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I understand that it was more popular than Titanic in Japan.
It is, in fact, one of the things that has made the character of Dirty Harry Callahan (as played by Clint Eastwood) so popular.
And it's not because since her days on "Clarissa Explains It All" that I've had a bit of a crush on Melissa Joan Hart, who at the time this show was popular was already well into her 20s, but was still able to get teenage roles.
Even though some of the actors and actresses weren't very popular in show business it seemed like they have been acting since they were 1 one year old!
"The Blob" qualifies as a cult sci-fi film not only because it launched 27-year old Steve McQueen on a trajectory to superstardom, but also because it exploited the popular themes both of alien invasion and teenage delinquency that were inseparable in the 1950s.
Indeed, it's been popular to put down that era of music, and see punk as a welcome antidote to it.
Based on a popular novel by Robert Wilder and an adaptation by George Zuckerman, it had all the elements that make an excellent melodrama: nymphomania, a large oil fortune, alcoholism, incest and a mild touch of homosexuality.
This is so much more entertaining to me than other, more popular spoofs like Airplane!
He meets a rich woman who admires his paintings on the street and she believes she can get his work to be even more popular to the public, e.g. in a museum.
In the same vein as Natural Born Killers, another movie that was not so popular with critics because of its excessive violence but that I also loved, Kalifornia is a movie that clearly glamorizes violence, but I like to think that it turns that around in the final act.
Horror omnibus films were popular in the seventies.
It tells the story of a popular radio host called Gabriel Noon (Robin Williams) who spends his evenings enthralling his audiences with vivid stories about Gay lifestyles.
Herge, Tintin's creator, from 1971 in which in discusses his various experiences publishing his popular character, first in a Catholic newspaper, then in his own series of comic books.
This popular struggle of a traditionally exploited population should inspire all of us to stand up for our rights, put forth the greater good of the community and stop making up cowardly excuses for not challenging the establishment.
It portrays Chavez as a popular hero unafraid to challenge the US hegemony and domination of the world's resources.
but danes in general was totally shot out from what was happening around them. the media didn't play or show any of the popular music back then, including Marc Bolan and T.Rex, they only played a little with The Doors, only the really popular songs though.
Steven Speilberg's adaptation of Alice Walkers popular novel is not without its share of controversy.
Mardi Gras: Made in China provides a wonderful, intricate connection between popular culture, nudity, and globalization through the making and tossing of beads.
This was a kind of movie very popular in the Sixties till the mid-Seventies and it's one of my favorite type of horror movies.
Teresa Pavlinek was a popular member of the Toronto Second City cast.
This is one of my favourite kung-fu films and is regarded as one the most popular Shaw Brothers from the late 70's.
The soundtrack to this film, which actually became more popular than the film itself, is another plus.
From what I gathered, the books were introduced to me at an era when teenage sleuths were popular to children growing up at the time (for my case, the 80s and early 90s), with Hardy Boys, Famous Five, and of course, "Carolyn Keene"'s Nancy Drew amongst the more famous ones.
This project was originally conceived as the movie version of popular Japanese manga SlamDunk!
If you see this movie, you know you will see an extense video-clip of popular music.
Shows like Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers, DuckTales and Gummi Bears was already popular, and now Disney made another great cartoon and that cartoon brought the birth of the Disney Afternoon.
"Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" also bombed at the box office, whereas the first one was a pretty good hit and very popular.
I think it's also quite daring to make fun of artists who where really popular in that time.
I grew up during the time that the music in this movie was popular.
It is easy to see why Chavez is so popular with his people.
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