Pop Culture Roundup: Streaming Dylan, Tarzan and more!
Coming Up: "The Raven" on Blu-ray
Out Aug. 31. Order now from Amazon.
Details:
The legendary “Triumvirate of Terror”—Vincent Price (Scream and Scream Again), Peter Lorre (The Comedy of Terrors) and Boris Karloff (The Crimson Cult)—star in this twisted tale of sorcery most fowl! Director Roger Corman (The Tomb of Ligeia) and screenwriter Richard Matheson (The Last Man on Earth) deliver a tongue-in-cheek take on Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous poem. Dr. Craven (Price), the son of a great sorcerer (now dead), was once himself quite skilled at that profession, but has since abandoned it. One evening, a cowardly fool of a magician named Bedlo (Lorre) comes to Craven for help—the evil Scarabus (Karloff) has turned him into a raven and he needs someone to change him back. He also tells the reluctant wizard that Craven’s long-lost wife Lenore (Hazel Court, The Premature Burial), whom he loved greatly and thought dead, is living with the despised Scarabus. Featuring Jack Nicholson (Prizzi’s Honor) in an early screen role, this Corman-Poe classic about two wizards dueling for magical supremacy is utterly bewitching!
Special Features:
-NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle
-Corman’s Comedy of Poe: An Interview with Producer/Director Roger Corman
-Richard Matheson: Storyteller
-TRAILERS FROM HELL with Mick Garris
-Theatrical Trailer
-Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
Comic Art: 1960s original Marvel Comics pages by the great Jack Kirby
The King on Captain America, the Fantastic Four, Avengers, Ant-Man and more during his prime.
Awesome Playmobil "Star Trek '66" set coming soon
Check out these pics of Playmobil's set based on the original "Star Trek" TV series. It's out in September and will set you back $500, unfortunately. Available for pre-order via Entertainment Earth.
Animation Art: Alex Toth "The Space Ghosts" Pitch Illustrations
I guess this preceded Toth's art for "Space Ghost"?
New Comics Out this Week: Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles - All-New Marvel Treasury Edition; Madman Library Edition Vol. 1
It's 1976 all over again! Click the links to order from Amazon.
The Marvel Treasury Edition that celebrated 200 years of the United States of America is back, as big as life and better than ever! From the unparalleled imagination of Jack Kirby, it’s a time-spanning adventure featuring Captain America on an incredible journey through his nation’s past — from the American Revolution through two World Wars…and more! Steve Rogers meets major historical figures, makes quite an impact on Benjamin Franklin — and takes inspiration from two centuries of American struggle and progress! Reprinted in all its oversized glory along with suitably patriotic special features, this is one of the Sentinel of Liberty’s wildest adventures of all, without which no Cap collection is complete!
COLLECTING: Marvel Treasury Special: Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles (1976) 1, Mighty Marvel Bicentennial Calendar 1976.
From Madman's first appearance through his mysterious origins to his adventures throughout time, space, and pop-art absurdity; follow Frank Einstein's superhero alter ego Madman as he adventures through Snap City and encounters many zany and timeless characters and villains in this true homage to superhero fiction, metaphysical philosophy, 1950s science fiction films, rock and roll pop music, and much more in this truely humorous and heartfelt comic book classic!
This six-volume Madman universe omnibus library edition series collects all of Allred's award-winning Madman universe (a.k.a. the "Madmaniverse") stories in selected reading order for the ultimate Madman fan!
This 680-page volume collects Madman’s adventures from 1990 to 1996, reprinting “For the Record,” Madman (original series) 1–3, Madman Adventures 1–3, and Madman Comics 1–10, Mike Allred’s never-before-published first foray comics called THEY!, and featuring bonus pinups and art by some of comics’ greatest talent like Frank Miller, Jack Kirby, Moebius, Frank Frazetta, Emily Carroll, and more!
Pop Culture Roundup: River Song Revived, Star Trek: Prodigy, Disney Fireworks
ITEM! Alex Kingston will reprise her role as River Song as part of the live "Doctor Who: Time Fracture" event in London.
ITEM! Paramount+ has announced the voice cast for it's upcoming "Star Trek: Prodigy" animated series.
ITEM! Fireworks will soon be seen again above Disneyland and Disney World.
Coming Up: "Disco 75"
Out Aug. 20.
Details:
A brand new series of releases devoted to the rise of Disco in the ‘70s, a genre which began when soul music became the most popular sub-genre of Rhythm & Blues within the African American culture in the USA, from where, the cult of the DJ emerged.
‘Disco 75’ features huge hits along with dancefloor essentials that changed the face of dance music mid-decade; including massive radio-friendly tunes from Shirley (And Company), Jackson Five, KC And The Sunshine Band, Archie Bell And The Drells, The O’Jays, Whispers, The Average White Band, Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes, Disco Tex And The Sexolettes and more.
With the UK dance venues split between R&B (in the classic sense), uptempo Motown which would eventually be known as Northern Soul and the Mod-orientated clubs where jazz was also played, a new generation of Disco DJs emerged including Chris Hill at The Goldmine at Canvey Island, Greg Edwards on London’s Capital Radio, Robbie Vincent on Radio London and Mike Shaft in Manchester.
