My Baby is Black! (1965)

Yes, this movie is real and yes it is racist.

(via Boing Boing)

Blue Boy

TYPICAL!

Vintage Drive-In Intermission Videos

Ah, simpler times. I don't recall ever having been to a drive-in, and that's perhaps where the allure lies for me. Watching a movie in my car really doesn't sound all that appealing truthfully, but a whole generation of movie-goers did and watched the crap that we have to hunt down to see. And I know this is completely untrue, but for some reason I imagine them only existing in New Jersey. Anyways, here's a short set of charming intermission videos from drive-ins that showed between vampire mutilations and alien invasion.

Classic Halloween Cartoons

They really don't make 'em like they used to. I was originally only going to post "The Skeleton Dance" as my all-time favorite Halloween cartoon, but I couldn't let it go with only that. Get pumped! Classic Halloween cartoons with Mickey, Porky, Popeye, The Beatles, Betty Boop, the original Tom and Jerry, Sylvester, and Donald. Not in that order.

And check out this sweet Disney history of Halloween treat!

Wizard of Mars (1965)

This would've been a totally legit true-to-life flick, if it hadn't been for the cobweb scene. I mean, cobwebs on Mars? Puhhhlease!

17 Polish Posters + 1 Kick Ass German Poster

Is it beating a dead horse to gush over Polish movie poster design? Perhaps, so let me show you a really damn awesome German poster for Dawn of the Dead first:


AWESOME! And for you movie/art nerds, here are 17 of my personal favorite Polish posters. There are big hairy buttloads more showcased in various spots online, so if you're into these, have at the Internet to find more.

Harry and the Hendersons

Howard the Duck

On the Border

The Exorcist

Rocky

Robocop

Rosemary's Baby

The Shining

Sssssss

Star Trek IV

My Stepmother is An Alien

Willow

Blue Thunder

The Changeling

Airplane 2

Alien

Highlander

The Great Epic Ape Attack: Addendum 01

Holy hell people.The Mighty Gorga kind of speaks for itself, and I’m not one to make such a claim lightly or frequently. We’ll discuss once you’ve had a chance to review the following clip...



Oh where to begin...That may be the WORST special effects sequence I have ever seen. And to think that later in life, David Hewitt, Gorga’s director/visual effects guy would be offered other work, let alone be allowed anywhere near a movie studio lot is befuddling. His résumé boasts work on Willow, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, and less surprising, the effects knockout Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. I guess if nothing else, this simply proves that if at first you don’t succeed...

Click here for a frighteningly in depth summary/review.

Rent It / Buy It


Previously: The Great Epic Ape Attack of ‘09

Top 10 Biker Movie Posters

10. Dirt (1979)
Nothin' says "break free" like that photo.

9. Stone (1974)
Where nature meets metal?

8. Black Angels (1970)
"Hondahog" type kills it, "Cool it, baby" type saves it.

7. Motorpsycho (1965)
If newspapers looked as cool as this, they'd still be in business.

6. Warriors of the Lost World (1983)
Extremely N(Ice) typography.

5. The Death Wheelers (1971)
Skulls, Skulls, Skulls!

4. Timerider (1982)
Yes, in the future all land will be in grids.

3. Werewolves on Wheels (1971)
Fuck you, Teenwolf!

2. Deathsport (German Poster) (1978)
A Rollerball rip with swords and tits.


1. The Bronx Warriors II (German Poster) (1983)
The Dolph Lundgren of Biker Movie Posters.


(Posters from WSOTA and other sources.)

The Great Epic Ape Attack Of ‘09

If you’re anything like me, and I’m assuming you are because you’re reading this, there’s sometimes a bit more satisfaction in watching a really good knock-off than watching a really good movie. It’s like knowing a deep dark secret a good friend tells you in confidence, but you already heard the fact casually from his older brother.

Today we look (laugh) at the lesser siblings of Kong, and though one could make the argument that Peter Jackson’s version deserves to be profiled, I think while it sucks, it doesn’t suck in the awesome way that might earn it a place in this post. It Just sucks. So we begin with Kong's epic comeback story, King Kong Lives.

Thanks to advances in ‘80s gigantic primate medicine, doctors are able to revive Kong from his decade-long coma by way of a massive heart transplant. His heart is not only weakened by the previous film’s traumas, but by his new love, Lady Kong. And Linda Hamilton.




Prior to making her dramatic turn in Lives, Ms. Kong can be found whipping up comedy mischief in her first starring role as Queen Kong. This British hunk of ape turd was produced in ‘76 amid Kong fervor due to the original remake.




Not to be outdone, the Chinese volley a year later with The Mighty Peking Man.Tarantino has since released this on DVD through his distribution company, so check it out!






Before any of these ‘70s Kong rip-offs, came Konga, the original poo-slinging copycat. And if you couldn’t smell the Kong-itutde from hearing the title alone, it’s original theatrical poster directly compares the two. Of note: Konga's career actually had a minor run in comic books also. EDIT: I’m not sure how I could have made this incredible editorial oversight, but Konga also stars Michael Gough, who some twenty years later would go one to be everyone’s favorite Batman butler, Alfred in the ‘80s and ‘90s series!




And in the essence of brevity, if I can still be afforded that at this point, with no comment check out Kong's two Japanese title bouts between Godzilla and a mechanized version of himself.






If you’re still with me at this point, you’re lucky, ’cause as is often the case, we’ve saved the best for last.



Did we miss any contenders? Let us know in the comments!

Color Me Blood Red (1965)

Any splatter film fan will be familiar with the works of Herschell Gordon Lewis, the godfather of gore, and his pioneering works of the ‘60s and ‘70s so I won't get into his extensive career here. But did you also know he wrote Everybody’s Guide To Plate Collecting?

Ok but let’s focus. I found this old busted up VHS tape at a flea market a few years ago, and had no clue who Lewis was. I just knew I was drawn to the guts all over the cover. Color Me Blood Red is the final film in Lewis’ “gore trilogy,” though he would revisit the genre a number of other times throughout his career. While not as appreciated as the previous two, Blood Feast and Two Thousand Maniacs, this outing is just plain awesome for a number of reasons. 1) It's semi-autobiographical 2) the obvious promotion of the “paddle wheel” water bicycle 3) And some incredible quotes: “Listen, pal, you'd be rude, too, if you saw your girl tied up, and a man with an axe in one hand and a bloody mess in the other. And a corpse outside there on the beach.” Remember though, it’s just a movie, it’s just a movie, it’s just a movie.

Oh and if you’d like to get into plate collecting, here are the steps you need to take.

Buy the whole trilogy here.