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"Tommy" at 50: The Who’s Wild Rock Opera That Became a Cinematic Fever Dream
"Tommy" at 50: The Who’s Wild Rock Opera That Became a Cinematic Fever Dream
Celebrating 50 years of chaos, color, and pinball prophecy—Ken Russell’s "Tommy" remains one of the wildest, most influential rock films ever made. Here’s how it happened, why it matters, and why it still slaps.
Some of the coolest old-school things we saw at Comic-Con International 2023
Some of the coolest old-school things we saw at Comic-Con International 2023
40 years later, the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon is still having an impact
40 years later, the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon is still having an impact
I always wondered why Dungeons & Dragons, the Saturday morning cartoon inspired by the role-playing game of the same name that ran for three seasons from 1983 to 1985, was the way it was. Namely, why isn't it more similar to the game? "I had absolutely no time [and] I had never seen Dungeons & Dragons before in my life," says Mark Evanier, who wrote the initial premise and pilot for the animated series. He did so after being given just four days to save the show's chance at getting made. Yet
WonderCon exclusive — X-men: The Animated Series director Larry Houston's secret cameos
WonderCon exclusive — X-men: The Animated Series director Larry Houston's secret cameos
The coolest old-school things we saw at WonderCon 2023
The coolest old-school things we saw at WonderCon 2023
Stranger Things season 5 predictions based on 80s movies
Stranger Things season 5 predictions based on 80s movies
Terry Hall’s best songs with The Specials
Terry Hall’s best songs with The Specials
6 extremely unsettling things from ALF no one talks about
6 extremely unsettling things from ALF no one talks about
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The Jurassic Park issue: Every dinosaur in the movies ranked, JP trivia, and the franchise's best kills
The Jurassic Park issue: Every dinosaur in the movies ranked, JP trivia, and the franchise's best kills
The top 10 John Hughes movies
The top 10 John Hughes movies
There are some directors you think of when certain movie genres come up: Alfred Hitchcock mastered the psychological thriller, Akira Kurosawa cornered the market on the samurai epic, Sergio Leone dominated the spaghetti western—and John Hughes wrote the book on movies about teens. Of course, Hughes branched out into other genres too, including films about the holidays and live-action movies where a dog is the main character (it’s a bigger genre than you might think). But he’s definitely best k
Every Friday the 13th movie, ranked
Every Friday the 13th movie, ranked
Ranking every Star Wars movie
Ranking every Star Wars movie
Movies that Time Forgot: Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
Movies that Time Forgot: Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
The Galaxy's worst Star Wars quotes, ranked
The Galaxy's worst Star Wars quotes, ranked
The best Weird Al parodies of the 1990s
The best Weird Al parodies of the 1990s
Sci-fi shows from the 90s you forgot about
Sci-fi shows from the 90s you forgot about
Every Batman film, ranked
Every Batman film, ranked
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