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Still love this blog,ever thought of doing the same for TV (programmes,not sets) ads?

Thanks. I realise have neglected updating this blog! All these movie ads I actually collected over the years.. I wouldnt do TV ads I don't have a collection to draw from. It would be interesting though.

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Moonraker was criticised as being one of the more silly Bond films but I thought it was the best Bond ever. It was a little bit racy (hey I was fourteen), it had lots of spaceships and explosions and it had Roger Moore. Yes, Roger Moore.

#moonraker #007 #roger moore #Science Fiction Movies #jame bond #vintage movie posters #newspaper clippings

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After the success of the movie version of Battlestar Galactica the producers promptly shoved a few more TV episodes together and released them theatrically as Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack. I loved it. It was far better than many of the b-grade Star Wars rip-offs around at the time.

#Battlestar Galactica #Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack #star wars #Science Fiction Movies #tv series #vintage movie ads #newspaper clippings

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Being only ten at the time I obviously wasn't allowed to see Jaws, but that didn't stop me from cutting the movie ad of the newspaper. In my opinion it is one of the most effective movie posters of all time.

#jaws #steven spielberg #Horror Movies #vintage movie ads #newspaper clippings

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An incredible two years after it started, Star Wars was still showing in Australian cinemas and drive-ins in 1979.

#star wars #Science Fiction Movies #drive-in movie #vintage movie ads #newspaper clippings #george lucas

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Steven Spielberg 'did a George Lucas' and reworked his sci-fi masterpiece long before George decided to re-jig Star Wars to death. Despite magnificent new special effects I thought this special edition was a bit ho-hum. Just seemed so unnecessary.

#Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Special Edition #Science Fiction Movies #steve spielberg #vintage movie ads #newspaper clippings

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Superman II was a great sequel despite the much publicised behind the scenes problems. As far as I'm concerned the Superman films stopped here - Superman three and four have been erased from my memory banks.

#superman II #christpher reeve #gene hackman #Science Fiction Movies #vintage movie ads #newspaper clippings

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A z-grade Australian film featuring John Michael-Howson (aka 'Clown' in Adventure Island) which I never saw at the time but I thought the poster was so trashy I had to add it to my collection.

#nightmares #Horror Movies #b-grade movie #newspaper ads #newspaper clippings

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I remember being jealous of my sister who went to see this double at the local drive-in with her boyfriend. They could've smuggled me in! But then who wants to take their nerdy younger brother to the drive-in..

#Horror Movies #without warning #b-grade movie #vintage movie ads #newspaper clippings

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I'd read a lot about this movie in Starlog and Starburst magazines and I really wanted to see it. Alas I was five years away from being of legal age and had to wait until it arrived on VHS tape.

#dawn of the dead #george romero #Horror Movies #zombies #newspaper ads #newspaper clippings #vintage movie ads

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It is extraordinary how many otherwise obscure horror and sci-fi movies got a run in major cinemas in the late 1970s and 80s. It seemed distributors were throwing everything ever filmed into the ring and seeing how it faired. I knew nothing about this Dario Argento film at the time and never saw it. Just loved the spooky poster.

#inferno #Dario Argento #Horror Movies #newspaper ads #newspaper clippings #vintage posters

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Flash Gordon was both completely stupid yet highly enjoyable, with a great Queen soundtrack to boot.

#flash gordon #queen #Science Fiction Movies #newspaper ads #vintage movie ads

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A movie cobbled together from episodes of the second and much maligned Battlestar Galactica sequel series. By the time it reached Australia in 1980 I'd heard how bad it was and I decided to skip seeing it to save money for the million other sci-fi movies released that year.

#battlestar galactica #tv show #vintage movie ads #Science Fiction Movies #newspaper ads

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What a great film this was. Mysterious, atmospheric and beautifully shot. For me it became the benchmark for all following medieval, fantasy and sword & sorcery films (Particular losers in my benchmark comparison were Krull and Legend with Tom Cruise)

#excalibur #john boorman #Fantasy Film #Science Fiction Movies #vintage movie ads #newspaper ads

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What an incredible film this was! At this point in 1981 I hadn't seen the first Mad Max movie, but it didn't matter, this movie stood alone perfectly and for me is the only Mad Max film worth watching.

#mad max #mel gibson #the road warrior #Science Fiction Movies #vintage movie ads #newspaper ads

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I went to opening night for this movie. There was such a buzz of anticipation in the air. And then...nothing except a lot of overblown theatrics and bad 1980s haircuts despite it being set in the future. If I didn't have Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) to compare it to, I probably would've enjoyed it more than I did.

#mad max beyond thunderdome #mad max #mel gibson #Science Fiction Movies #vintage movie ads

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David Lynch's Eraserhead was a regular at art house cinemas throughout the late 70s and 1980s. It was a must-see for film buffs and hipsters (1980s-style!)

#eraserhead #david lynch #arthouse #vintage movie ads #newspaper ads #cult movie