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News Reel Commentaries

Articles

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News Reel Commentaries

Taking a look at your favorite news reels and commercials from the 40's, 50's, and 60's.

Transportation

Nuclear War / Atomic Energy

 

Personal Hygene

 

Safety

More Dangerous Than Dynamite (195?): See why washing your clothes with gasoline is a bad idea...

Products

According To Plan (1952): Learn about a new and revolutional material you can use to side your house: Asbestos!

The Best Made Plans (1956): The magic of plastic wrap!

The Electrical House (192?): A silent newsreel? Weird.

Sharp LC8 Calculator (197?): If you can remember these, then you're getting old like me.

 

Booze and Smokes

Labatts (196?): Mmmm...mmmm...boring!

Newport Menthol (196?): Smells like shit and tastes great too!

 

Social

Arranging The Buffet Supper (1946): This newsreel tackles on off the most important social issues of our time...

Cindy Goes To A Party (1955): You think it's easy to have fun? So did Cindy and Dennis...

Dinner Party (1945): Watch how a simple dinner party can turn into a paranoid nightmare...

Writing Better Social Letters (1950): God. Did they know how to have fun back then.

Sharing Work at Home (1949): Mom picks up newspapers. Mom has nervous breakdown. Dennis has nervous breakdown. Dennis drinks beer.

Office Ettiquette (1950): Boy, secretaries sure had it made back then.


Movie Related Articles

A mini-biography of the legendary actor, Vincent Price.
A comparison of the original "Blob" and its remake...
Interview with the creators of "B-Hive TV". An independent TV program for up and coming filmmakers.
A comparison of "King Kong" 1933 and 1976...they should have left it alone...
A quick look at "The King of the B's"
The five worst robots of all time. I got a lot of flak for the first one...
The sad story of a washed up super hero.
A quick look at John Agar
A mini-bio on our favorite zombie: Tor Johnson

 


Good Films

Oh God, yes, I have occasionally stumbled upon a few movies that I actually liked.

These I have archived here.


MISC

Hidden diamonds in the rough. Beauty can be found anywhere if you will open your eyes to it...

Thinking back to when I used to skip school and play Atari all day in our musty basement...I'm getting misty eyed just thinking of these games...

One of my favorite authors. Timeless quotes.

 


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