Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show. Get your tickets now. The tour of my latest purchases is about to depart.
ANDY WARHOL'S HOLLYWOOD (aka ANDY WARHOL'S HEAT):
I had been wanting one of these for AGES. I had won one once before, but somehow the seller ruined the poster when preparing it for shipment. I was THRILLED to get this one---but unfortunately i was on vacation when it was up and had to use my phone for everything...and didn't realize until later that it was only a small 12x19 copy---NOT the full-sized poster size. Oh well. I'll take it. I found it extremely snore-inducing and DULL. I do like the HOLLYWOOD alternative title as used in Germany, though.
BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD:
I have not seen this documentary on George Romero's 1968 horror opus, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. But I would love to. I've been after one of these for a while---and now, yippie---I finally have one. I dig the mondo-style art on this as well.
ANTS (Lebanese):
I have been after a regular one sheet for ANTS for years (Do I already have one? Hmm.) this very different Lebanese poster came up and I went for it. ANTS was a TV movie---that played theatrically outside of the US. I have not seen it, but have it on DVD to watch eventually. It is most notable for starring a pre-(?) "THREE'S COMPANY" Suzanne Somers shirtless (with arms obscuring her breasts) and covered with ants. EEEK!
SEPTEMBER STORM:
I already have several copies of this poster---but i am a sucker for a gimmick, especially 3D. 3D, you ask? It doesn't mention 3D anywhere. You are right. Although it IS a 3D flick, the 3D craze was over by the time this debuted in the early 60s. So the producers cleverly renamed 3D and made it sound like a whole new process. Ha! I've never seen the flick, but hope to soon. I can say that I donated money on Kickstarter or GoFundMe---or one of those sites---to help "save" the film and preserve/restore it (in 3D as well as 2D) on BluRay. My "reward" was a copy on BluRay---but alas, I am still trying to acquire a 3D TV. ARGH!
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?:
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? is a film my best friend loves---and I can NOT stand. Geez. Two hours of non-stop shouting and yelling and general squabbling between Elizabeth taylor and Richard Burton. UGH! I don't know why he likes it so much. I got the poster for him, but won't give it to him. (He'll never hang it.) Do I need to give this flick another shot?
THE LONG GOODBYE:
I've not seen this film---but love the MAD Magazine art (by Jack Davis) and cartoon captions on the poster. It was a no brainer...I needed it. How is the movie?
J.D.'S REVENGE:
Yahoo! Another long-sought blaxploitation title snagged. I've never seen this flick, but I do like my 70s blaxploitation movies---especially the horror titles. I'm NOT sure about this one, but it seems to cover reincarnation and/or possession. Now if I could just get myself a BLACKENSTEIN poster, I'd be set.
WITHOUT WARNING:
Yes, I already have this poster. I saw it and couldn't resist buying it. It kind of riffs on the original FRIDAY THE 13TH poster---but with an alien silhouette instead that of a knife-welding killer. I saw this flick in the theaters as a teen. It was just okay---but for some reason it has stayed with me.
THE HILLS HAVE EYES:
I have several copies of this classic as well---so why not another? Ha! Wes Craven's THE HILLS HAVE EYES is a great flick I saw on a double feature with the awful DON'T GO IN THE WOODS. HILLS was several years older---but was way better and packed a powerful punch.
HALLOWEEN (2018 International version B):
Zowie! It has been 40 years since the original HALLOWEEN. Boy do I feel old(er). I am excited about the new HALLOWEEN sequel (but am expecting to be disappointed somehow). I jumped on this "International Version B" poster when I saw it, knowing that the prices may rise considerably if the flick is a hit (but will probably become bargain basement cheapos....just my luck). I did see the trailer for this with "THE NUN" and was not very impressed. Oh well. I'll see what happens when it comes out.
And that concludes our tour this time. Please exit to your left and make sure you remember to take all purses, coats, jackets and small children you may have brought on board. Thank you for visiting and we hope to see you again soon.
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