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on-the-road-to-conComikazie, now known as Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con, was just last weekend. Yup, one week ago! Zooom!

I hadn’t been able to attend last year, but this year I had a free Sunday and my niece Celia was able to come along too with me and my dad! As a trio, we three eagerly made our way through traffic, to the Los Angeles Convention center! Yup! VROOM VROOM down the 110 freeway! (Yeah it was not VROOM VROOM, but slow slow!)

We got inside just about 11AM and began our big adventure to walk up and down all the aisles, browsing all there was to see and buying things that said “buy me!” The floor was pretty busy for a Sunday! Lots of people all happy and having fun! It was packed but never overwhelming to get through the crowd.

WE MADE IT!!

WE MADE IT!!

 

WHICH WAY SHOULD WE GO????

                  WHICH WAY SHOULD WE GO????

 

BADGES, WE HAVE BADGES! (oldie but goodie!)

BADGES, WE HAVE BADGES! (oldie but goodie!)

One of my favorite things about conventions is the cosplay! There’s lots of cosplay too at this convention! I loved it! I’m like “OOOH! LOOK AT THAT!” I am giddy seeing the detail people put into their outfits!! I do ask cosplayers if I may take their pictures first and remember it’s the polite thing to do! (Manners, people!)

One of the first and best cosplay we saw was a couple dressed as Hawkgirl and Hawkman! Their wings were fully retractable and flapped! It was amazing!

Their Wings Move!!

             Their Wings Move!!

 

STRANGER THINGS was super popular too!!

Blurry But Still AMAZING! Winona Forever!

Blurry But Still AMAZING! Winona Forever!

WHAT IS COMING OUT OF HER CHEST?

WHAT IS COMING OUT OF HER CHEST?

And now just a one more favorite!

saumurai-jack

SAMURAI JACK!!!! JACK IS BACK!

Besides the cosplay there’s so much to see, so many talented artists sharing their work! Toys that I dream of having, Comic Books I need for my collection. Buttons, Pins, bows, wallets, handmade goods! I just LOVE going to conventions! Yup!

PLUSH! SUPER PLUSH!

PLUSH! SUPER PLUSH!

THE LOVE BUG!

THE LOVE BUG! HERBIE!!!

SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UH OH!!!!!!!!!!!

UH OH!!!!!!!!!!!

My dad had our comic book need list, though a much more condensed version than what we usually venture out with, so near the end when we found the 50 cent comic book bins we didn’t go as crazy as we could have! Celia was awesome and helped me dig through the boxes! We filled in some good comic book gaps!

WALL-E!

WALL-E!

BB-8

BB-8

SUPERNATURAL boys!

SUPERNATURAL boys!

We walked and walked all morning and into the afternoon! Celia got some cool stuff, and a few gifts for her siblings! I scored a new bow, my dad and I got comic books! It was a success!

BYE CON!

BYE CON!

TILL NEXT YEAR!! YUP!

TILL NEXT YEAR!! YUP!

CONVENTION GOODIES!!!!!

CONVENTION GOODIES!!!!!

Yup, I had fun at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con, whew, that’s a lot to say! (type!) Celia had fun and so did my dad! We delighted in our nerdom and are looking forward to doing so again real soon! It’s nice to share my geeky ways with my family! You got to pass on the things you love and that’s what going to Conventions is about! Wearing your fandom on your sleeve! YUP!

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MOVIE TALLY! I am a slacker! But what else is new? Let’s share movies!!! I love movies! Yup!

As I continue to watch movies (slow and slow and steady) my total is 163 movies, with 113 new movies and 51 re-sees! Here’s my list from mid July to now!

NEW MOVIES: 

  • MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (2016) | 7/12/16 | DVD 
  • CULT OF THE COBRA (1955) | 7/16/16 | Svengoolie 
  • CELL (2016) | 7/17/16 | Cable Rental 
  • GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) | 7/19/16 | Edwards Alhambra 
  • THE KILLING JOKE (2016) | 7/22/16 | Comic-Con Ballroom 20 
  • STAR TREK: BEYOND (2016) | 7/26/16 | NOHO 7
  • TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016) | 7/28/16 | CGV 
Take the train! Zombies, Train, OH MY!

Take the train and Run! Beware of Zombies! ZOMBIES!

