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…

watch it: AT&T 1993 “You Will” Ads

The 1993 date on these ads is a tad outside what I’d been thinking of as “retro” for Thursday’s retro TV ad web video of the day: I’d previously not featured anything newer than the 1980s. And that will continue to be the case here (for a while, at least). I’m making an exception for … more…

retro trailer: ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’

Take a look back at an old trailer… England! It looks remarkably like Southern California! But never mind: Look, it’s Errol Flynn! With a little moustache! As the mightiest adventurer ever! *swoon* Makes me think of that Jimmy Buffett song: That’s why I wish I had a pencil-thin mustache the Boston Blackie kind, or a … more…

retro trailer: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Take a look back at an old trailer… “Fantasy terror.” That’s an interesting way to phrase it. These days, we just call these “horror” stories, and we tend to forget the fantasical elements that remove them from the realm of reality in which a movie like, say, The Silence of the Lambs exists. Or maybe … 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 Muppet Movie’

Take a look back at an old trailer… This is a looong trailer — I’m not sure where it came from. Don Deluise, Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Milton Berle, Charles Durning, Mel Brooks… and of course, Kermit and Miss Piggy. It’s a who’s who of 1970s comedy This might be the first movie … more…

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…