Part of my normal saturday routine growing up was to be in front of the tv at 1 oclock to watch monster movie matinee, a show out of syracuse. The production and execution was very sinister and creative. Day 2 monster movie madness it is with much sadness i learned a monster movie icon of my childhood died this last month. Some of my best friends were the old monster movies that. I saw what you did is actually a great movie, and i remember liking it very much. Monster mansion memories is an in production documentary about the syracuse, new york horror host show monster movie matinee and its host, dr. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Monster movie matinee was a staple of saturday afternoon tv viewing when i was a kid growing up near rochester, ny. Around 1968, another syracuse tv station, wsyr channel 3, debuted monster movie matinee on saturday afternoons. Sample of the late allen milar used with permission. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Nick witty, the host of saturday afternoons monster movie matinee in the 1970s and 80s passed away at the age of 81. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket.
For many children growing up in the mohawk valley in the 1960s and 70s, there was no place they would rather be at 1 p. On the screen, kiddie matinee programs had a fairly set structure across the country. Oct 3, 2017 this is the open to the show monster movie matinee that aired in syracuse ny between 1964 to 1980. Saturday kiddie matinees in the 20thcentury indiana. Monster movie matinee documentary celebrates shows 50th.
On westerns on the web, watch western movies for freeuncut and unedited. Movie matinee along with saturday showboat and the stm club on wstm tv 3 in syracuse, the station also ran a weekly show on saturdays called the. At the saturday matinee, sherry encounters stan, who is attending the screening with gene and dennis. Century fox needed a lowbudget monster movie in the cinemascope format to play on the bottom. I know you all have been just dying to see the early black and. Two years later over on thenwsyrchannel 3, a rival franchise titled monster movie matinee was launched on a saturday halloween afternoon, with cohosts dr. Horror classics from hammerbest christopher lee dracula movies of all time.
Part of my normal saturday routine growing up was to be in front of the tv at 1 oclock to watch monster movie matinee, a show out of syracuse that ran for a couple of decades and showed classic and not so classic, as the years went by horror and. We were in our element, our world, where we were king. Western movie saturday matinee theater westerns on the web. Western movie saturday matinee theater watch free western movies online. This collection gathers together some early work, which i like, and it joe r lansdale books trapped in the saturday matinee by joe r. Along with saturday showboat and the stm club on wstmtv 3 in syracuse, the station also ran a weekly show on saturdays called the monster movie matinee. Movie matinee along with saturday showboat and the stm club on wstmtv 3 in syracuse, the station also ran a weekly show on saturdays called the monster movie matinee.
Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. A serial film, film serial or just serial, movie serial or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, generally advancing weekly, until the series is completed. Posted august 24, 2019 august 29, 2019 jo leave a comment posted in monster movie matinee private snafu is the title character of a series of blackandwhite american instructional adult animated shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945 during world war ii. The baron was the ghoulish host of another program. It is set to air on wstm channel 3 in october 2011, with a dvd to follow. Not only a favorite from my childhood, but, a very charming, if not extremely silly, rubber monster movie. Multiple descriptions from the period make these matinees sound like the movie premiere scene in ed wood dir. The show opened with creepy organ music and sounds of howling wind as the camera followed a path through a scalemodel cemetery, to a bridge and path. This is the open to the show monster movie matinee that aired in. The creator and host of monster movie matinee, alan milair, passed away at age 81. They would show a horror movie and then air segments for kids in between and would use the characters from the stm club to star in the segments. Dec 18, 20 two years later over on thenwsyrchannel 3, a rival franchise titled monster movie matinee was launched on a saturday halloween afternoon, with cohosts dr.
I know you all have been just dying to see the early black and white footage. Movie matinee along with saturday showboat and the stm club on wstmtv 3 in syracuse, the station also ran a weekly show on saturdays called the. Oct 27, 2014 for many children growing up in the mohawk valley in the 1960s and 70s, there was no place they would rather be at 1 p. It tells the history of the local show that aired on wsyr tv in. Monster movie matinee aired on saturday afternoons on wsyr channel 3, syracuse, from 1964 1980. Tim burton, 1994, with popcorn flying and youths yelling and general mayhem. An original scary song i wrote and recorded for all the cny fans of the great saturday afternoon show on wsyr. Released in 1993, matinee a loving tribute to the zgrade, drivein monster pics of the 50s and 60s, as viewed nostalgically through the eyes of children isnt the sort of film youd see.
