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See the Cast of 'Forrest Gump' Then and Now

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:36:03 +0000

‘Forrest Gump’ is a tale of a dim-witted but good-natured man who finds himself in the middle of many of the influential events of post-World War II America. The 1994 film was a huge hit, earning close to 700 million at the box office and winning six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. See what Tom [...]

See the Cast of 'Wall Street' Then and Now

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:43:23 +0000

Oliver Stone’s 1987 ‘Wall Street’ succeeded in teaching us all that “greed is good.” The film was carried by a tremendous cast — one that holds strong nearly three decades later. So from Bud Fox to the titan of the industry, Gordon Gekko, let’s check out the cast of ‘Wall Street’ then and now. Then: [...]

Famous Movie Cheerleaders Then and Now

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:30:59 +0000

Despite the fact that we weren’t the biggest fans of cheerleaders in real life, there is something about cheerleaders in movies that earns much less of our ire. Perhaps it’s that bad things happen to them. Perhaps it’s that they are so mean it goes beyond cruel and straight to funny. Whatever the reason, let’s [...]

See The Cast of 'Aliens' Then and Now

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:41:19 +0000

In film, it’s rare that a sequel is as good as (or better than) the original. However ‘Aliens,’ the 1986 sequel to the 1979 hit, ‘Alien,’ managed to top its predecessor. With James Cameron behind the movie, the franchise shifted gears from sci-fi horror to action. And also Bill Paxton played (or really was subjected to) [...]

See the Cast of 'Porky's' Then and Now

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:09:57 +0000

The 1982 classic ‘Porky’s’ helped create the teen film genre. It also spawned three sequels — ‘Porky’s II: The Next Day,’ ‘Porky’s Revenge!’ and ‘Pimpin’ Pee Wee’ — and even featured a future A-lister in randy gym coach Kim Cattrall. So where have the rest of the ‘Porky’s’ gang ended up? Let’s take a look! Dan [...]

See Your Favorite MTV VJs Then and Now

Kristy Puchko — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:56:05 +0000

Since 1981, MTV has been a taste-maker, influencing teens and tweens in the ways of music, fashion, movies and social awareness. And if you're old enough to remember when MTV actually centered its programming on showing music videos, then you're old enough to feel nostalgia over the wide array of beautiful people who served as VJs over the past thirty-some years.

See the Cast of 'Honey I Shrunk The Kids' Then and Now

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:10:45 +0000

The title of the 1989 family comedy ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ pretty much explains the plot. In the movie, an inventor played by Rick Moranis ends up shrinking his two children and two neighborhood kids to a quarter-of-an-inch tall and then has to figure out how to un-shrink them. ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ [...]

See the Cast of 'Willow' Then and Now

Kristy Puchko — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:35:51 +0000

Following the success of his 'Star Wars' trilogy, George Lucas chose to collaborate with Ron Howard on a family-friendly fantasy film about a little but brave man forced by fate into a grand adventure. The result was 1988's 'Willow.' Ultimately the film earned mixed reviews and was deemed only a moderate box office success, yet it became a beloved touchstone of countless childhoods.

See the Cast of 'Friday the 13th' Then and Now

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:41:39 +0000

Audiences got their first taste of the ‘Friday the 13th’ franchise, which is now 12 films strong, when the original horror flick hit theaters in 1980. The tale of gruesome happenings at Camp Crystal Lake didn’t do much for critics, but audiences ate up its grindhouse-style gore. ‘Friday the 13th’ certainly wasn’t a star-based film — in [...]