Well, once again, I got restless and redesigned Teleport City. A couple years ago, I split all the travel, book, and music stuff off into a separate site. At the time it seemed like a good idea. It wasn’t. So it’s back. And of course, all sorts of older articles are broken, but at least I didn’t have to rewrite every single link. Plus, Jenny Agutter now stares at yo invitingly from the top of the page.
We also reviewed CHRISTMAS EVIL.
1980’s Christmas Evil is, I believe, the first of the Killer Santa Claus movies, which is odd if true. Used properly, Santa can be almost as creepy as a clown or a ventriloquist dummy, yet is sadly underutilized in popular culture. Maybe Santa is still too powerful a symbol. Luckily, maverick writer/director Lewis Jackson decided to blaze a trail by creating one of the first psychotic movie Santa Clauses, opening the floodgates for killer leprechauns, Uncle Sams, and perhaps, one day, cupids.
#1 by JessicaR on December 21st, 2009
Lovely and wonderfully icy blue. Very well done Keith.
#2 by lyzard on December 21st, 2009
Snazzy. What’s the difference between “movies” and “film” – just a value judgement??
I think Tales From The Crypt had the first actual killer Santa, but only as part of an anthology; Christmas Evil seems to be the first feature film. It’s aka You Better Watch Out, right? – or that a different film?
#3 by KeithA on December 22nd, 2009
The difference between a movie and a film is that I use them interchangeably and sometimes can’t remember from one design element to the next which one I decided to use.
Christmas Evil is indeed You Better Watch Out.
#4 by professorKettlewell on December 26th, 2009
Maybe two or three designs ago, your left menu background was a lovely photo of a 50′s-era Airline Stewardess (because they were Stewardesses in those days and not Flight Attendants.) in a mid-calf straight skirt, lined cape and pillbox hat combo. Absolutely beautiful picture, and I’ve been wanting to know where you got it from. Can you share?
New design is also delightful. I had a crush on Jenny from the first time I saw ‘Walkabout’, and ‘The Railway Children’ cemented it for good.
#5 by KeithA on January 5th, 2010
I have a few books on old airline design and fashion. I can’t remember exactly which book from which I swiped it, but it’s either:
http://www.amazon.com/Airline-Identity-Culture-Keith-Lovegrove/dp/3823854607/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262718872&sr=8-5
or
http://www.amazon.com/Come-Fly-Us-History-Airline/dp/1933112069/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262718894&sr=1-1
#6 by professorKettlewell on January 6th, 2010
Grrr. More things I just can’t not own…….