The show itself was set in a haunted mansion and was boasted by an evil, vampire like dr. I absolutely love monster movies, second only to cartoons. Nick witty, epal, monster movie matinee, baron and his bloody buddies, syracuse new york horror hostsm egor, horror hosts, saturday hollywood special. Sandra attends the premiere with her parents, but leaves them to watch the movie with gene. Edward nicholas witty and his loyal sidekick epal, played by wsyram 570 radio personalities alan milair and bill everett, respectively. It has all the genuine scares of the typical william castle horror movie only in thriller mode. Fantasy, horror, mystery tv series 1964 episode guide. Truthfully, they werent limited to just saturday afternoons, but that was how i remember them. Transylvania twist by baron daemon and the vampires 1963 vintage halloween music duration. Monster movie matinee tv series 1964 plot summary imdb. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing saturday matinee madness near you.
There was nothing so perfect as sitting down crosslegged on the floor in front of the old black and white tv and fidgeting with the rabbit ears to clear as much static as possible. Here is a clip from the early years of monster movie matinee. Unlike baron daemon, monster movie matinee wasnt humorous, like the barons was. A saturday afternoon show that introduced and broadcasted black and white horror movies mostly from the universal collection. A perfect saturday matinee of nostalgic dinosaur entertainment. It wasnt enough that the ditzy girls had this guy on the line, they get drawn into his little trap by his pretending to be flattered by them. Local kid shows movie stars on tv saturday morning shows video vault tv goodbyes fabulous fifties unseen scenes game shows requested forgotten tv shows the super sixties more modern tv shows the new shows 1980s wrestling tv blog.
As a kid i grew up waiting for saturdays, when i could watch monster movie matinee after lunch with the folks. There is still loads of fun to be had and the cheesy critters add some nostalgic fun to all the 60s stereotypes that populate the film. Bunnyroad runner hour and, and 2 monster movie matinee, both on saturdays. This is the open to the show monster movie matinee that aired in syracuse ny between 1964 to 1980. Tugm remembers monster movie matinee genius creator alan. Science fiction theatre thrillerboris karloffs chan movie set richard diamond rocky jones, space ranger adventures in paradise tales of tomorrow lights out men into space way out whirlybirds sea hunt mike hammer man called x the third man journey to the unknown topper space patrol budget sets captain.
The hollywood special, which aired both on saturday and sunday nights. The latter show is the nostalgic subject of the 74. An entertainment, such as a dramatic performance or movie, presented in the daytime, usually in the afternoon. Monster movie matinee tv series 1964 photo gallery imdb. Around 1963, another syracuse tv station, wsyr channel 3, debuted monster movie matinee on saturday afternoons. Apr 23, 2011 this is the open to the show monster movie matinee that aired in syracuse ny between 1964 to 1980. E nick witty for the camera as filming was wrapped on the upcoming documentary monster mansion memories. The show which aired from 19641980 is subject of new documentary on cw6 sunday at 7. The conversation quickly turned sentimental as the authors reminisced on memorable figures and programs, such as monster movie matinee, magic toy shop, art petersons club continental which. Monster matinee dvd its a scream when rock band kiss plays banning junctions 100thanniversary halloween party in a scoobydoo halloween.
Creature features was a generic title for a genre of horror tv format shows broadcast on local u. The show opened with creepy organ music and sounds of howling wind as the camera followed a path through a scalemodel cemetery, to a bridge and path leading to a haunted mansion on a hill with dry ice as fog. Oct 31, 2009 part of my normal saturday routine growing up was to be in front of the tv at 1 oclock to watch monster movie matinee, a show out of syracuse that ran for a couple of decades and showed classic and not so classic, as the years went by horror and scifi movies. The movies broadcast on these various shows were generally classic and cult horror movies of the 1930s to 1950s, the horror and sciencefiction films of the 1950s, british horror films of the 1960s, and the japanese giant monster.
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