Release Year Archive

1980

For all you proper film enthusiasts who would like to peruse the films of  TruStory FM’s entertainment podcasts by release year. Get ready for a firehose of film history in these here stacks.

the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

The Shining (1980)

It’s the podcast where a filmmaker and a comedian slowly trudge through the frozen hedge maze of the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed. This is The Shining, a movie selection from 1980.

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The Next Reel • Season 12 • Series: Star Wars • The Empire Strikes Back
The Next Reel Film Podcast

The Empire Strikes Back

We continue our look at the despecialized editions of the original Star Wars trilogy. In today’s episode, we’re talking about Irvin Kershner’s 1980 film ‘The Empire Strikes Back.’ It’s hard to find issues with the film but there’s still plenty to discuss. Tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: Great Car Chases • Member Bonus • The Blues Brothers
The Next Reel Film Podcast

The Blues Brothers • Member Bonus

We’re returning to our Great Car Chases series to look at John Landis’ 1980 comedy ‘The Blues Brothers.’ It’s our monthly member bonus episode. Thanks for your support! Enjoy the conversation.

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The Next Reel Film Podcast

9 to 5

Does this film feel dated or does it hold up today as much as it did 40 years ago? How well does Dolly Parton do in her first acting performance? Are Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Parton an example of a perfect on-screen trio? Tune in to this week’s show to get these answers and more!

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Friday the 13th (1980)

It’s the podcast recorded live at the Big Pine Comedy Festival in Flagstaff, AZ where a filmmaker and two comedians hack, slash, stab and shove an arrow through the neck of the 1980s movies we love and love to hate!  This is Episode 46: Friday the 13th, a

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The Blues Brothers (1980)

Its the podcast where a filmmaker and two comedians are on a mission from god to revisit the movies of the 1980s with 2019 eyes… Join Nathan Blackwell of Squishy Studios and Krissy Lenz of NCT plus Derrick Tesson on a car crashing adventure through The

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Airplane! (1980)

It’s the podcast where… A film maker and a comedian save the day with some laughs and some discussion of your favorite 80s movies, so dont you worry… we are gonna land this podcast plane just fine… even if you’ve had the fish. This is season 1 Episode 1:

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The Next Reel Film Podcast

Caddyshack

With a background at Second City and National Lampoon, comedy was right up Harold Ramis’ alley, and while he had early opportunities to write and perform comedy, it wasn’t until the third feature film on which he was involved that gave him the opportunity to direct. Luckily for him, that movie was “Caddyshack” and the rest, as they say, is history. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we begin our Harold Ramis series with his directorial debut from 1980 – “Caddyshack.”

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The Next Reel Film Podcast

The Shining

Stephen King may not have been a fan of what Stanley Kubrick did when he turned King’s third novel, “The Shining,” into one of his films, but audiences didn’t seem to mind. King purists still have problems with some of Kubrick’s decisions, but the film has withstood the test of time and still stands up as one of the great horror movies out there. Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we begin our Stephen King series with Kubrick’s “The Shining.”

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