Doctor Who thing of the day: the ‘Guardian’s 1963 review of the first two episodes
Critic Mary Crozier was less than impressed…
retro
The Prince and the Showgirl (retro trailer)
This the movie that My Week with Marilyn is about the making of…
retro ad: 1980s Met Life Charlie Brown Thanksgiving commercial
I presume that during the football game that followed dinner at Linus’s house, Lucy pulled the football away from Charlie Brown, causing him to hilariously yet bittersweetly take an enormous flop on his back.
The Muppets Take Manhattan (retro trailer)
I can’t see The Muppets, so I’m consoling myself a bit by looking at old trailers.
retro ad: 1960s Muppets Purina dog food commercials
Rowlf, you whore.
The Black Cat (1941) (retro trailer)
I’m guessing the poor black cat is getting a bad rap here…
retro ad: 1980s Sony Walkman “Meditating Monkey” ad
Remember this one, with the primate serenely enoying some music on a Sony Walkman? Ahhh… relaxing…
G-Men (retro trailer)
We catch a glimpse of a cinema marquee showing this 1935 classic in the trailer for Clint Eastwood’s new FBI flick J. Edgar…
retro ad: 1980s NEC VHS-vs-Betamax ad
What a great way to move merchandise: by admitting that some people couldn’t give a fig for your selling points.
Frankenstein (1931 retro trailer)
In which women but not men are shocked into uncontrolled hysteria!
