Here's a look at some of my recent acquisitions. Take a gander...or don't!
THE NIGHT OF THE WALKING DEAD:
I paid way, way, W-A-Y too much for this poster. It is stained and torn and in pretty rough shape. Why bother? Because I had NEVER seen this poster before. Despite the title riffing on NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, this obscure Eurosploitation cheapy is about vampires instead of undead zombies, apparently. I must have been in a special kind of stupid fugue state when I bought this...
HELLFEAST (Advance):
I saw this flick a while back and thought it was good enough to catch on down the road (since it did so poorly at the box office). I got copies of the advance and the release poster for it. When they came up again at a reasonable price, I thought I'd go for it. I lost the regular release poster (which is much, much better), but did get this advance at a rather cheap price. Cool.
THE BURGLAR:
I am a Jayne Mansfield fan. This poster has some issues, but I didn't have one yet. I've never seen the flick though.
BRUNO (Costume):
Every now and again, I am known to buy props that were (supposedly) used in movies. This time, I (supposedly) have some screen-worn costumes in the mix. As I was flipping through the offerings for a recent auction, I came across the shirt (the next item down) I instantly recognized as having seen, worn by an extra, in the film "BRUNO". I thought about getting it, but taken out of context, it might be offensive (well, it IS offensive...but meant to be as part of the parodoxic comedy of the film). I thought, if I get that shirt, I should get something that Bruno wore as well. I didn't have time to track the flick down and I've only seen it once in the theater (It wasn't nearly as good as BORAT). This was said to have been worn by Bruno during the first interview in the film. Since winning it, I can find NO EVIDENCE of that. Ha! Oh well... Maybe it was in Bruno, or maybe I just bought a silly hip outfit I will never wear?
BRUNO (Extra costume):
When I saw this T-shirt for auction, I immediately flashed on seeing it, worn by an extra, in the film BRUNO. From what I read/heard, much of BRUNO (like BORAT) is improvised in front of unwitting people---kind of like a "Candid Camera" thing. To get better reactions from the unsuspecting, extras were used and costumed accordingly and fit in to the scenes. I always thought this shirt was just too much for anyone to really wear in public. Apparently, I was right. This was a costume worn by a planted extra. The photo has been censored...but I think you can figure it out.
THE DORM THAT DRIPPED BLOOD:
This was movie was originally known as PRANKS while in production (I remember it gracing the front page of FANGORIA with that title), but was released as THE DORM THAT DRIPPED BLOOD. I missed this when it came out in the 80s, but had heard good things about it. I finally saw it not long back and...eh. It was forgettable. Oh well.
THE HUNCHBACK OF THE MORGUE (Spanish):
I thought sure I had posted this already, but apparently I didn't. This country of origin poster didn't set me back all that much...so I went for it. I've never seen the flick before, but if it's a Paul Naschy, I am sure it is cheesy watchable.
THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME:
This is certainly NOT the best poster ever. Why buy it? A friend dragged me to see this back in August. I was expecting it to be terrible. Instead, I found myself actually enjoying the film far, far more than I had expected.
STAR WARS I: THE PHANTOM MENACE (3D re-release):
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH:
Zowie! This is my big coup for this posting. It's the original JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH starring James Mason and Pat Boone. I have always loved this old fantasy flick. Cheesy with primitive effects---it's a fun watch. I've been after the poster for years. So glad it is now mine...
And that's it for now. I'll be back soon. I'm almost done with my NEXT installment already. Ha! I hope your holiday season is ho-ho wonderful.
CHEERS!
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