Bad Girls We Love: Angela from Night of the Demons

Say hello to Angela, the goth demon of your dreams. Angela Franklin was a model student, but by senior year she’d gone full goth. Known as the school witch, Angela loved dressing in all black, throwing crazy-ass parties, stealing from the local convenient store, being snarky and mouthy, and dabbling in Black Magic —not necessarily … Continue reading Bad Girls We Love: Angela from Night of the Demons

Bad Girls (We Love) in the Movies

I recently stumbled on this awesome image for the 1986 clip flick Bad Girls in the Movies. According to IMDb, it’s “a compilation tape with scenes from and trailers for films with female juvenile delinquent and/or criminal themes.” In other words, where can I get a copy? Well, VHS Collector notes that it was released … Continue reading Bad Girls (We Love) in the Movies

Pfive Alarm Baby Pfeiffer Pfire

In which Baby Pfeiffer plays sexy, dumb, and drunk. One of Michelle Pfeiffer’s earliest roles was in the ridiculous 1981 telefilm Callie & Son. My friend Nathaniel summed it up best years ago at his blog The Film Experience, when he wrote: Summing up the plot of Callie & Son is a herculean task and you probably … Continue reading Pfive Alarm Baby Pfeiffer Pfire

Hot Shots of the Week: Michelle Pfeiffer, Esquire

These beautiful photos from Guy Webster of ascending star Michelle Pfeiffer are from the April 1986 issue of Esquire. The shots of a casually dressed, tousle-haired Michele capture the future three-time Oscar nominee just before her career kicked into overdrive, thanks to her first Academy Award nomination, for her stunning work in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Michelle Pfeiffer, Esquire

Favorite Film Posters: Adventures in Babysitting

American artist and illustrator Drew Struzan, who passed away last fall, left an indelible imprint on popular culture, thanks to the many memorable movie posters he created. I could list so many of them as favorites—The Thing (1982), Back to the Future (1985), Big Trouble in Little China (1986)—but my artistic and sentimental favorite* has … Continue reading Favorite Film Posters: Adventures in Babysitting