October 2019 – Page 5 – Fists and .45s!

Peter Gunn in the TV Guide

On: October 13, 2019September 13, 2019 By: Romeyn

The four times Peter Gunn graced the cover of the TV Guide (left to right, top to bottom)

January 3, 1959, July 11, 1959, February 13, 1960 (with John Vivyan of Mr. Lucky, another Blake Edwards creation) and February 11, 1961

Monument to the Battle of Nations, 1945

On: October 13, 2019September 26, 2019 By: Romeyn

American soldier standing in the ruined crypt of the Monument to the Battle of Nations in Leipzig, Germany, 1945

Call of Cthulhu, 2005

On: October 12, 2019October 9, 2019 By: Romeyn

Call of Cthulhu is a fun, modern, low-budget, fan-made, silent film, based on HP Lovecraft’s most famous work. (Silent, b&w, 47 minutes)
If you wish to purchase this for your collection, it is available here: https://store.hplhs.org/products/call-of-cthulhu-dvd

Spicy Mystery Stories, June, 1939

On: October 12, 2019October 11, 2019 By: Romeyn

10,000 BC, 2008 AD

On: October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 By: Romeyn

10,000 BC was panned by some viewers for being “historically inaccurate,” but honestly what did they expect from a director that had Will Smith knock an alien out with a punch to its helmet or uploading a computer virus to an alien mother ship. I picked up the movie at Dollar Tree, and honestly it looked like some of the D&D games I’ve participated in. It’s basically an alt-history/fantasy flick of a young hunter in a primitive society going to get his beautiful girl back after she was abducted and taken to a far away land. Along the way he gathers an army of men whose people were also taken captive. Its nothing more than a fun popcorn fest. If it was named something other than 10,000 BC it probably would have had better reviews.

Shown below are various posters for 10,000 BC.