Tag: 1980s

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    Grace Eshel

    Cult Corner – Blue Velvet (1986), The Dreamy Suburban Nightmare

    ‘Blue Velvet’ literally means an illicit opioid concoction taken by injection. That is exactly what David Lynch creates in this 1986 cult classic. Lynch goes beneath the skin of suburbia, driving a needle into a nightmarish, seedy underbelly. He is known for his exploration of the darker sides of life through surrealism and in Blue […]

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    Morgane Hemingway

    What is a ‘Final Girl’? Horror Trope Explained

    Morgane Hemingway gives a quick insight into the Final Girl horror trope…

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    Susanna Robertson-Sheath

    Our Favourite TV Summer Styles!

    Wondering what to wear this summer? Rosie Spurrier, Susanna Robertson-Sheath and Stella Lau have taken the opportunity to highlight some of their favourite TV summer styles!

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    Mollie Potter

    The Clash of the New Romantics: Duran Duran vs Spandau Ballet

    Mollie examines the careers of the two biggest 80s bands.

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    Rhianna Saglani

    Our Favourite 80s TV Shows!

    Rhianna Saglani, Charlie Burgess and Amy Scott-Munden discuss and celebrate their favourite 80’s TV Shows!

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    Emily Poole

    Iconic 80’s Captured: Our Favourite Photographs

    Emily Poole, Mollie Potter and Susanna Robertson-Sheath discuss and examine their favourite and (what they consider) to be the most iconic photographs of the incredible 1980s!

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    Callum Joynes

    ‘Top of the Pops’: Is there any point in still requesting its return?

    Callum Joynes examines the live music scene.

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    Mollie Potter

    Nostalgic News: Duran Duran’s ‘Duran Duran’ Turns thirty!

      Known as ‘The Wedding Album’ by many fans, both due to its cover featuring the wedding photos of the band members’ parents, and to avoid confusion with their 1981 debut album of the same title, 1993’s Duran Duran was a comeback album for a band that many believed had peaked in the 1980s. Following […]

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    Callum Joynes

    Review: Footloose @ Mayflower Theatre

    Callum Joynes reviews Footloose at the Mayflower Theatre!

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    Josh Regan Matthews

    The Best Of 1980s Hard Rock: Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction

    Josh Matthews states his case for Guns N’ Roses’ debut LP being the very best of 80s hard rock.

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    Hazel Jonckers

    Hidden Gem: Mystic Pizza

    Like all good pizza, Mystic Pizza is a cheese fest in the best way possible. Hazel Jonckers is a big fan of this early Julia Roberts starrer.

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    Katie Evans

    Nostalgic News: The Shining was released 40 years ago

    Katie Evans celebrates this 80s horror classic.

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    Sam Law

    Nostalgic News: Watchmen was released 32 years ago

    As part of our ongoing 80s coverage, check out the groundbreaking graphic novel which was released over September and October 1986.

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    Abi Cutler

    Best Comedians from the ’80s

    Abi Cutler and Hannah Billingsley-Dadd takes an in-depth look at Robin Williams’ and Rowan Atkinson’s careers.