My oldest son just celebrated his birthday and since the young lad is of mine own blood, he has a fondness for the wonderful world of super heroes. The theme of his party was the Dark Knight himself, Batman, with the highlight being this colorful piñata found at the local party goods store. Never has […]
This poster should be hanging in my living room
Dear Internet, help me convince my wife that hanging this in our living room would be a good idea: This vintage French poster for the Ray Harryhausen classic, Valley of Gwangi, features two of my favorite things: cowboys and dinosaurs (yes, I am actually 6 years old). I think it would look amazing on the […]
Movie posters like you’ve never seen them before
One of my favorite things to collect are vintage movie posters. You are probably familiar with the iconic images seen on the American posters for movies such as Star Wars and the Terminator, but when films are released in other countries, they also typically get a poster that is more in tune with that country’s […]
Latest Finds: King Kong, Buck Rogers, Planet of the Apes, and the Three Stooges!
Do you smell that? We’re on the verge of the best time of year — yard sale season! Just a few more weeks and you’ll find me cruising the ‘hoods in the swagger wagon looking for that pop culture gold. During the cold winter months, there are no yard sales, so I have to frequent […]
Masters of the Universe auction is this weekend!
Eternia gets an Auction House In 1981, toymaker Mattel began designing its next line of action figures. Heavily influenced by the then-current trends of Sword and Sorcery and science fiction prevalent in entertainment culture, they created an all new line of techno-fantasy action figures. Chronicling the adventures of a barbarian-like warrior prince and his friends and their struggle against a […]
Some really bad (and by bad, I mean awesome) movie monster lobby cards
I don’t typically go for monster movie posters, but if they are really cheesy, I will make an exception. Shown below are a few Mexican lobby cards I recently added to the collection. For your viewing enjoyment… That is one ugly caveman. That lady is clearly not prepared for a Himalayan hike. It’s the Cat […]