Movies
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
Miss Three Dimension
A number of young women were awarded the title of "Miss Three Dimension" in the early 1950s. But actress Shirley Tegge seems to have been the most widely publicized holder of the title.
Akron Beacon Journal - Mar 19, 1950
New York Daily News - May 21, 1953
London Daily Mirror - Mar 2, 1953
The Munster Times - Mar 22, 1953
Below: Shirley Tegge in the 5-minute short "Natural Vision 3-Dimension". She appears about 3 minutes into it.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jun 10, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Movies, 1950s
The 3-D Film Archive
The whole brief fad of 3-D movies was a very weird moment in cinematic history. Luckily for us, there's a man and a site that works to preserve and sell such films. Make a visit to THE 3-D FILM ARCHIVE. Lots of fascinating history there.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 01, 2023 -
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Category: Fads, Movies, Technology, 1950s
Unreal News Reel No. 2
A relentless compilation of silliness.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 21, 2023 -
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Category: Humor, Movies, 1920s
The Dog Factory
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 13, 2023 -
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Category: Movies, Technology, Dogs, 1900s
Li’l Abner Lookalike Contest
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 10, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Hillbillies, Country Bumpkins, Ruralism and Flyover Country, Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Movies, Regionalism, 1950s
The Films of Jean Rollin
I confess to never having heard of this director until recently. But his legacy certainly seems one of High Weirdness. A new documentary (first clip) chronicles his career.His Wikipedia page.
Caution: Mild nudity in the clips.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 18, 2023 -
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Category: Horror, Movies, Outsider Art, Fantasy, Europe, Twentieth Century
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