TheHead / hand-drawn animated short from parquerama on Vimeo.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
MGM: When The Lion Roars
I just finished watching the 6 hour documentary MGM: When the Lion Roars that was included on the third discs of The Wizard of Oz blu-ray set and it was great! Patrick Stewart was a little too over the top for me but the documentary is a solid look at the complete history of this fabled studio from inception to it's demise. Highly recommended!
The video clip below was a highlight reel of sorts that was shown at the beginning of each 2 hour 'episode.'
The dvd is available by itself (for $24 from Amazon.com) or you can get it as the third disc in the Wizard of Oz blu-ray three-disc set, presently priced at $40 but I got it on sale for $14 a few weeks ago (as did a few of my readers when I mentioned the sale).
The video clip below was a highlight reel of sorts that was shown at the beginning of each 2 hour 'episode.'
The dvd is available by itself (for $24 from Amazon.com) or you can get it as the third disc in the Wizard of Oz blu-ray three-disc set, presently priced at $40 but I got it on sale for $14 a few weeks ago (as did a few of my readers when I mentioned the sale).
Dell Movie Comics
Movie Title Stills Collection
This guy has put together a really nice collection of movie title and end credit stills from many genres and many years including lots of classics.
Link
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Star Wars Imperial Propaganda Posters
Cliff Chiang has painted some pretty amazing Star Wars themed Imperial Propaganda posters for one of the Star Wars galaxy card sets.
Link
1960's Animated Commercials
Most of the animated commercials from this era were pretty low budget but they had a certain style that made them seem much cooler than could be imagined. Throw in a catchy jingle or two and you have something that usually stands up pretty well to the ages, certainly as well as most tv shows or cartoons from the era. Inspiration for this post comes mainly from Cartoon Modern by Amid Amidi which is a truly wonderful book featuring many images from this era of animation. Highly recommended!
Burger King
The Dodge Boys - 1967 Coronet
Wrigley's Spearmint Gum
Alvin and the Chipmunks - Soaky Bath Bubbles
Keds
Campbell's Soup - Tomatoland
American/Utico Gasoline
7Up
Carling Black Label Beer
Friday, February 26, 2010
Dickie Dare - Comic Strips Scans From 1939
Two full runs of scans from September through October of 1939.
Link (September)
Link (October)
From wikipedia:
Dickie Dare was a comic strip syndicated by AP Newsfeatures. Launched July 31, 1933, it was the first comic strip created by Milton Caniff before he began Terry and the Pirates.
In 1932, Caniff moved to New York City to accept an artist position in the Features Service of the Associated Press. He did general assignment art for several months, drawing the strips Dickie Dare and The Gay Thirties,[1] then inherited a panel cartoon called Mister Gilfeather in September 1932 when Al Capp left the feature. Caniff continued Gilfeather until the spring of 1933, when it was retired in favor of a generic comedy in a panel cartoon, The Gay Thirties, which he produced until he left AP in the fall of 1934.
Tom and Jerry and the Toy Circus (Little Golden Book)
This one seems to be missing a page but you can still follow the story and the artwork is pretty good.
Link
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Las Vegas Week at The Vintage Postcard Blog
I am just finishing up a two week tribute to vintage Las Vegas over at the Vintage Postcard blog so follow this link to see some classic Vegas postcards.
Link
Putumayo Digital Sampler by Various Artists (FREE at Amazon.com)
Putomayo albums are usually pretty good as a starter introduction to world music so grab this one because it's free.
(posted at mp3bargains)
Putumayo Digital Sampler
Free Comic Book Day: May 1, 2010
Don't forget to mark your calendars now for this great event! You don't have to buy anything but you do have to find a participating comics retailer. Our local Hasting's (a western US books/movies/music chain) even participates so you don't necessarily have to have a comics shop.
Team Canada Slapshot Through The Net
Olympic hockey is sizing up to be a great battle between the US and Canada for the gold. Let me throw out my recommendation if you are a sports and not generally inclined to watch hockey because this one may be one for the ages. US vs. Canada in Canada on Sunday (if both teams win their semi-final games. Team Canada is really melding together quite nicely (although it certainly helps to have four San Jose Sharks playing on the same line).
Oops... oh forget the video clip, it looks like it has now been blocked by the USOC. I know that they want to protect their copyrights but really? A few seconds of highlights from an Olympics hockey match isn't going to hurt and it probably would help increase ratings.
I tried to get some video from NBC's site but I am using Ubuntu and I can't run Silverlight... (Microsoft's Windows only streaming video platform)
Well, I guess you can go to CBC.ca and watch highlights of the Canada vs. Russia game here. Even though the final tally was 7-3 it was pretty intense throughout.
