BlobFest
Well, darn.
Seems we missed out on the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Blob" at the annual BlobFest in Phoenixville, PA where the 1950's monster classic was filmed.
Link to an article about it:
Link to BlobFest article
It seems that one of the events for the 50th anniv. party was a parade featuring folks carrying fire extinguishers. CO2, of course. Remember? -- it can't stand cold!
The Criterion Collection release of the 1957 film is almost indecent in the quality of the image -- it looks veritably 3D. That old film stock looks so much better than many a modern film, even for the drive-in B-pictures.
Unlike Roswell, which tries to parlay the alleged UFO crash into continuing tourism dollars, Phoenixville has something real to offer: the very movie theater which people streamed out of as it was being assaulted by the pink-red gelatin of the Blob.
How many other odd little festivals are there like this lurking around the U.S. and the world, just waiting for visitors?
And while there has been some alien-themed music bandied about at the Roswell doings, nothing they come up with can compare to the theme song from the movie!
But don't take my word for it -- someone has very kindly bootlegged the opening credits onto YouTube.
And so you can sing along, here are the lyrics (which are courtesy of Burt Bacharach!):
Beware of The Blob!
It creeps and leaps
And glides and slides
Across the floor
Right through the door
And all around the wall
A splotch, a blotch
Be careful of The Blob
Complete with finger-in-the-mouth popping noises...
Seems we missed out on the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Blob" at the annual BlobFest in Phoenixville, PA where the 1950's monster classic was filmed.
Link to an article about it:
Link to BlobFest article
It seems that one of the events for the 50th anniv. party was a parade featuring folks carrying fire extinguishers. CO2, of course. Remember? -- it can't stand cold!
The Criterion Collection release of the 1957 film is almost indecent in the quality of the image -- it looks veritably 3D. That old film stock looks so much better than many a modern film, even for the drive-in B-pictures.
Unlike Roswell, which tries to parlay the alleged UFO crash into continuing tourism dollars, Phoenixville has something real to offer: the very movie theater which people streamed out of as it was being assaulted by the pink-red gelatin of the Blob.
How many other odd little festivals are there like this lurking around the U.S. and the world, just waiting for visitors?
And while there has been some alien-themed music bandied about at the Roswell doings, nothing they come up with can compare to the theme song from the movie!
But don't take my word for it -- someone has very kindly bootlegged the opening credits onto YouTube.
And so you can sing along, here are the lyrics (which are courtesy of Burt Bacharach!):
Beware of The Blob!
It creeps and leaps
And glides and slides
Across the floor
Right through the door
And all around the wall
A splotch, a blotch
Be careful of The Blob
Complete with finger-in-the-mouth popping noises...
posted by InsightStraight @ 4:08 PM
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