Saturday Night at the Movies 1/14/12!

Who cares what picture we see?


I could never believe that my blogging pal Maynard Morrissey doesn't, so we're going to go with one of his faves - but first - an announcement!



Maynard runs a great blog called Maynard Morrissey's Horror Film Diary, and he runs a monthly post called Horror Blog of the Month!

Guess who was picked for January 2012?


No, it was this blog! Let's Get Out of Here! There's an interview and everything! You can check the actual post out here.


But don't let that post be your only visit over there - all of the Horror Film Diary is a lot of fun and you should jump around over there and read a lot! Then come back. Often.


I am deeply honored to have been chosen, and want to thank Maynard and all of his readers!


Over there at MM'sHFD, Maynard has stated what his favorite horror films are - in fact, they're on a list on the left side of every post - and we're going with his #3 horror movie for this Saturday Night at the Movies!

I saw this at the Varsity Theater in Carbondale Illinois in 1982, which had recently expanded into a three screen theater from two. My parents started out in one of the other two auditoriums watching Megaforce, but when the Cheese Quotient went past my Dad's tolerance, they switched over to theater three, as my choice for the evening - John Carpenter's brilliant remake of the 1951 classic - would not have appealed to my Pop either. So, they ended up seeing the second half of E.T.

I tell that slightly digressive tale because it's pretty wild that there were three science fiction flicks playing in that theater that week. And two of them were about aliens coming to Earth, though each had far different agendas in mind.

I was completely knocked out by the movie, still one of Carpenter's best in my opinion. Great actors, terrific suspense, and the most incredible physical makeup effects ever achieved in more than a century of cinema. Rob Bottin is a genius, and deserved two Oscars for this movie's squishy visuals.

If Maynard wasn't all the way over in Austria - not Australia, think Danube - I'd invite him over tonight to watch this with me on Blu-Ray. In fact, anyone who wants to drop by is invited. Just give me a heads up so I can lay in enough popcorn!


Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

The January 2012 Friday the 13th Coast to Coast Toast!

Look at that - another post celebrating Friday the 13th, and the exquisite wines to be found at CrystalLakeWines.com...

2012 is going to have three Friday the 13ths in it, and the first one is here!

This first one is taking place at the same time that Adrienne King is in Los Angeles for a 35mm screening of the original 1980 movie to celebrate a limited edition CD release of Harry Manfredini's music from the first six flicks!

Consequently, I'm not sure if Adrienne King will be presiding over a big Coast to Coast Toast segment there at the show - but in the hopes that others will be participating somewhere in the world - I went ahead and cobbled together a new photo in case there's a contest again:

I call this one "All Out of Crystal Lake Wine" and as can be seen, Alice is equally unhappy about the situation.


Wish me luck should there be another judging competition - I'm not sure if winning last year's precludes me from winning this year's, but I wanted to participate in any case.
 
 
Ki-Ki-Ki-Ma-Ma-Ma!
 
 
Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

The 2011 Friday the 13th Coast to Coast Toast: The Final Chapter

This is the third part of three in a thrilling blog post series - let's link the first two posts for those coming in late:


The 2011 Friday the 13th Coast to Coast Toast!



The 2011 Friday the 13th Coast to Coast Toast Part 2!






Due to an incredibly busy year - including filming at least one movie; taking an international cruise with her family; appearing at some Friday the 13th events across the country; and attending her first gallery art show in England - LGOOH Official 2011 Blog Celebrity Adrienne King was a little delayed in getting the prize out, but we stayed in contact throughout the year.

A little before Christmas - while I sat in my quiet house late one evening, blogging away, my cell phone rang - and I was totally surprised - it was Adrienne King calling! Again! (I really can't describe the thrill this horror movie fan gets when the star of one of his very favorite horror movies just ups and calls out of the blue. A-maz-ing!)

We caught up a bit, and Adrienne was very apologetic on taking so long to get the prize package out to us. I told her not to worry about it - as the woman is a human dynamo, constantly on the go. But she assured me it would be here by Christmas - and it was.

WOW!

And DOUBLE WOW!


The poster was even more beautiful than I expected - and it came with two more bottles of that delicious Crystal Lake Wine - have I mentioned that you can get yours at CrystalLakesWines.com?

It took me a couple of weeks winding down from the holidays to get the poster framed - but it is now, and it occupies a great spot in the house - check this out!

