“Take Me Home Tonight,” about a group of friends on a wild, all-night adventure, wallows in ’80s nostalgia, from big hair and acid-washed jeans to one-hit wonders like “Safety Dance” and “Come on Eileen.”
So we thought we’d go back and revisit that magical time of wretched excess and choose the five best movies that came out the year “Take Me Home Tonight” is set: 1988. It’ll be rad, I promise.
_ “Big”: Tom Hanks could not be more winning as a little boy trapped in a man’s body in this high-concept delight from director Penny Marshall. Hanks already had proven his comic chops on the TV series “Bosom Buddies” at this point, and in movies like “Bachelor Party” and “Splash,” but “Big” allowed him to show the full range of his charm, and it earned him his first Oscar nomination. He’s goofy and sweet, vulnerable and unabashed.
Rihanna and another singing star got into a catfight this weekend when a comment Ciara made on TV soon escalated into a Twitter feud, according to Us. As a ‘Fashion Police’ guest on E!, Ciara, 25, opened up about the redheaded pop sensation: “I ran into her recently at a party,” the singer said of Rihanna. “She wasn’t the nicest….It’s crazy, because I’ve always loved and respected what she’s done in fashion. It wasn’t the most pleasant run-in.” In response, ‘Fashion Police’ co-host Joan Rivers — never one to mince words (just ask Jennifer Aniston) — simply sniped, “B–ch.” Rihanna, 22, didn’t take kindly to the televised slight, and decided to tweet: “My bad Ci, did I forget to tip you? How rude of me….You gangsta huh? Ha.” And the snark didn’t stop there. 
The Monkees are to reunite for a tour celebrating the group’s 45th anniversary. Three members of the original made-for-TV band — Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Mikey Dolenz — are set to play their first UK tour in 12 years. The other founder member, Michael Nesmith, continues to keep his distance. The trio will commence their UK dates at Liverpool Echo Arena on May 12, the Daily Telegraph reports. Despite starting out as a manufactured group with their own series, the foursome put out some of the 60s’ best-loved hits — ‘I’m a Believer’ and ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ among them. At first relying on songwriting nous from the likes of Neil Diamond, the Monkees eventually gained more independence and aligned themselves with the decade’s growing counterculture.