by J.T. Trigonis | Sep 14, 2021 | Article, Nostalgia's Revenge
PART ONE: A LONG TIME AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY… Growing up, I was (and still am) a science-fiction movie fan. As a seven year old, I probably watched Return of the Jedi more than any other film during the 1980s. I still have my original Darth Vader carrying... 
by Preston Burt | Aug 11, 2021 | Article
Note: This article appears in Retrofied Magazine’s summer 2021 “Road Trip” issue. Click here to order your own digital or print edition for a trip down memory lane. Before SUVs were ubiquitous, before the minivan takeover of the ’90s, there was... 
by Preston Burt | Jun 4, 2021 | Article
With little fanfare, the documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot turned 35 years old on May 31, 2021. It was on that same date in 1986 that filmmakers Jeff Krulik and John Heyn took a camera and a microphone to film young, often-inebriated fans gathered outside the... 
by Anthony Karcz | Apr 19, 2021 | Article
[Note: This article was originally published in our Spring 2021 “Pump Up the Jam” issue of Retrofied Magazine. Check out a free preview or order a digital or print edition today!] We spent our formative years plopped in front of the TV on Saturday mornings... 
by Preston Burt | Jan 20, 2021 | Article
With instant access to so many media services these days, it’s hard to imagine a time when one had to leave their house to seek out entertainment to bring home to enjoy. With the recent news of the closure of the remaining 250 Family Video locations and... 
by Preston Burt | Jan 1, 2021 | Article
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