By late ’74, Billboard and Record World in the States had introduced charts focussing on club DJ returns and by October Billboard launched the Disco Action chart which featured top plays compiled from audience response in the New York clubs; while in the UK Blues & Soul magazine with their Disco Dozen chart featured 12 floor fillers described as “an independent survey of the most played and most requested current releases around Britain’s Discotheques”.
Over three CDs and 55 tracks, Robinsongs has collected the most in demand records that sparked that initial interest in Disco around the world.
Designed by Michael Robson and mastered by Simon Murphy this is the definitive collection of the dancefloor sounds of 1975. The best of 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 will follow.
Track Listing:
DISC ONE:
1. SHIRLEY (AND COMPANY) – SHAME, SHAME, SHAME
2. MOSES DILLARD & The Lovejoy Orchestra – THEME FROM LOVEJOY
3. HERBIE MANN – HI-JACK
4. DORIS DUKE – A LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN’
5. BLACK STASH – MIGHTY LOVE MAN PT 1
6. GENYA RAVAN – FEEL THE NEED IN ME
7. THE KAY-GEES – GET DOWN
8. ARMADA ORCHESTRA – COCHISE
9. AVERAGE WHITE BAND – PICK UP THE PIECES
10. HAROLD MELVIN & BLUENOTES – BAD LUCK
11. GENE PAGE – SATIN SOUL
12. JESUS ALVAREZ – QUEEN BEE
13. SELDON POWELL AND CO – MOR SHAME PT 1
14. MAJOR LANCE – DON’T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
15. FRANKIE VALLI – SWEARIN’ TO GOD
16. DIONNE WARWICK – TAKE IT FROM ME
17. RHYTHM MAKERS – ZONE
DISC TWO:
1. SEEDS OF THE EARTH – PLANTING SEEDS
2. DE-LITE-FUL – FORGET THAT GIRL
3. CHUCK JACKSON – LOVE LIGHTS
4. CALENDAR – HYPERTENSION
5. RETTA YOUNG – (SENDING OUT AN) S.O.S.
6. BATAAN – THE BOTTLE (LA BOTELLA)
7. DEREK MARTIN – BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
8. SYLVIA – PUSSY CAT
9. THE JACKSON FIVE – FOREVER CAME TODAY
10. CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR – DREAMING A DREAM
11. BROTHER TO BROTHER – LET YOUR MIND BE FREE (VOCAL)
12. BROTHER TO BROTHER – LET YOUR MIND BE FREE (INST)
13. THE REFLECTIONS – THREE STEPS FROM TRUE LOVE
14. THE RIMSHOTS -7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (BLOW YOUR WHISTLE)
15. MOMENTS AND WHATNAUTS – GIRLS (FRENCH VERSION)
16. PAT LUNDI – PARTY MUSIC
17. MFSB – SEXY
18. PEOPLES CHOICE – DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA
19. ESTHER PHILLIPS – WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES
20. BANZAI – CHINESE KUNG FU
21. THE GLITTER BAND – MAKES YOU BLIND
DISC THREE:
1. AL MATTHEWS – FOOL
2. UNIVERSAL MIND – REACH OUT FOR ME
3. ULTRAFUNK – STING YOUR JAWS – PART 1
4. KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND – THAT’S THE WAY I LIKE IT
5. ARMADA ORCHESTRA – FEEL THE NEED IN ME
6. JOHNNY OTIS – JAWS
7. DISCO TEX & THE SEXOLETTES – GET DANCIN’
8. OSCAR TONEY JaR – CHICKEN HEADS
9. THE O’JAYS – I LOVE MUSIC
10. THE SOUL TRAIN GANG – SOUL TRAIN “75”
11. JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS – I AM SOMEBODY
12. THE WHISPERS – IN LOVE FOREVER
13. BENNY TROY – I WANNA GIVE YOU TOMORROW
14. THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA – CHICAGO BUS STOP
15. JUGGY MURRAY JONES – INSIDE AMERICA
16. ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS – LET’S GROOVE
17. DOOLEY SILVERSPOON – LET ME BE THE NUMBER 1(LOVE OF YOUR LIFE)
Coming Up: "The Comedy of Terrors" Blu-ray
Details:
Your Favorite Creeps Together Again! Four masters of the macabre star in this sinister and screamingly funny scare-fest! Waldo Trumbull (Vincent Price, The Raven) is running his father-in-law’s (Boris Karloff, Black Sabbath) funeral home business... straight into the ground! Hounded by his landlord (Basil Rathbone, The Magic Sword), Trumbull and his assistant (Peter Lorre, Tales of Terror) devise a way to make death pay: by increasing their customer base through murder and burying the secrets of their success... body by body! Jacques Tourneur, the diabolical director of Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, Out of the Past and War-Gods of the Deep, blended humor and horror for The Comedy of Terrors, written by Richard Matheson (The Last Man on Earth) and co-starring Joyce Jameson (The Apartment) with special guest star Joe E. Brown (Some Like It Hot).Special Features:-NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas-Richard Matheson Storyteller-Theatrical Trailer-Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
Comic Book Covers from June 1971 - Speedy is a Junkie and More!
DC's famed anti-drug story from Green Lantern #85 leads off our survey of comics that were on the spinner racks 50 years ago this month.
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