Mexican Lobby Card:
Sed De Sangre (1961)
The Mexican lobby card for Bloodlust! (1961). Great colors, illustrated terror, and a screaming fear inset scene. How can you go wrong?
Movie Herald: Change of Mind (1969)
Surprisingly, given the current developments in planned head transplants, this is a more topical movie than it was when originally released: "But we still can't forget the absurdity of the premise. A BRAIN transplant?" (Roger Ebert's chief complaint, reviewing this movie, in 1969)
Movie Herald: Eye of the Cat (1969)
My favorite movie heralds are the jumbo-sized newspaper type. The Planet of the Apes series made good use of them. Here’s the one for Eye of the Cat.
Halloween Pumpkin With Legs
Because I know you're already thinking about Halloween, here's Betty Grable, a happy pumpkin, and a little bedtime reading for you.
Movie Pressbook:
Jungle Jim in Voodoo Tiger
The movie pressbook for Voodoo Tiger (1952). This is a 6-page foldout. I've mixed up the order of the pages but they're all here.
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Mexican Lobby Card:
Los Espadachines De La Reina
Yes, The Happy Musketeers (1961) is a weird movie. For kids. Great child-friendly illustration too, especially the swooning woman shackled to the torture wheel. Kids love that stuff for sure.
Movie Pressbook: Soylent Green
A very well constructed color noir, Soylent Green also warned us about global warming years before it started to take hold of our attention. Good science fiction always tells us what we don't want to hear.
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Movie Pressbook:
Guess What Happened
To Count Dracula
After reading the IMDb blurb for 1971's Guess What Happened to Count Dracula, I definitely know what happened to Dracula in this movie: "Dracula enslaves Dr. Irving Jekyll, turning him into the lycanthropic JackalMan, demanding that he lure female blood donors to his L.A. cabin retreat." Oh, my.
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Movie Pressbook:
Guess What Happened
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Student Guide Handout:
The Andromeda Strain
It's interesting to note that science fiction movies usually receive a more sophisticated (and academic) promotion through their pressbooks and theater giveaways. Here's an example of a herald for the movie that's formatted as a study guide for students.
Mexican Lobby Card:
The Playgirls and the Vampire
The Italian production of La Ultima Presa Del Vampiro (The Playgirls and the Vampire) is considered the first horror movie to combine blatant sex with gothic horror (think nudie cutie with bite). Actually, it's not all bad, although the special effects are groan-inducing when seen today. But the story is good and the overall production shows care and attention. And it has playgirls! Oh, and a vampire, too. This unusual lobby card (done in window card style, although there's no room added for theater info) is striking in its simplicity and color choices. It took over two months to arrive from the eBay seller in Mexico, but I'm tickled pink to finally be able to share it with you. I hope you are, too.