John Landis

Date of Birth

1950-08-03

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for

The Blues Brothers, Into the Night, The Kentucky Fried Movie, An American Werewolf in London, Blast Vegas

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Why Oscar (1991) Deserves a Second Look on Sylvester Stallone’s Birthday

Posted 5 days ago

Sylvester Stallone’s birthday is the perfect time to revisit Oscar (1991), the misunderstood gangster comedy

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Awesome Art Celebrates Black History Month with Black Panther, Boyz In The Hood, Get Out, Jackie Brown, Moonlight, Sinners

Posted 5 months ago

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

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Awesome Art Spotlight and Interview: Huan Do

Posted 6 months ago

For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to...

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John Landis calls streamers the “bad guys” in the movie industry

Posted 3 years ago

Director John Landis says streamers and the pandemic have put a monumental dent in the theatergoing experience.

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Evil Dead Rise, Indiana Jones, Logan, Mandalorian, Power Rangers

Posted 3 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

The new episode of the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw video series looks back at Stephen King's Sleepwalkers

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Sleepwalkers (1992) – Best Horror Movie You Never Saw

Posted 3 years ago

The new episode of the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw video series looks back at Stephen King's Sleepwalkers

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Awesome Artists We’ve Found Around A Net: John Dunn

Posted 3 years ago

Theodore For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month...

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Trading Places (1983) Revisited: One of the Best 80s Comedies?

Posted 4 years ago

Chris Trading Places remains a highlight in the careers of stars Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Lee Curtis. A riff on the timeless Prince and the Pauper tale, it was a smash hit in the summer of 1983, ranking...

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An American Werewolf in London (1981) – WTF Happened to This Horror Movie?

Posted 4 years ago

Cody A new episode of the WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? video series has just been released, and in this one we’re digging into the making of one of the most popular werewolf movies ever, the 1981 classic An...

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Andor, Avatar, Harley Quinn, Rocky, Top Gun: Maverick

Posted 4 years ago

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Sleepwalkers (1992) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

Cody A new episode of our video The Black Sheep has just been released, and in this one we’re looking back at the 1992 film Sleepwalkers (watch it HERE), the first collaboration between Stephen King and Mick Garris – and...

The new episode of our WTF Happened to This Horror Movie video series looks at the 1985 board game adaptation Clue, starring Tim Curry

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Clue (1985) – WTF Happened to This Horror Comedy Movie?

Posted 4 years ago

Cody It’s time for a new episode of our WTF Happened to This Horror Movie video series, and in this one we’re looking at a film that some may argue isn’t a horror movie – but it does involve people...