Curators . . . Not Collectors

April 24, 2024 by Jon Kitley in Misc. Ramblings and tagged Cinema Wasteland, Curusu the Beast of the Amazon, House of Monsters, House of Movie Monsters, Mondo, Movie Posters, The Green Slime | 2 Comments

I’ve been a movie poster collector for over 30 years. The cost of what I will spend has gone up a bit over those three decades. In the past, the thought of spending $50 on a single poster was way too much for me to even consider. Then I saw an American 1-sheet for The Green Slime for $50. I bought it instantly. Now, I’m still not one of these big-time collectors, spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars on them, mainly just because of my budget. But what I will spend has increased to even dropping $175 for an Astro Zombies 1-sheet. I mean, it’s Ted V. Mikels!

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Monster Bash – Making Me Think!

June 24, 2023 by Jon Kitley in Conventions and tagged Bryan Senn, Dracula vs Frankenstein, King Kong Escapes, Mark Clark, Monster Bash, Monsterkid Central, Naschycast, PopKulture Vulture, Richard Schellbach, Robot Monster, The Green Slime | 2 Comments

Earlier this year, I posted that this was probably going to be my last year selling books. The main reason (other than I’m getting old!) was that they just weren’t selling enough to make it worth it. I know I had a good number of regulars, which really hurt the thought of disappointing them, but at the end of the show, it just wasn’t enough.

Then we did Monster Bash last weekend.

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The Green Slime on the Big Screen!

July 12, 2016 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged G-Fest, Pickwick Theatre, The Green Slime | Leave a comment

Chicago area fans of this 1968 Toho film will have the chance to see this amazing film (yes, I did say amazing) on the big screen this Thursday evening at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge. It is screening as part of a double feature, along with Yongary: Monster from the Deep (1967). There are other kaiju films being screened there in part of the G-Fest that is going on this coming weekend at the Crown Plaza Hotel O’Hare.

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I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to make it out to the Fest this year (once again), but I do know that I will be doing my best to make it to the Green Slime screening. I mean, how could I pass up one of my favorite Toho monster flicks! Hope to see you there!