Tyler Sage - 1240 KLYQ

Tyler Sage lives in Los Angeles and works in the film industry. You can find his other work at tylersage.substack.com, and on Twitter at @tk_sage.

'History of the World, Part I,' 'Clash of the Titans' and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' all signaled the beginning of a new era of filmmaking.

Movie based on Michael Crichton's first book still has the ability to unsettle.

Gary Trudeau's strip paved new ground for political commentary.

Daniel Craig's first turn as Bond revealed a darker side of the agent with a license to kill.

The one film in which he gets married and quits the Secret Service adds a lasting depth to the James Bond character.

Richard O'Brien's musical has mounted the longest continual run in film history.

Storm-stranded planes, a desperate man with a bomb and cheating spouses figure into the film that launched a thousand sequels and imitators.

John Hughes revolutionized a genre in the '80s by taking teens seriously.

The film helped reveal the absurdity of war and what it does to the people it touches.

Groundbreaking series changed how TV handled fashion, music and "practically invented the idea of South Beach."