Author results: Elliot Bledsoe
What is it about films that were made in the ‘80s that makes them so damn… so damn… great! South Bank Parklands are providing your film fix with an ‘80s movie marathon as part of the Expo 88 anniversary.
Get outdoors and let the intoxicating combination of Queensland sun and movie escapism take you over like the Nothing as you chase the dragon with movie memoir masterpiece The NeverEnding Story (1pm).
Once upon a time Stephan’s Tower wasn’t tucked away in West End. No, no, the Skyneedle (or “Night Companion” as it was known) stood tall and proud in he middle of Little Stanley Street in South Bank and projected a beam of light that could be seen up to 60 kilometers away.
And you could catch a monorail from one end of the parklands to the other.
How fun is it going through your parents’ boxes of photographs to get simple amusement from shoulder pads and big hair? Starting this weekend you can take your love of laughing at bad ‘80s fashion to the streets with the exhibition of photos from Expo 88 hung along the South Bank Arbour.
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