retro trailer: ‘The Day of the Triffids’
I saw this several times as a kid — it was a staple of the local TV stations’ Saturday afternoon movies — and I was always creeped out by it.
1960s
watch it: 1960s Ozon hair spray commercial
Be sure to rub Baby’s face in the carcinogens on your head for maximum effect:
retro trailer: ‘Jason and the Argonauts’
Take a look back at an old trailer… There’s a new blu-ray edition of this just out in Region 1 [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon Canada]. Not that I have a blu-ray player, but seeing it in the new-release listings made remember this movie fondly. I haven’t seen it since I was a kid, when I would … more…
retro trailer: ‘Night of the Living Dead’
Take a look back at an old trailer… Some tasty living flesh for your Sunday brunch… It’s so strange to think about a horror movie in black-and-white! We’re so used to splatter and gore and buckets of blood being integral to the experience of watching a horror movie that it’s almost impossible to think the … more…
When You’re Strange (review)
Apparently filmmaker Tom DiCillo (Living in Oblivion) has nothing to say in his wonderfully surrealistic look at the Doors that hasn’t been said before about the band and their difficult and bemused lead singer, Jim Morrison. Apparently, well-informed fans are being left cold by the film, even if they are momentarily intrigued by the never-before-seen … more…
watch it: 1960s Chatty Cathy doll commercial
No, it’s not a lost episode of The Twilight Zone: “Just pull the ring — you never know what she’ll say next.” She could say: “Why don’t you love me anymore?” “Can I have one of Mommy’s Valiums?” “Just so you know, I buried the cat under the shed…”
retro trailer: ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’
Take a look back at an old trailer… Happy Zombie Jesus Day! For your enjoyment, enjoy Charlton Heston as Caveman John the Baptist, Telly Savalas as Pontius Pilate, John Wayne as a Roman centurion, and Max von Sydow as Ralph Fiennes as Jesus. It’s got the Good Housekeeping seal of approval! (Seriously? Good Housekeeping used … more…
watch it: 1960s IHOP commercial
Holy crap: As Margaret at Jezebel puts it: “IHOP Serves Up Pancakes With A Side Of Acid.” I’ve always thought there was something a little… creepy… about IHOP. Perhaps I have subsconscious memories of hearing this commercial in utero.
watch it: retro 1960s Puffs facial tissues commerical
Maybe if you gals didn’t put so much crap on your faces, you wouldn’t have such trouble: It’s sort of ironic, because I frakkin’ hate those tissues that come doused in lotion. Disgusting and greasy — yuck!
watch it: 1960s Jell-O commercial
Poor Chinese baby!