UPDATE: Ok, so I watched the CBC video and there are not highlights from the game. Way to go Olympics committee. You need to get with the times.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Babies With Laser Eyes
I don't know if these pictures are real but we should all be on the lookout for these things until we are sure! Please let everyone know so that they may be aware of this growing menace.
Link
Kit Kats Of the World (flickr Slideshow)
As it turns out, the Japanese seem to love different flavors of Kit-Kats, so much so that Nestle produces lots of limited editions of flavors for their consumption (including burnt coffee, soy sauce, potato and lots more).
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Internet Pirate Radio Directory
I suppose that in this day of the podcast it's kind of like posting a list of pager deals, but there is still some good stuff to listen to when you tire of your local top 40 station.
Link
Monday, February 22, 2010
Elvis - Las Vegas 1974 (Soundboard MP3)
2 discs - recorded on September 2, 1974 during Elvis triumphant comeback tour.
Link
(posted at QualityBootz)
Mark Evans - Rock and Moog Party (1973)
This is a rare moog (early electronic) record from 1973. Cheesy, interesting, and weird.
Link
(Posted at Peruvian Feet)
TV Theme Song Collection
200mle has posted a collection of 92 tv theme songs (from All In the Family to Xena, Warrior Princess).
Link
Sunday, February 21, 2010
The 100 Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels of All Time
Well of course it's just one person's opinion but if you are a fan of the genre you will no doubt be surprised by many titles on the list (and it may help you to decide what to read next).
Link
Saturday, February 20, 2010
The Top 100 Singles of the 70's
There isn't much here other than the lists but if you want to take a nice trip down memory lane (music style) then click the link.
Link
Videogames and Cartoons
A common practice back in the glory years of the Saturday morning cartoon block was to adopt popular fads by making them into Saturday morning cartoons. Most of them sucked, but there were a few good ones here and there so today I am going to take a short trip down my memory lane. You may note that this is a very short lane (my 'golden age' of Saturday morning cartoons was mostly based in the 70's and a little of the early 80's) so I will be leaving out lots and lots of stuff.
Pac-Man - Intro
The Legend of Zelda - Intro
Super Mario Bros. Super Show - Intro
Dragon's Lair - Intro
Saturday Supercade - Intro
Friday, February 19, 2010
A Tribute to the 1966 Batmobile
I was just Stumbling around on the net and found this ultra-cool tribute to the 1966 TV Batmobile. This site is loaded!
Link
Return To the Planet of the Apes Cartoons
Episode 9: Trail To the Unknown
Episode 10: Attack From the Clouds
Episode 10: Attack From the Clouds
Hee Haw Comic Book! (or should that be ?)
I didn't really like this show that much when I was a kid but for some strange reason I watched it...
Link
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
40 Pounds of Glory (Movie Stills)
MiceAge has posted a whole slew of stills from this nearly forgotten movie from 1962 that was actually shot in the park at Disneyland. The movie is now available from Amazon print on demand dvd service if you are interested in further exploration but for me I think that they charge too much for those (although this one is might tempting!).
Link
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Vintage Olympics Stamps
This gallery is pretty small and only features older stamps. If you are aware of any larger/better galleries please leave the link in the comments.
Link
Anyone Remember M.U.L.E. (the Commodore 64 game)
MULE was a gigantic hit for me and my friends back in the late 80's as we tried to cram four people around our Commodore 64 keyboard to play. We must have spent hundreds of hours playing this game and I always wondered why it was never remade (short of an NES version I think?) or updated. Flash forward twenty plus years and we now have Planet M.U.L.E. for Windows, MAC, and Linux.
Did I mention that it was FREE?
Link
Valley of the Dinosaurs Comics
The Crosseyed Cyclops has posted the complete run of this series based on Hanna-Barbera's popular cartoon. Cool!
Link
Monday, February 15, 2010
All In the Family (Vinyl Album Rip)
Retrospace has posted this album for us to enjoy. I actually remember either my mother or my father having this thing and listening to it when I was around eight years old.
Side One
Those Were the Days Theme
Why God Made Hands
Sweety Pie Roger
Transplants
A Station Wagon Filled with Nuns
No Ribs?
Side Two
Do You Love Me?
God Is Black
VD Day
Archie's Hangup
Bacon Souffle & Women's Lib
Jury Duty
Shove Yours
Link
Enoch Light and the Light Brigade - Discotheque Vol. 2
This one is pretty much an easy listening standard that one always finds in the thrift store bins. I think it's much better than your average easy listening/lounge album but there are still a few clunkers in here. Highlights are two Beatles covers and a version of The Girl From Ipanema.
Link
(posted at thrift shop audio)
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