Electric Snapshot: Conquest of Space (1955)

"SEE HOW IT WILL HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFETIME!!"

A classic scene from George Pal's technically accomplished "Conquest of Space" A personal favourite.

Electric Snapshot: ALIEN (1979)

"WAIT, SOMETHINGS MOVING.."

First contact.

Classic Movie Posters: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

"DO YOU EVER THINK OF THE FUTURE, HOMER?"

- LONG PAUSE - 

"YOU MEAN WHEN APES RULE THE WORLD, MARGE?!"

Huge Ape fan here. Absolutely love anything and everything to do with it and it was one of the formative experiences of my early cinema going when I saw Beneath for the first time on the big screen. I eventually saw Planet some months later on a special saturday matinee double bill. So you can imagine I'm very much looking forward to the new movie due out here soon. Came across this today and loved it. An international poster which captures the essence and thematics of the series very well. Hope you like it as much as I do.

Electric Movie Preview: the AVENGERS (2012)

21st CENTURY CAPTAIN AMERICA in the AVENGERS

A very cool first high rez shot from Marvel's the AVENGERS due May 2012. Nice detailed close up of Chris Evans as Cap in his new costume. They got his WWII outfit right with the Paratrooper retro vibe and I'm liking this version a lot. After seeing the trailer I'm pretty happy with the overall look and hope Whedon can pull this thing off. I loved the Avengers comic as a kid so this is the major release as far as I'm concerned for next year. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!!!

Electric Movie Preview: Prometheus (2012)

First image..

IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU GO "Hmmmmm..."

Not a huge fan of mainstream Ridley Scott, but when he dabbles in electric sci-fi and plays with retro future gizmos and hardware I'll be there first night, front row, and with anticipation set at 11. So this is the first image release from Prometheus, the film set in an ALIEN unverse that's not really about those ALIENS at all. Electric Pix shall be keeping a beady monopitcal on this one..

Electric Cinematic: "Abbot and Costello go to Mars" 1953.

EVEN SPACE PRINCESSES LOVE A LOSER.

I remember when Mars looked like Venus and space women were hotter and more exotic than anything I'd seen in my local neighbourhood. Maybe it was the lack of clothes and visible belly button that did it. Bud and Lou defined Saturday mornings during my childhood. Regular as clockwork, there they were in all their black and white glory having cool adventures. Keeping me in fits and giggles until fish and chips for dinner. I loved when they met Frankenstein, got chased by a mummy and discussed bad hair days with a werewolf. But I loved them most when they went to Mars and got the girl. Every loser has their day...

Retro Sci-Fi Hardware: Fireball XL5.

Crew: Colonel Steve Zodiac, Doctor Venus, Professor Matthew Matic and Robert the Robot.