The Video Arcade business exploded in the early ’80s. The upright consoles took up a lot less space than pinball machines and air hockey tables. All that was needed to create a video arcade was a store space with plenty of power outlets, a change machine and a guy who
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4K UHD Review: Rolling Thunder
Quentin Tarantino is obsessed with Rolling Thunder. Back in the late ’90s, he named his cult video distribution company Rolling Thunder. In his recent book Cinema Speculation about ’70s films, Tarantino writes profusely about not merely about the movie. He delves into Paul Schrader’s original script and the changes the
Movie Meltdown: There’s No Escape from the Bronx
The post Movie Meltdown: There’s No Escape from the Bronx appeared first on Battleship Pretension. Movie Meltdown – Escape from the Bronx We’re back to round out the Enzo G. Castellari trilogy as we discuss Escape From the Bronx. And while we carefully construct an exact miniature version of our future
Patreon: A Fun Game with Scott Nye April 2024
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