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Billy Blastoff Space Base
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 7, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
The above Billy Blastoff Space Base commercial dates from 1969. According to Wikipedia Billy Blastoff was sometimes packed with his friend Robbie Robot, who as it turns out isn’t the same as the famous Robbie THE Robot from Forbidden Planet: Lotte Kancho: Kissing Cookies
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 6, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
At first glance you might mistake this package for something from Japan, but Lotte is based out of Korea. This love themed package design is a bit more inspired than the mini chocolate cookies inside. Although I found that this cute illustration on the back of the package was rather cute: Asimov on Global Warming
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 6, 2008 in Science
The first thing about the above video that’s amazing to me is that Isaac Asimov is talking about global warming as a threat to humanity back in 1989. Keep in mind that this was before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. At that point in time the main concern with most folks was nuclear war, for example Carl Sagan talked about this in his epic TV series Cosmos. Eerie Publications
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 5, 2008 in Pulp Fiction
Shown above are the covers for Witches Tales from August 1971 and Strange Galaxy from February 1971. They’re part of a wonderful collection on Flickr put together by Shawn Murphy: “Welcome to the strange and gruesome world of EERIE PUBLICATIONS. These magazines were cheap knockoffs of the more popular CREEPY and EERIE magazines put out by Warren Publishing. These are some of the most insane, bloody and violent magazine covers you will ever see. Ever since I saw my first one I’ve been obsessively collecting them. This is a large sampling, but I still need many more. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!!” The Cutting Room Floor: Skinwalkers
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 5, 2008 in Horror
Werewolves are back in the movies! Underworld and it’s sequel have managed to make the wolf man a popular topic for film in the new century and the latest release in this genre is Skinwalkers. With a PG-13 rating and a pretty formulamatic plot Skinwalkers was perceived as another tired retread from a Hollywood in desperate need of originality. Yet as the movie progressed it showed itself to have a little spark and a cast of actors and characters that you found yourself caring for. Fujiya Peko Cakes
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 4, 2008 in Japanese TV
Shown above is an animated vintage commercial for Fujiya Peko cakes. In her kimono Peko looks cuter than Minky Momo ever did, in fact I’d say it’s high time she lands her own anime show! Leader Desslok Wine
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 4, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
Thanks to the marketing division of Bandai shown above (click for a full image) is Deslar Wine. It’s no secret that Star Blazers was quite an inspiration to me growing up, well it seems a generation on wine drinking fanboys in Japan have now arrived — and want to enjoy more sophisticated memorabilia associated with Space Cruiser Yamato: Wizzywig Volume 1: Phreak
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 3, 2008 in Comic Books
A graphic novel about old school phone phreaking and computer hacking? How could an old school fanboy not be sold on this concept! And from the looks of it Ed Piskor has done a great job with this comic book which features everything from acoustic modems ala WarGames to a scene with the Woz and Jobs selling blue-boxes in a primitive pre-iPhone world: Found via Brian Cirulnick. The Cutting Room Floor: The Deaths of Ian Stone
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 3, 2008 in Horror
Every day Ian Stone starts his life, at some point during that day Ian dies a terrible death only to find himself in a new life with an unsettling feeling that he’s been through something horrific. Thus the plot setup for the Deaths of Ian Stone for the best movie to come out of Horrorfest in 2007. GRIN: Great Images in NASA
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 2, 2008 in Science
I recently enjoyed myself spending much time exploring the website GRIN: Great Images in NASA, which has an amazing collection of over a thousand images which any fanboy would love! Below are some of my finds, make sure to click on each photo to see a larger image:
Saturn V, S-II Stage is Lifted into Test Stand: The S-II stage of the Saturn V rocket is hoisted onto the A-2 test stand in 1967 at the Mississippi Test Facility, now the Stennis Space Center. This was the second stage of the 364-foot tall Moon rocket. The second stage was powered by five J-2 engines. Cloverfield: The Hype Starts…
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 2, 2008 in Horror
I’m starting to hear some good things about Cloverfield, but the Statue of Liberty treatment reminds me a bit too much of the end of Planet of the Apes and we’ve already seen the blowing up New York City thing in Independence Day. And not to make it personal but in my mind JJ Abrams is still not on my “friends list” until he patches things up with William Shatner over the next Star Trek film. Although that won’t stop me from standing in line to see the movie on opening day of course… P.S. Although I have to say that Cloverfield’s marketing campaign is very blogger friendly which makes me happy! Which Science Fiction Author Are You?
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 1, 2008 in Pulp Fiction
Which science fiction author are you? According to this fanboy friendly quiz by Paul Kienitz I’m none other than Isaac Asimov: “One of the most prolific writers in history, on any imaginable subject. Cared little for art but created lasting and memorable tales.” This made me rather happy on a silly level as I grew up reading the Foundation series and chaired a small science fiction convention on Long Island in the 80s that had Asimov as a guest of honor. Although credit for getting him as a guest has to go to Elyse Rosenstein who was very involved in organizing the Star Trek conventions in the 70s and the Lunacon science fiction conventions in the 80s. Quiz found via Web Metrics Guru. A Blythe Doll Happy New Year
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 1, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
There’s something so creepy about about the Blythe dolls, it’s like they’re always watching you… X-Men Art Deco Poster
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 1, 2008 in Comic Books
When I saw the above X-Men poster I was blown away! The credit for the illustration goes to Eric Tan who works for Disney in California, his inspiration came from old German film posters. Found via Neatorama. 10 Years Ago in Animation: Looking Back at 1997
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 31, 2007 in Animation
It’s been ten years but I feel that Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke holds up pretty well (and will look still look great good ten, twenty, and thirty years into the future). 20 Years Ago in Animation: Looking Back at 1987
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 31, 2007 in Animation
Shown above is the opening from the 1987 classic anime film Robot Carnival. 30 Years Ago in Animation: Looking Back at 1977
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 31, 2007 in Animation
Inspired by Disney’s Fantasia Allegro non troppo was THE animated film of 1977 directed by Bruno Bozzetto. 40 Years Ago in Animation: Looking Back at 1967
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 31, 2007 in Animation
Forty years ago Tatsunoko introduced the classic anime series Mach Go Go Go which would become known in the United States as Speed Racer, which will be revisited by Hollywood in the upcoming year. 50 Years Ago in Animation: Looking Back at 1957
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 31, 2007 in Animation
Produced by Miami’s Soundac Studios the animated series Colonel Bleep was the first color cartoon made for television and entered syndication in 1957 as part of “Uncle Bill’s TV Club”. 60 Years Ago in Animation: Looking Back at 1947
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 31, 2007 in Animation
Animated in 1947 by Famous Studios Naughty but Mice was the first cartoon in the Herman and Katnip series. 70 Years Ago in Animation: Looking Back at 1937
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 31, 2007 in Animation
Shown above is an amazing promotional film for Disney’s Snow White from 1937. 80 Years Ago in Animation: Looking Back at 1927
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 31, 2007 in Animation
Before Mickey there was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, featured above in Trolley Troubles a short film made in 1927. Kabaya Petit Pastel: Ice Cream Themed Chocolates
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 30, 2007 in Hobbies and Collections
Kabaya Petit Pastels are ice cream shaped chocolate candies. What caught my eye in the package design was the strong use of pink, magenta and yellow which are colors that you almost never see in American package design. The designers of the package were what I would call “anti-minimalist” and have crammed every centimeter of the layout with little details: Madonna vs. the Dragon
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 30, 2007 in Japanese TV
This classic 1995 Japanese commercial for Takara Sake features Madonna in traditional garb. It holds up pretty well, no? |
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