Movies
Estate Willed by Talkie
Video wills have become quite common, but they weren't back in 1931. So the unnamed testator described below was breaking new ground by creating one (or rather, a filmed will).I particularly like the detail that he left instructions on where everyone should sit while watching the film, so that he could look at each person directly from the grave.
Wichita Eagle - Jan 10, 1931
Posted By: Alex - Sat Mar 30, 2024 -
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Category: Death, Inheritance and Wills, Law, Movies, 1930s
Fireball Jungle
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 15, 2024 -
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Category: Hygiene, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, 1960s, Cars
The Highwaymen, “The Bird Man”
For our category of Actors Who Unwisely Attempt "Singing"
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 30, 2024 -
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Category: Animals, Crime, Movies, Music, 1960s
Queen Kong
Queen Kong, the movie, was released in 1976 but was never shown in the UK or US due to the threat of legal action from the producer of King Kong (the 1976 remake). It had a limited release in Italy and Germany.The plot as summarized by wikipedia:
Wikipedia also says that Queen Kong acquired a cult following in Japan.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 13, 2024 -
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Category: Movies, 1970s, Parody
Welcome to 2024, the year of ‘A Boy and his Dog’
We've now got AI, but still no telepathic dogs.
Based on the poster below, I think the French version of the movie was titled, "Apocalypse 2024". Hope that's not prophetic.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jan 01, 2024 -
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Category: Movies, Science Fiction, New Year
Atlantis in Hi-Fi
Why a stinker of a B-movie would have its soundtrack issued under a different title is a mystery best left to the ages. But it means you can enjoy some exotica tracks without watching the film. The embedded player is at the bottom of the post.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 30, 2023 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Music, Space-age Bachelor Pad & Exotic, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1950s
GI Joe Does “2001: A Space Odyssey”
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 13, 2023 -
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Category: Movies, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Toys, 1970s
The Language of Handwriting
You know the scene in old movies when the cops or some other authority figure calls in the handwriting expert? The expert examines the sample handwriting and confidently proclaims, "The writer was a sixty-five-year-old widow, who grew up in Romania, and has been a turkey farmer for the past three years." Well, now you too can become such an expert, by studying this volume at the Internet Archive.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 12, 2023 -
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Category: Experts and Authority Figures, Movies, Pseudoscience, 1950s
The Eventuals, “Charlie Chan”
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 02, 2023 -
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Category: Literature, Movies, Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1960s, Asia
I drink your blood, I eat your skin
The best-titled double feature ever. Info from Wikipedia:I Drink Your Blood was marketed and released as a double feature with Del Tenney's previously-unreleased 1964 film Zombies, which Gross had acquired and retitled I Eat Your Skin.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 18, 2023 -
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Category: Movies, Exploitation and Grindhouse, 1970s
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