin, Ke Huy Quan, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Richard Donner, Robert Davi, Sean Astin, The Goonies

Lethal Weapon sets 4K Ultra HD release in June

May 8, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Richard Donner’s Mel Gibson and Danny Glover-headlined buddy cop classic Lethal Weapon is coming to 4K Ultra HD release this June with a set featuring both the 1987 theatrical version and the extended director’s cut from 2000; check out the cover artwork and details here… Mel Gibson stars […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Physical Media Tagged With: Danny Glover, Lethal Weapon, Mel Gibson, Richard Donner

Steven Spielberg-produced Goonies sequel moving forward at Warner Bros.

February 15, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

Hey You Guys! It felt like there was more chance of finding One-Eyed Willy’s treasure than the world getting a sequel to Richard Donner’s 1985 classic The Goonies, but you can fire up some Cyndi Lauper and start getting excited because a Steven Spielberg produced follow-up is moving forward at Warner Bros. According to The […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Potsy Ponciroli, Richard Donner, Steven Spielberg, The Goonies, The Goonies 2, Warner Bros.

Movie Review – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)

September 19, 2024 by Robert Kojder

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, 2024. Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui. Featuring Christopher Reeve, Amanda Reeve, Matthew Reeve, Will Reeve. Gae Sexton, Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Whoopi Goldberg, John Kerry, Brooke Ellison, Steven Kirshblum, Richard Donner, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Bill Clinton, Johnny Carson, Jane Seymour, Barack Obama, and Alexandra Reeve Givens. SYNOPSIS: […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Alexandra Reeve Givens, Amanda Reeve, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Brooke Ellison, Christopher Reeve, Glenn Close, Ian Bonhôte, Jane Seymour, Jeff Daniels, John Kerry, Johnny Carson, Matthew Reeve, Peter Ettedgui, Richard Donner, Robin Williams, Steven Kirshblum, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, susan sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Reeve. Gae Sexton

4K Ultra HD Review – Scrooged (1988)

November 5, 2023 by Brad Cook

Scrooged, 1988. Directed by Richard Donner. Starring Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum, Michael J. Pollard, and Alfre Woodard. SYNOPSIS: If Scrooged is on your must-watch holiday movie list, you’ll want this new 4K Ultra HD edition from Paramount, which features a remastered print of the film along with […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Alfre Woodard, Bill Murray, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane, John Forsythe, Karen Allen, Michael J. Pollard, Richard Donner, Robert Mitchum, Scrooged

4K Ultra HD Review – Superman: The 5-Movie Collection

May 9, 2023 by Brad Cook

Superman: The 5-Movie Collection Directed by Richard Donner, Richard Lester, and Sidney J. Furie. Starring Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York, Sarah Douglas, Jack O’Halloran, Clifton James, E.G. Marshall, Marc McClure, Richard Pryor, Annette O’Toole, […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Christopher Reeve, Clifton James, E.G. Marshall, Gene Hackman, Glenn Ford, jack o'halloran, Jackie Cooper, jon cryer, Marc McClure, Margot Kidder, Maria Schell, Mariel Hemingway, Mark Pillow, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, Pamela Stephenson, Phyllis Thaxter, Richard Donner, Richard Lester, Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn, Sam Wanamaker, Sarah Douglas, Sidney J. Furie, Superman, Superman II, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Superman: The Movie, Susannah York, Terence Stamp, Trevor Howard, Valerie Perrine

Blu-ray Review – Cursed Films

February 27, 2023 by admin

Cursed Films, 2020. Directed by Jay Cheel. Featuring Phil Nobile Jr., Ryan Turek, Mace Neufeld, Wade Davis, Kane Hodder, Linda Blair, Michael Berryman, Eileen Dietz, Richard Donner, and Lloyd Kaufman. SYNOPSIS: Documentary series focusing on five of the most famously troubled horror movie productions. You could argue that every movie has its production troubles, from […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Reviews, Television Tagged With: Cursed Films, Eileen Dietz, Jay Cheel, Kane Hodder, Linda Blair, lloyd kaufman, Mace Neufeld, Michael Berryman, Phil Nobile Jr., Richard Donner, Ryan Turek, Wade Davis

DC confirms Superman ’78 and Batman ’89 exist in same universe

December 19, 2022 by EJ Moreno

Did you know Tim Burton’s Batman and Richard Donner’s Superman took place on the same DC Earth? Well, now we have confirmation from DC Comics themselves. In Dark Crisis: Big Bang #1 by DC Comics, there was a brief blurb that put Michael Keaton’s Batman and Christopher Reeve’s Superman on Earth-789, meaning these two icons exist […]

Filed Under: Comic Books, EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Batman 89, Christopher Reeve, DC, Helen Slater, Michael Keaton, Richard Donner, Superman, Superman '78, Superman: The Movie, Tim Burton

Mel Gibson hopes to shoot Lethal Weapon 5 in early 2023

September 26, 2022 by Gary Collinson

Although last year’s passing of legendary filmmaker Richard Donner seemed to put an end to any hopes of a Lethal Finale, Mel Gibson announced back in November that he’d be stepping in for his friend and colleague as director on the long-planned Lethal Weapon 5. Things may have fallen quiet since then, but Gibson has […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Danny Glover, Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 5, Mel Gibson, Richard Donner

Mel Gibson announces that he will direct Lethal Weapon 5

November 15, 2021 by Matt Rodgers

Of the many terrible things to happen over the last couple of years, losing Legendary American filmmaker Richard Donner was a particularly sad blow for film fans around the world, with The Goonies and Superman director announcing earlier in 2021 that he still intended to direct the long-gestating fourth-sequel to his Lethal Weapon franchise. Well, […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Danny Glover, Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 5, Mel Gibson, Richard Donner

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