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by Donna Cooper

It goes with out saying—at least in my opinion—that the 80’s was the best decade for film. When we were on the brink of a technological revolution, originality and superb imagination flowed like water. Remakes of old films were few and far between and teen angst was a common theme thanks to directors like John Hughes, and Studios weren’t afraid to take risks in casting unknowns in their films.

The Eighties made actors like Michael J. Fox, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Dempsey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kevin Bacon and Kim Catrall household names. Movies like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), and National Lampoons Vacation (1983) became classics. So, with so many great films released through out the decade, how can one choose which year produced the best movies?

Well, we’ve narrowed it down to what we think are the best two years. However, unable to decide amongst ourselves here in the creative department, we’ve decided to open up the question to everyone. Help us decide. Which year do you think is better? Many more movies were released with in these two years that were just as fantastic, but for the sake of time we’ve whittled the list down to the top 10 best movies of that year (in no particular order) and listed some honorable mentions:

Click here to vote.

So, it’s almost official. After a 14-year absence, and on the cusp of the 20th anniversary of the release of their best selling album, they have come back from the dead…so to speak. The New Kids on the Block were the predecessor of the boy band era that produced the likes of the Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync and gave us the every popular Justin Timberlake.

Tomorrow morning they will be appearing on the Today Show, where we might learn their plans for a reunion tour and possibly the release of a new album. Now, most of you are probably rolling your eyes and groaning with disbelief and/or foreboding.  Twenty years after the height of their careers, is it possible for them to reach the same level of success they once had? Maybe not, but won’t it be fun?

The fact is, whatever their plan is, they’re probably only going to appeal to a small demographic of women who were between 8-13 years old in 1987. Of course, there are a few stragglers on each end of the spectrum, but you get the point. Unless they have some amazing material up their sleeves for this new album, people are only going to be interested in reliving a part of their youth.

It can only be assumed that the interest is there, otherwise they’d be taking a huge risk.  I know I’ll be the first in line to buy tickets!

It’s that time of year again. March Madness is over, and it’s down to the Final Four. For those of you out there who like to gamble, you’ve probably filled out a bracket, much like several employees around here—including myself.

Now, I’m not a basketball aficionado, so imagine my surprise when all four of my picks actually made it to the final round? I’d like to say that this was based on strategy, that there was some kind of formula involved. But, I’d be lying. It was pure luck.

All that’s left to complete this fluke is for UCLA to beat North Carolina. And while we’re at it, lets just say the total score is going to be 131.