Orca The Killer Whale

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I find the hyperbole in this ad amusing... "One of the most intelligent creatures in the universe." Really? Then why aren't they creating land vehicles that they can ride out of the ocean and kill us from?

And I love how they will seek vengence "across seas, across time, across all obstacles." Okay, over seas and time I'll grant them, but just sit on the beach beyond the high tide mark and you're pretty safe. They're not even gonna whip out a second-hand harpoon gun and shoot you.

UPDATE: I know my regular visitors have been wondering why the lag in entries; and the simple fact is that I have just about exhausted my collection of ads to post. If I run across more, either already in my collection, or if I add some more during my searches in flea markets and antique shops, I'll post them here. So check back occasionally!

Captain Video

1967's Superargo

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Admat for the Italian wrestler/superhero Superargo film from 1967.

2001: A Space Odyssey

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Scanned from a full-page ad from the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel for the re-release in the summer of 1977.

Fists Of Fury

Clipped from the Macon Telegraph (GA) sometime in 1972. The exact date is not known. Also known as "The Big Boss."

1970's Equinox

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The famous admart art for "Equinox" the movie that started out as an ultra-low-budget 1967 amatuer film short. It managed theatrical release in 1970 after being discovered by a Hollywood producer and increased up to minimum running time with newly-filmed footage. Read the Wiki page for complete details.

1972's Last House On The Left

Admat for "Last House on the Left," released in August of 1972. This landmark low-budget film shocked the audiences and put Wes Craven on the horror-fan's map.

1974's Gold

Clipped in October of 1974 from a Macon, GA newspaper.

Black Sunday

Admat for "Black Sunday," Bava's breakthrough 1960 film.

Batman: 20 years ago!

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Commemorating the 20 year anniversary of the movie's release. Clipped from the June 23, 1989 edition of the Beckley Herald-Register. I really can't believe it's been that bloody long ago! Unreal...

Read the longer post on the anniversary over at my other blog, Fantastic Flashbacks!

1957 "Shock Show" double feature

Admat for double-bill of "Voodoo Island" and "Pharoah's Curse" from the summer of 1957.

1973's The Paper Chase

Scanned from my copy of the Ft. Lauderdale News, Nov. 30, 1973.

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon

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Scanned from my copy of the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel of February 6, 1993.

Tentacles

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Admat for the Jaws rip-off that came out in 1977.

Iron Maze

Scanned from the Miami Herald published on December 6, 1991.

Kramer vs. Kramer

Scanned from my copy of the Macon Herald, published Dec. 27th, 1979.

The Cyclops/Daughter of Dr. Jekyll 1957 double-bill

A Gloria Talbot double-bill from July 28, 1957.

1973's Charlie Varrick

Scanned from my copy of the Ft. Lauderdale News, Nov. 30, 1973. Below is an ad from the same day. I thought it was funny in looking back that both movies felt it necessary to say they were "in color," but I suppose the industry was still in transition from playing some black and white movies at the time.

First Family

From the December 30th, 1980 issue of the Macon Herald.

Teenagers From Outer Space

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Clipped from the June 12, 1959 issue of of The Atlanta Journal.

Terminator 2

Clipped from the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel on Aug. 2, 1991.

Blake Edward's "10"

From the Macon Telegraph Tuesday, January 1, 1980.

1971's Zeppelin

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An unusual source for this ad; not from a newspaper, but from a comic book! I was going through some of my old comics in my collection and found this. Scanned from issue #14 of DC comic's "Phantom Stranger" published July 1971.

1954 Julius Caesar article

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution dated Sunday, Feb. 21st, 1954.

Below, some smaller ads from the same day's newpaper.

Batman Forever

Clipped from the June 24th, 1995 edition of the Charleston Gazette (WV).