  • SATAN MET A LADY (1936) | 8/4/16 | DVD 
  • THE MALTESE FALCON (1931) | 8/4/16 | DVD 
  • THUNDERBOLT (1929) | 8/4/16 | TCM 
  • ALL FALL DOWN (1962) | 8/5/16 | TCM 
  • CURUCU, BEAST OF THE AMAZON (1956) | 8/7/16 | Svengoolie
  • JASON BOURNE (2016) | 8/9/16 | Alhambra Edwards
  • MI-5 (2015) | 8/10/16 | HBO GO 
  • THUNDER & LIGHTNING (1977) | 8/14/16 | YouTube
Moonshine, Gator Preachers, Highjinks!

Moonshine, Gator Preachers, Carradine, Cars! Vroom!

  • EYE OF THE STRANGER (1981) | 8/14/15 | YouTube
  • ONE BY ONE aka MAJORETTES (1987) | 8/15/16 | YouTube 
  • SUICIDE SQUAD (2016) | 8/23/16 | Alhambra Edwards
  • REALITY (2015) | 8/25/16 | DVD
  • RANCHO DELUXE (1974) | 8/25/16 | DVD
  • LURED (1947) | 8/26/16 | TCM DV-R | Rating: 5
  • MIKE YOKOHAMA: THE FOREST WITH NO NAME (2002) | 8/30/16 | DVD
Mike is a detective and he's pretty dang cool!

Mike is a detective and he’s pretty dang cool!

  • VIRTUAL ASSASSINS aka CYBERJACK (1995) | 9/1/16 | STARZ App
  • JANE GOT A GUN (2016) | 9/2/16 | Netflix
  • THE FOREST (2016) | 9/6/16 | HBO Go
  • MAN FROM RIO (1964) | 9/11/16 | Reel Grit 
  • MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016) | 9/22/16 | Edwards Alhambra 
Magnificent Seven gang! Take the Ride! Western Fun!

Magnificent Seven gang! Take the Ride! Western Fun!

  • GHOST TEAM (2016) | 9/29/16 | Stream 
Ghost Team! Justin Long is my hero! Ghost Beware!

Ghost Team! Justin Long is my hero! Ghost Beware!

  • MAN MADE MONSTER (1941) | 10/1/16 | Svengoolie 
  • THE FALLING (2014) | 10/1/16 | Netflix 

RE-SEE MOVIES: 

  • GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) | 7/27/16 | Cable Rental
  • WILLOW (1988) | 7/31/16 | DVD
Willow, Madmartigan! High Adventure!

Willow, Madmartigan! High Adventure!

  • NIGHT MONSTER (1942) | 8/14/16 | Svengoolie
  • DELIRIOUS (1991) | 8/14/16 | YouTube
  • LUCY (2014) | 8/16/16 | Cable
  • GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014) | 8/21/16 | DVR
  • NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (1986) | 8/22/16 | DVD
  • HACKERS (1993) | 8/30/16 | Cable
  • FINAL DESTINATION 3 (2006) | 9/2/16 | Netflix
  • THE PHANTOM (1996) | 9/4/16 | Netflix
SLAM EVIL! The Phantom SLAMS EVIL!

SLAM EVIL! The Phantom SLAMS EVIL!

 

Yup, my guy Dave got me to watch HACKERS, yet again, I don’t know how he does that!!! Oh, AND Dave and I did rent WILLOW on DVD just for my nieces! It was a hit!  And, I got see THE PHANTOM yet again this time with both of my nieces! They liked it, yup yup yup! Movie sharing fun that is what it is all about! Yup!

Now that October is here, I’m going to aim for a movie a day, just like some other movie watching folks out there! Wish me luck!!! Happy Movie Watching one and all! Yup!

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MOVIES!!!!!!! Yup, I watch them. January was filled with movies I’ve never seen before. Yea!!!!! These are my highlights of the month! (Do I use too many exclamation points?)

apes posterThanks to having HBO GO I finally watched all of the original PLANET OF THE APES movies. I’d seen most of them in bits and parts but never sat through them from beginning to end (except for part one).  PLANET OF THE APES still holds up and after that I’d say CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is my next fave. Let’s hear it for the apes!

 

The Apes Said NO!!!!!

    The Apes Said NO!!!!!

 

For my first theatrical outing I got to see THE HATEFUL EIGHT, 70mm road show version in 35mm at the New Beverly with my guy Dave and my dad.

I have been turning to YouTube more for movies, especially movies on the Paramount Vault channel. They have a bunch of oldie flicks and that’s where I watched KING CREOLE on Elvis’ b-day! Sing Elvis, SING!

