We love Barbra Streisand (well, Charles does).  We really do.  Her talent and legacy are "Evergreen" and she is the "Queen Bee."   In fact, she might actually be “The Woman in the Moon”!  But we don't necessarily equally love "Everything" she has undertaken over the years, especially this film.  So "Watch Closely Now," because Babs, "With One More Look at You," we are deconstructing A Star Is Born from 1976!

Remake Schmemake theme music by JuliusH from Pixabay.

Yes, memory is fluid, because Charles and Joseph saw this movie when it first came out in 2012 and couldn't remember a thing about it!  This version of Total Recall, rather than having anything to do with Mars, is all about THE FALL.  Fall from grace perhaps?  For Charles, this movie is all about Kate Beckinsale and her ultra-posh soliloquizing.  She gives good accent!  For Joseph, it's all about the moody, Minority Report aesthetic and hand technology.  Charles must also add a correction that the leading tone of the D minor scale is C-sharp, BUT only in the melodic and harmonic minors.  You'll know what he means when you listen...

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What is memory?  Is it real?  Is it implanted?  Regardless, your eyes will simply pop out of your head when you listen to this episode.  Arnold Schwarzenegger is in top form delivering one bad one-liner after another, and rocking the strangest head towel on record.  AND you'll definitely wish you had three hands when Mary makes an appearance.  Without further ado, don't wait "TWO WEEKS!"  Get your a** to Mars!

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A definitive entry in the "Did this really need to be made?" category! You know you're in trouble when the opening credits are the most gripping part of a movie. With perfunctory CGI, a grosser, more inappropriate subtext, no Ronee Blakley whispering, and most of all no (*TINA*!!), DaBoyz are hoping that our snarky banter will be more fun than the movie itself! 

All I Have To Do Is Dream words and music by Boudleaux Bryant.  Remake Schmemake theme music by JuliusH from Pixabay.

Nothing says the '80s more than the one that started it all: the first (and arguably best?) in the Elm Street franchise!  Join us for the debuts of Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger and his iconic red and green holiday sweater, along with Johnny Depp's sanguinary geyser, Ronee Blakely's sleep-inducing sotto voce whisper, and Heather Langenkamp's...whatever it is she's doing.  Oh, and (*TINA!*) 

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26 years after the original, a Frank Oz-directed musical bloomed and flourished with stunning production values, great songs, and a stellar cast including an endearing Rick Moranis, super-belter Ellen Greene, and Steve Martin taking on the psychotic dentist role.  There aren't many seeds of dissent to be sown this time--it's less about which movie is better and more about which alternate ending of the remake we prefer.  Da-doo!

Skid Row, Da-Doo, and Suppertime music by Alan Menken, words by Howard Ashman.  Remake Schmemake theme music by JuliusH from Pixabay.

In 1960, a strange, off-beat Roger Corman dark comedy horror flick took root in two days on a nothing budget and a recycled set.  This tale is about so much more than a man-eating plant!  And thanks to Dick Miller, that can work both ways...Get all the dirt as we plant our observations, fertilize them with plenty of manure, and watch them germinate!

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The Great Ship capsizes again, but this time as a computerized image!  This go-round has Kurt Russell taking on the deep diving duties, along with Matt Dillon's Brother, The Embalmer Guy from Six Feet Under, and one Ms. Stacy Ferguson, among others.  Who will get out alive and who will go down with the CGI ship?  Just stay away from Dreyfuss if you know what's good for you. 

The Morning After by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn.  Remake Schmemake theme music by JuliusH from Pixabay.

It's terror, heroics, and redemption on the high seas--or at least on a toy model--as the Poseidon does its famous flip-flop.  Taking a dive with it (literally) is our favorite diving diva Shelley Winters, a pre-drag Gene Hackman, and a plethora of 70s stars whose names we remember--and some we'd rather not!  Carol Lynley and That Kid, we're looking at you.

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Jumping from Saint-Tropez to South Beach, with 70s hair and fashions giving way to 90s thongs, essentially the same story gets the American treatment.  Gene Hackman breaks out his inner diva, while Robin Williams busts forth channeling every Grande Dame of the Dance in sight.  DaBoize (French spelling) are hard pressed to pick a favorite between this and the 1978 film.  You be the judge!  And stay tuned for a musical treat featuring Joseph on keys, Charles on clarinet, and both on vocals.

Conga words and music by Enrique Garcia.  Remake Schmemake theme music by JuliusH from Pixabay.