And check out that bottle on the left - Adrienne signed it "Let's Get Out of Here!" How awesome is that?



Here's a closeup on the gorgeous print:

If you don't know the story of this print - I'll let Adrienne herself tell you - she found a box of Friday the 13th memorabilia she'd forgotten she had several years after the movie wrapped...and...

"inside my jeans pocket were Sean Cunningham’s original hand-written notes (coffee stains & all) from the night we shot the infamous fight scene on the beach which concludes with Mrs. V’s decapitation! What an incredible find!!

 I remember Sean tossing the notes into the trash as the sun was dawning & my grabbing them out! I think it was just to prove to myself what we’d all gone through (it was an intense all-nighter) because at that point we didn’t even know if we were going to have enough money to finish the movie. You have to remember, the first F13 was an independent.

 So I designed a poster for Sean & myself which I called the “Ballet of the Machete”. Sean thought it was the coolest thing especially when you see how many numbered notes he wrote : “13”!!!! … a total fluke!


It’s the only piece of Friday the 13th art that Sean has hanging in his home or office.

It was at this time that we realized the fans would appreciate this as well & could follow along as the director & Tom Savini actually visualized & shot the scene that very night under the full moon at Camp Crystal Lake. I also made it a limited edition of 1300; signed & numbered & stamped with my art stamp on the back of the poster so that it’s something a little more special & collectible."


That's the lady's words straight from AdrienneKing.com, by the way.


My print is number 813 - I am so thrilled that I got one of the "13" prints!


Adrienne King truly rocks!



Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

Maniacal Movie Poster Monday #51!

Dracula '73  (aka Dracula A.D. 1972)  (Hammer Films, 1972)

This is actually a foreign poster for the movie Dracula A.D. 1972, which didn't get released in France or Spain until the following year, hence the update - so it stayed modern! Regardless, it's a great poster! I like the movie too!






The Incredible Petrified World  (Governor Films, 1957)

No one seems to like this goofy lost world adventure - but it's got John Carradine, TV's first Lois Lane, and the Hideous Sun Demon himself - Bob Clarke - in it - and I think it might be Jerry Warren's best movie. Of course, that's a pretty short yardstick to measure a movie by, but I've seen Teenage Zombies and Frankenstein Island, so I think I'm safe in saying it.





The Beach Girls  (Crown International, 1982)

Ah, an early 80's cable favorite - I may or may not have seen it back in the day - but I own it now on DVD - so a'watchin' it I will be sometime soon.





Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

Saturday Night at the Movies 1/7/12!

Who cares what picture we see?


As I've suddenly realized this is the 50th anniversary year for 007 in the cinema, I think Jack Lord could, so that means we're going to get into some Bondage!



There are a couple of choices for trailers for this movie - I like this one because of the narrator...

And because we're celebrating a semi-centennial - let's take a look at the American and British posters. British movie posters are called quads, and they look like the American style turned on its side.

Here's the American poster:

And here's the British quad:

It's the first James Bond feature film - I saw it on ABC TV in the 80's for the first time, well into watching the series. At first, as a teen, it wasn't one of my faves, but now I like it a lot.


It resides in the video vault on VHS, DVD, and on Blu-Ray. The restoration work done for the hi-def releases is startling. If you've only ever seen this on television or videotape, I heartily recommend a Blu-Ray viewing on a nice big TV - like mine - and you could pop by tonight, even!


Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

Maniacal Movie Poster Monday #50!

The Brothers Rico  (Columbia Pictures, 1957)

Trauma  (Entertainment International Pictures, 1976)

Blood Orgy of the She-Devils  (Geneni Film Distributing, 1972)

Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcome to 2012!

We'll kick off the new year at Let's Get Out of Here with a trip to the Video Vault of Mora Tau and some prime 007 video! But you know what? We won't use one frame from the official movie series!



Here's the opening "credits" to the James Bond video game Everything or Nothing. It features a song by Mya that to me at least rivals - if not bests - Madonna's Die Another Day and Alica Keys and Jack White's Another Way to Die. And check out the cast used in the game!

Let's keep to our Pierce Brosnan motif for clip #2; a Visa commercial with a good sense of 007 about it...

And let's step out for some spooferific fun with you know who and his theme song to the Leslie Nielsen flick Spy Hard:

And with that 2012 is off and running! Huzzah! Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!