The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York is having a rare screening of The Velvet Vampire (1971) Tues. Oct. 28 at 6:15pm and 9:30pm. Celeste Yarnall is the title character a bloodsucker who likes to feed on hippies including Michael Blodgett and Sherry Miles.
sixties
ROOFTOP LOVE
When of my favorite sitcoms from the 60s (though I originally watched it when ABC-TV re-ran it in prime time in I think 1971) was Love on a Rooftop. It starred Laugh-In‘s Judy Carne (I just loved her on that show go-go dancing in a bikini then saying, “Sock it to me!” before being drenched in a bucket of water) and Pete Duel as newlyweds who live in a tiny apartment on top of a building in San Francisco with glorious views of the city.
The show wasn’t particularly funny but I guess I liked the chemsitry between the two stars as she played a rich girl trying to adjust to living on her husband’s salary of about $87 a week. A few starlets even dropped in including Fantasy Femme Chris Noel, Bridget Hanley, and Glamour Girl Arlene Charles.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsHhBbqgsMg
Stranger II
Below is a rare clip from Once You Kiss a Stranger (1969 with Carol Lynley’s psycho heiress stalking her prey golfer Phil Carey.
KISSING A STRANGER
For all you Carol Lynley fans out there, check out my article “Carol Lynley Goes Psycho in Once You Kiss a Stranger: A Tribute” in the latest issue of Cinema Retro magazine. The two page spread is highlighted with color French lobby cards from the movie. Click the below link to access Cinema Retro web page for more info. Magazine is available at Barnes & Noble and other book sellers need you.