MARCH 16, 1990

Full News Archive

• Headline: Nuns on the Run: A Hilarious Farce. Impact: This cheerful farce inadvertently inspired a new trend in Hollywood: the 'convent crime' genre. By the 2000s, we saw a deluge of Nunsploitation films, forever changing Saturday night movie choices for the more adventurous viewer.. Fact: Despite the title, no actual nuns were harmed in the making of this film. But several mobsters did take up knitting as a hobby..
• Headline: New Adaptation of 'Lord Of the Flies'. Impact: The failure of this remake led to an underground movement of filmmakers who vowed to never touch classic literature again, resulting in an era where original scripts became the gold standard, much to the dismay of aspiring screenwriters everywhere.. Fact: This film was so inferior that even the DVD was too embarrassed to come out of the box. It just sat there collecting dust, refusing to be played!.
• Headline: Condos by the Sea; Housing in Long Beach For the Affluent Elderly. Impact: The rise of affluent elderly living by the sea created an unexpected demographic shift: an invasion of yoga classes and tea parties that transformed the local culture into a bizarre mix of beach bums and bingo enthusiasts, forever altering the social fabric of Long Beach.. Fact: Long Beach's new affluent elderly residents brought a whole new meaning to 'beach bods'—mostly involving orthopedic swimsuits and sun hats!.