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July 1981 continues with Disney animation, drunk millionaires, and another uncomfortable Brooke Shields movie
Also, will Robert Clouse ever stop ripping off ENTER THE DRAGON?
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July 1981 starts simply with a savage and indulgent film about Hollywood eating itself
Plus the single best movie about American punk ever made
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June 1981 concludes with dragons slayed, James Bond, and Bill Murray in the Army
Plus Ingmar Berman and the Muppets... but not, unfortunately, together
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January 1980 starts slow
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Sean Connery goes to space and John Waters goes mainstream as we wrap up May 1981
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Flash Gordon saves the universe as part of as splashy December 1980
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June 1981 continues with Disney re-releases, Greek myths, and Indiana freakin' Jones
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March concludes with some steamy Nicholson and some criminal Caan
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Superman throws down in Times Square as June 1981 continues
Plus Burt Reynolds throws a party and everyone comes
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June 1981 continues with Disney re-releases, Greek myths, and Indiana freakin' Jones
Plus Mel Brooks offers up a little historical hysteria
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June 1981 kicks off with a slow weekend in an otherwise crazy month
A shambling Cheech and Chong comedy gets the month started
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Sean Connery goes to space and John Waters goes mainstream as we wrap up May 1981
Plus who is that masked man, and why did James Keach dub him?
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What has six bizarre murders and four full seasons? The next installment of our May 1981 newsletter!
Plus the heartwarming story of Charles Bronson and a dog
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May 1981 continues with more slasher mayhem and a Hal Ashby car crash
Is anything worse than Robert Blake in SECOND-HAND HEARTS?
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