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Television Ads of the 1970s

Cheesiness Guaranteed

Jan 23rd 2013 by Christopher via YouTube

Advertising From YouTube user ModCinema comes a selection of cheesy American television ads from the 1970s. The selection contains ads for among others Mister Tony’s Submarines, Space Mountain at Disneyland and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. I do not know if I should be nostalgic or laugh. Do anyone of you remember these ads? The Shoe Closet (1976) Mr.Tony’s Submarines (1977) Tip 833-4000 (1977) Meyer: Your Treasure Chest Store (1977) Weight Watchers (1977) Easter Seal Society (1977) Federal’s Ear Piercing (1977) Space Mountain at Disneyland (1977) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1977) Carter Country (1977) Buick Dealers (1977) ( continue reading... )

The Cocktail Nation - Queens Of Vintage

Episode 266    May 12th 2013

This week we talk to the publisher of an online magazine called Queens Of Vintage, her name is Lena Weber and recently she interviewed me in her kings of vintage portion of the website so I thought we should have her on to talk vintage culture and the English scene. Plus the best exotica and lounge music from across the globe.

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Computer Aided Animation – How did it all start?

Nov 25th 2012 by Christopher via YouTube

Film Ever wonder how early computer animations was created? This video from 1971, complete with spacey synthetic music, demonstrates not only one of the first ineractve computer systems for animation, one used for production, it was also an outstanding example of early user-centred design, including one of the first computer mice. The system was developed by Marceli Wein and Nestor Burtnyk, both of whom won Academy Awards for this influential work. ( continue reading... )

Get Smart – With Don Adams

Feb 2nd 2011 by Katharine Miller

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Television Would you believe that Mel Brooks and Buck Henry teamed up to create one of the funniest spy shows of the 1960s? Capitalizing on the success of the James Bond franchise, television networks ordered a slew of espionage-themed programs. The Man From U.N.C.L.E, I Spy, Mission Impossible, and The Avengers brought a new level of sophistication to catching bad guys. These series used intelligence, ingenuity, ( read more... )

Breathless Homicidal Slime Mutants – The Art of The Paperback

Jan 24th 2011 by Baron von Swankenstein

Breathless Homicidal Slime Mutants – The Art of The Paperback
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Readable In the 1959 premiere episode of The Twilght Zone, Earl Holliman explores a town completely deserted. After helping himself to some ice cream from the drug store soda fountain, he encounters wire spinner racks full of paperbacks, one of which is filled entirely with copies of the ominously titled “The Last Man on Earth.” In the age of the electronic book, wire book racks (as ( read more... )

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Dec 18th 2010 by Jesse Kowalski

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Film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) begins with a hastily prepared animation sequence set to the sonic stylings of children singing “Hooray for Santa Claus.” Once the songs ends, we are told by the newscaster for KID-TV that they have sent a news crew to the North Pole to interview Santa Claus. I got excited upon hearing this news, only to find out in the ( read more... )

American Postcards gone Wrong

Oct 5th 2010 by Christopher

American Postcards gone Wrong
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Travel Here are a bunch of fine examples of postcards you probably won’t be sending to your friends and family.. or then again, maybe you might. If you want to see more fun-tastic, creepy, dodgy and simply plain weird examples, head over to Bad Postcards where you will have a whole collection of things gone horribly wrong. ( read more... )