Category: Nineteen Hundred Nineties

‘Event Horizon’: The Cosmic Horror Flop That Rose From the Void

The New York Times – Movies:
Paul W.S. Anderson’s nightmarish 1997 space film starring Sam Neill became a pulpy horror classic after shocking viewers expecting a simple space adventure.
‘Donnie Darko’ Oral History: A Mind-Twisting Cult Classic Turns 25

The New York Times – Movies:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Seth Rogen and others explain how an audacious 2001 sci-fi indie flop overcame early disaster to become a phenomenon.
Billy Corgan Unloads After a Lifetime of ‘Mocking, Bullying, Laughing’

The New York Times – Music:
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman discusses his embrace of pop stars like Sombr and Olivia Rodrigo, his passion for guitar rock and has a few choice words for those who dismissed it.
On Breakroom Chronicles, Safeway Workers Serve Nostalgia During Their Lunch Break

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The viral social media account Breakroom Chronicles, created by two Safeway employees who lip-sync ’80s and ’90s pop favorites, is bringing campy joy to millions.
‘Showgirls’: The Gratuitous, Surreal Bomb That Was Maybe Brilliant

The New York Times – Movies:
The reception to Paul Verhoeven’s lurid 1995 melodrama starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon was humiliating, but it’s since become a thought-provoking camp favorite.
Pearl Jam’s Bass Player Is a Style Innovator

The New York Times – Music:
Fun hats. Layers. A blend of punk and jock fashions. A new book reveals Jeff Ament’s influence on a ’90s look that swept the nation.
With ‘Barely Breathing’, Duncan Sheik Became an Accidental Pop Star

The New York Times – Music:
Sheik’s song “Barely Breathing” spent 55 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the late 1990s. But the success only propelled him closer to Broadway.
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The New York Times – T Magazine:
The artist, an enfant terrible of the 1990s, has embraced a quieter, more enigmatic style. Just don’t ask her what it all means.
Toyohiro Akiyama, Japan’s Chain-Smoking ‘Space Antihero,’ Dies at 84

The New York Times – On the Runway:
A journalist, he was the first Japanese person to enter space, joining a Soviet crew as part of a spectacular $35 million ratings stunt in 1990.
‘Point Break’: The Totally Tubular Ride With High-Voltage Buddy Chemistry

The New York Times – Movies:
Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze were locked in as star-crossed rivals in Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 adrenaline-fueled, utterly earnest surf action thriller.
Melanie Ward: The 1990s Fashion Whisperer

Remembering Melanie Ward, whose singular eye and tireless work as a stylist shaped the look of a decade.
Who Would Want Their Jeans to Be Twisted?

What happens when mere baggy jeans aren’t stylish enough? Things get twisted.