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STARS ON DISPLAY

Another Hollywood Collectors Show has come and gone, and once again it was a star-studded event. Click here to see what celebrities were in attendance and to see photos of a few of them including Billie Jo, Bobbi Jo, and Betty Jo from Petticoat Junction: Gunilla Hutton, Lori Saunders, and Linda Kaye Henning. Below is a pic of them then, take a look for a pic of them now.

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FROM U.N.C.L.E. TO NCIS

Practically every 60s starlet I have interviewed who appeared on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. had nothing but praise for David McCallum who played sexy blond Russian agent Illya Kuryakin. He was the friendly one compared to co-star Robert Vaughn who was described as being aloof and private. So it is nice to hear that McCallum is still going strong (and looks great) with a supporting role on the #1 rated series NCIS. Click here to read a recent interview with the actor.

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ONE DEGREE OF SEPARATION

Two recipients of special Academy Awards to be given out in 2010 have direct connections to Terry Southern. The first movie acclaimed cinematographer Gordon Willis shot was End of the Road (1970) when Terry and the director chose him from a number of candidates. Prior to this Willis was shooting TV commercials.

Producer John Calley brought Terry in as screen writer on The Loved One (1965), The Cincinnati Kid (1965) and Don’t Make Waves (1967). He desperately wanted to do a movie version of Terry’s racy novel Blue Movie, the story of a Hollywood director wanting to make a hardcore sex film with major movie stars, and came close in the mid-70s but it fell apart at the last second.

It is a shame though that the Academy has decided to present these awards off camera. Already there is an uproar in the Hollywood community regarding it. You can read more about Willis and Calley in Gail Gerber’s memoir, Trippin’ with Terry Southern: What I Think I Remember.

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TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF OF MY CD YOU DAMN DIRTY APE!


I am a huge Planet of the Apes fan, but Escape from the Planet of the Apes is my least favorite from the movie series. A lot of fans love it and some even consider it the best of the sequels though I disagree. With that said it does have a popular musical score and this week Varese Saraband is releasing a limited edition CD soundtrack. For order info and sample tracks click here.