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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Psycho II’

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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March 12, 2023March 11, 2023 Ben Martin 237 Views 1960, 1980's, 1983, 40th Anniversary, adaptation, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, books, Christopher Walken, Franchise Expansion (or Implosion), Horror Films, horror movies, Janet Leigh, Meg Tilly, mystery, novels, Psycho, Robert Bloch, Robert Loggia, sequel, Slasher, Tom Holland, Universal Studios

Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th’ (1980)

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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October 24, 2020September 6, 2021 Ben Martin 2402 Views 1980, 1980's, 40th Anniversary, Black Christmas, Blu-Ray, box office, dawn of the dead, franchise, Franchise Expansion (or Implosion), friday the 13th, home video, horror, Horror Films, horror movies, Kevin Bacon, New Release, Scream Factory, Sean s. Cunningham, Shout! Factory, Slasher, Wes Craven

Franchise Expansion Or Implosion: Superman II

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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January 4, 2019 Ben Martin 4901 Views 0 Comment 40th Anniversary, action film, comic books, DC, DC Comics, DC Entertainment, DC films, DCEU, film, Franchise Expansion (or Implosion), movies, scifi, Superhero, Superman, Superman 80th Anniversary

Franchise Expansion Or Implosion – Superman: The Movie

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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December 17, 2018 Ben Martin 2848 Views 0 Comment 1978, 40th Anniversary, action film, comic books, DC, DC Comics, DC Entertainment, DC films, DCEU, film, Franchise Expansion (or Implosion), movies, scifi, Superhero, Superman, Superman 80th Anniversary

Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Halloween’ (2018)

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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November 12, 2018October 26, 2021 Ben Martin 2643 Views 0 Comment 40th Anniversary, Blumhouse Productions, box office, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Franchise Expansion (or Implosion), Halloween, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, holidays, horror, Horror Films, Jamie Lee Curtis, jason blum, John Carpenter, miramax, New Release, October, rob zombie, sequel, Slasher, Universal Pictures, Will Patton

“My Potatoes (Still) Have A Dead Fly in Them!” – Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, The 40th Anniversary

THE MOVIE 1977 was quite a year for sci-fi films; the number of them released that year reached double digits.

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September 8, 2017 Ben Martin 3190 Views 40th Anniversary, 4K Resolution, Aliens, Blu-Ray, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, sci-fi, Steven Spielberg

Heavy Metal Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Art Show In Santa Monica, CA

This Saturday, the 15th of July will see Heavy Metal, ahead of SDCC, mark its 40th anniversary with a

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July 11, 2017 Olly MacNamee 3772 Views 40th Anniversary, art, exhibition, Heavy Metal, Metal Hurlant