Elvis Sings, Matthau is a meanie and Carolyn Jones is the beautiful bad girl.

Elvis Sings, Walter Matthau is a meanie and Carolyn Jones is the beautiful bad girl.

 

heroes of eastA few Sundays were filled with Kung Fu flicks I found on Netflix; HEROES OF THE EAST (1978) and THE FIVE VENOMS (1978). They really delivered on the fights and action. In HEROES OF THE EAST an arranged marriage of Chinese man and Japanese woman begets a martial arts challenge. The Chinese man must battle 7 Japanese warriors. THE FIVE VENOMS, features the fighting styles of the Centipede, Lizard, Snake, Toad and Scorpion. An old master sends off his last pupil to find out which of his students chose to use their fighting styles for evil. I highly recommend checking them out. Yup.

 

Also on Netflix I found THE VAMPIRE’S COFFIN (1958) a Mexican vampire movie, a.k.a. EL ATADÚD DEL VAMPIRO. I love watching old Spanish movies (I get to practice my español).

vampiroIt was a fun film and now I found it was a sequel so I have to seek out part one! But what happens is a doctor steals Count Lavud’s coffin from a graveyard and once the stake in his heart is removed he’s awake and looking for blood. Of course as fate has it the Count is near the woman he desires. This vampire loves phasing through walls and flying as a bat. I truly adore old vampire movies, this vampire stalked the streets in style with his cape and shadow.

My favorite film find of the month was on YouTube called TIME TABLE where the motto is “There is no such thing as a perfect crime, just a lucky one.” A well planned train robbery starts off the film and in true noir fashion there’s more to it than just an old robbery. A few highlights of this film was the mention of L.A. cities and Alan Reed who was the voice of Fred Flintstone. It was a good solid noir but if I say more, it would spoil the ride.

time table

“Every case is an ulcer.”

 

So those films were among my favorites and below is my list of what I saw the whole month, only 2 re-sees! Here’s hoping for more movies in February and more movie outings! Yup.

NEW MOVIES:

  1. HOT PURSUIT (2015) | 01/01/16 | DVD 
  2. WE ARE STILL HERE (2015) | 1/2/15 | Blu-Ray 
  3. BENEATH PLANET OF THE APES (1970) | 1/3/16 | HBO GO
  4. ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (1971) | 1/3/16 | HBO GO 
  5. CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (1972) | 1/3/16 | HBO GO 
  6. THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015) | 1/4/16 | New Beverly
  7. BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (1973) | 1/5/16 | HBO GO
  8. REHEARSAL FOR MURDER (1982) | 1/6/16 | Amazon Instant 
  9. KING CREOLE (1958) | 1/8/16 | YouTube Paramount Vault 
  10. INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN (1957) | 1/8/16 | YouTube Paramount Vault 
  11. SATAN’S SATELLITES (1958) | 1/9/16 | YouTube Paramount Vault | (from a 1952 serial)
  12. THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE (1983) | 1/9/16 | YouTube Paramount Vault 
  13. HEROES OF THE EAST (1978) | 1/10/16 | Netflix 
  14. BLACK COAL, THIN ICE (2014) | 1/10/16 | Netflix 
  15. HONEYMOON (2014) | 1/11/16 | Netflix 
  16. WARLOCK 2: ARMAGEDDON (1993) | 1/14/16 | YouTube 
  17. THE FIVE VENOMS (1978) | 1/17/16 | Netflix 
  18. THE SNOW WHITE MURDER CASE (2015) | 1/17/16 | Reel Grit 
  19. TIME TABLE (1956) | 1/23/16 | YouTube (GLUB = Go Getter, Lucky, Up and At ‘Em, Bunco Artist At Heart) 
  20. THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK (1958) | 1/23/16 | YouTube Paramount Vault 
  21. DOUBLE EXPOSURE (1944) | 1/23/16 | YouTube Paramount Vault 
  22. HIGH NOON PART II: THE RETURN OR WILL KANE (1980) | 1/27/16 | Encore Western/Cable 
  23. THE VAMPIRE’S COFFIN (EL ATADÚD DEL VAMPIRO) (1958) | 1/30/16 | Netflix 
  24. MAN IN THE VAULT (1956) | 1/31/16 | YouTube Paramount Vault

RE-SEE MOVIES:

  1. PLANET OF THE APES (1970) | 1/3/16 | HBO GO
  2. VOLUNTEERS (1985) | 1/5/16 | HBO GO

Time to go watch more movies!!!!!!!!! YUP!