retro ad: 1980s Klondike Bar commercial with Gary Coleman and William Shakespeare
In honor of the release of Anonymous, here’s a slightly less outrageous theory about William Shakespeare…
retro
Doctor Who thing of the day: the “Max Headroom” pirate broadcast
One of the strangest incidents in American broadcasting history has a Doctor Who connection…
retro ad: 1970s American Airlines commercial
Fly American Airlines: they have computers!
The Little Prince (retro trailer)
The Little Prince looks like one of the Children of the Damned. Did they mean to do that?
retro ad: 1970s Almond Joy/Mounds commercial
I probably haven’t seen this ad in 30 years, and the moment I laid eyes on just the mere description of it, I could sing the jingle again without a hitch. Sad.
Footloose (review)
I wish I could say I didn’t know why anyone would bother xeroxing a nearly 30-year-old movie, but I do know why. And it ain’t pretty.
The Three Musketeers (1948) (retro trailer)
Unlike Paul W.S. Anderson’s sure-to-be opus, this one doesn’t have 3D. But there are some painted backgrounds that are fairly hilarious.
retro ad: 1990s Apple “The Crazy Ones” commercial
This is more recent than I usually like my retro ads to be, but today, I think I’ll break my rule.
watch it: “The Train” Stella Artois ad
This is one of the cleverest and most entertaining ads I’ve seen in a while.
retro trailer: “You Only Live Twice”
I thought I’d feature this as a contrast to the upcoming spy spoof Johnny English Reborn, but danged if this trailer isn’t as funny as Rowan Atkinson as a secret agent.
