sixties

Well it was Emmy nomination time again yesterday and once again the Academy succeeds in disappointing us. The snubbing of Nicolette Sheridan and Harriet Harris of Desperate Housewives is the Academy’s biggest blunder since they failed to nominate Carol Lynley for Outstanding Guest Actress for her riveting performance as a high fashion model shot and parallyzed by Crocker in “Kiss It All Goodbye” on Kojak way back in 1977!

My Lost boys too were overlooked by Emmy. Only the well-deserving Naveen Andrews and Terry O’Quinn got nominated but Matthew Fox, Josh Hollaway (for smouldering sexiness like no else can and for his near exposed butt shot in the lake) and Dominic Monaghan too should of been named along side them. As for the Lost ladies Yunjin Kim broke hearts as the put-upon Korean wife who secretly learned English and should have been nominated in place of those tired old broads Tyne Daly from Judging Amy and Stockard Channing of The West Wing.

Finally what’s up with all those nominations for Will and Grace! This show is soooo over and was literally unwatchable this year save for the Bobby Cannavale episodes. Wolf, wolf!

My morning rant!

Being a huge fan of The Poseidon Adventure I was thrilled to hear that Hollywood was going to do a remake. However, I quickly calmed down remembering how awful Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes was. Not only is there going to be a theatrical Poseidon Adventure based on the screenplay, there is going to be an NBC mini-series using the original novel as the basis. The trailer is available and is impressive.

Most of the film’s original characters don’t seem to be in either version though in some cases the names were changed.

What I am pissed about though is none of the surviving cast members of the original are schedule to be in either version! Come on guys. Give them at least cameo spots! It would be cool to see Carol Lynley, Stella Stevens, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Pamela Sue Martin, and that annoying Eric Shea reunite to give the new SS Poseidon a send off or even better have them aboard again as passengers. Granted Borgnine and Buttons are 100 years old but Carol Lynley and Stella Stevens still look great though I’d keep them away from any hot pants and a man’s shirt over panties.

So I plead to the producers, please throw us diehard Poseidon Adventure fans a bone and give cameos to our stars!

Hollywood Surf and Beach Movie cover boy Aron Kincaid will be at the Long Beach, California Main Library on Saturday July 30. He will be reading excerpts from my book, which he wrote the foreword; discussing his career in 60s beach movies; and showing clips from Beach Ball and Ski Party. More details to come.

Starlet Alert!
AMC is offering back-to-back Elvis Presley movies this Monday July 11. First up at 5:30AM EST Elvis plays a juvenile delinquent down New Orleans way in King Creole (1958) with Carolyn Jones as a gun moll, Dolores Hart as the virginal good girl, and Jan Shepard as Elvis‘ put-upon sister.

For connisseurs of Elvis‘ 60s swinging musicals Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) at 7:45 AM EST has the King returning to the islands wanting to open a helicopter tour business with friend James Shigeta. The film offers beautiful scenery, lots of songs, and starlets galore: Suzanna Leigh, Marianna Hill, Julie Parrish, Irene Tsu, Linda Wong, Gigi Verone, and Deanna Lund. Jan Shepard is back too this time playing the wife of Elvis’ partner.