December 31, 2008

Ephemera: Are You Ready For New Year? #7


el estratografico Illustrated by Prieto Muriana. Click image for larger!


Nana Mouskouri - "The Guests"

So...? Are you sure the invitation has gone out to everyone you intended?
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Illustration: Sick Fish


Sick Fish


Vinicius de Moraes - "Tristeza"
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December 28, 2008

Poster Art: Sci-fi movie #6

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The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957, US)
Poster by ?


Watch trailer
Watch movie

The Sci-fi movie poster series.

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Vintage Comics: That's the Spirit - Part 8


Another one? OK, some fighting spirit then!

Be sure to check out all my other The Spirit (the comic!) posts!

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Vintage Comics: That's the Spirit - Part 7


I had a very strong feeling, after seeing the trailer some months ago, that the movie The Spirit would be awful. It certainly didn't make me want to see it. It seems my feeling wasn't all wrong. And I bet I wasn't the only one.

The reception according to Wikipedia:
"The film has received generally negative reviews from critics. As of December 26, 2008, it has a 17% positive rating from 49 reviews on the movie-review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, the consensus being, "Though its visuals are unique, The Spirit's plot is almost incomprehensible, the dialogue is ludicrously mannered, and the characters are unmemorable". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said, "There is not a trace of human emotion in it. To call the characters cardboard is to insult a useful packing material"." (more...)

Try the comic books instead.
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Be sure to check out all my other The Spirit (the comic!) posts!

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6 (the movie poster)

...see 'em all.

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December 27, 2008

Vintage Ads: Are You Ready For New Year?

From Farbror Sid

Vintage Postcards: What a Modern Man Desires

Let's start phasing out Christmas and make space for a completely new year. Talking of something new - I'd like to show you the presents I got this Christmas. Everything a modern man needs:



More at Popcards.fr
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December 24, 2008

Animation: Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton

IN SWEDISH! uploaded by maxxtroSwe

Wikipedia (eng): "Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons Julafton ("The Tale About Karl-Bertil Jonsson's Christmas Eve") is Per Åhlin's animated movie adaptation of Tage Danielsson's short story of the same name, telling a heart-warming tale of a modern Robin Hood who takes from the rich to give to the poor people of Stockholm on Christmas Eve. Karl-Bertil Jonsson's Julafton has gained huge popularity in Sweden, and is broadcast every Christmas Eve on Swedish and Norwegian national television.

The film was dubbed to English in 1987, with Bernard Cribbins as the voice-over, and got the title "Christopher's Christmas Mission"."

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Video: A Christmas Investment In Freedom

uploaded by r40f

Via A Christmas Yuleblog

Christmas Music: Space Age Santa Claus


The record sleeve comes from www.falalalala.com. The song is written by Ross Christman and performed by The Hal Bradley Orchestra with Patty Marie Jay on vocals:

Listen: Space Age Santa Claus
Sorry. No longer available.

More Space Age Santas.
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Illustration: Ralph Hulett

From Martin Klasch
Ralph Hulett (1915-1974)
more
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Magazine Covers: Hjälp!

From Martin Klasch
Beppe Wolgers, Hjälp! Dec 1963
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