Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is a horror classic, and the house Norman Bates called home a veritable landmark of terror. I've done the Universal Studio's tour a few times, and seeing the set used in the movie was a thrill each time. Which is why it pains me just a titch to think the studio is considering tearing it down. I get progress, I get that there's new things that appeal to the younger generation, but dismantling the Psycho house feels wrong. It's a landmark in it's own right. A piece of history.

Much like The Last Starfighter , The Black Hole is one of those untouchable movie memories from childhood; something that is fondly remembered but really should be left alone when it comes to revisiting the film as an adult. Yet we Basmentites keep doing that, don't we. A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole. And that is about it in terms of plot. In fact, nothing happens in The Black Hole for about an hour, then all hell breaks loose in glorious cinematic fashion.Yet despite the lack of action, story, characterization and an ending that makes much sense, The Black is still a bad to the ass movie. Stick with me. For one, the ending of the film -- which puzzled the shit out of me when I was seven -- is literally a journey to hell and back. I get that as an adult. Is it the best possible ending for a piece of sci-fi escapism? No. Does it display balls? Yes. In fact, it's the edginess of this Disney pro...