Sunday 4 December 2011

Cult Icons: Play School Windows.

"SO WHICH WINDOW SHALL WE LOOK THROUGH TODAY?"

From one of the most loved childrens tv programmes ever made and one of the most iconic moments for kids growing up during the sixties and seventies. And, yes, I always did pick the wrong one.

Friday 2 December 2011

Cult Icons: Deja Thoris.

DEJA THORIS: PRINCESS OF MARS

"And the sight which met my eyes was that of a slender, girlish figure, similar in every detail to the earthly women of my past life... Her face was oval and beautiful in the extreme, her every feature was finely chiseled and exquisite, her eyes large and lustrous and her head surmounted by a mass of coal black, waving hair, caught loosely into a strange yet becoming coiffure. Her skin was of a light reddish copper color, against which the crimson glow of her cheeks and the ruby of her beautifully molded lips shone with a strangely enhancing effect.
She was as destitute of clothes as the green Martians who accompanied her; indeed, save for her highly wrought ornaments she was entirely naked, nor could any apparel have enhanced the beauty of her perfect and symmetrical figure."
From "A Princess of Mars" by E.R Burroughs (1917)

Electric Snapshot: Back to the Future 3 (1990)

WHEN THE FUTURE MEETS THE PAST AT THE BEGINNING OF TIME

If ever there was an iconic image that encapsulates the sheer mind bending fun of time travel, then this is it. I had a big grin when I first saw this and it was one of those rare moments in fantasy cinema where everything comes together perfectly. For Marty and Doc to be standing beside the clock which will in the far future become the inspiration for their salvation is nothing short of fantastic. Not only "save the clock tower" but help build the damned thing in the first place. Fun movie, outstanding trilogy and a great snapshot.