DVD News

Fox is finally showing The Poseidon Adventure some respect and releasing a special edition DVD on May 9th. The movie is in stereo now and features a second disc chock full of extras including commentary from director Ronald Neame, Carol “I can’t swim” Lynley, Stella “Panties, what else do I need” Stevens, and Pamela Sue Martin.

Going back a number of years, I remember vividly after months of begging, my parents finally took me and my brother to see The Poseidon Adventure around my birthday on May 11 in 1973 at the Westbury Drive-in. The movie floored me and changed my life in terms of movie watching and began my adoration of Carol Lynley (above), which led me to a slew of other 60s starlets. This time I plan on buying the DVD the first day it goes on sale and seeing the new movie the day it opens on May 12. I am as excited today as I was then!

Back Blogging after a long delay. My SOS for MIA starlets yielded a few more for me to interview. I recently talked with Melodie Johnson who co-starred in Ride to Hangman’s Tree (1967) with Jack Lord, Coogan’s Bluff (1968) with Clint Eastwood (left), Gaily, Gaily (1969) with Beau Bridges, and Rabbit, Run (1970) with James Caan. She is now an award-winning author of mystery novels so check out her web site.

I will be interviewing soon Danica d’Hondt, June Wilkinson, and Linda Rogers who was part of Eric Von zipper’s Rat Pack in the early beach movies Beach Party, Bikini Beach, and Pajama Party.

I’m on the hunt again for more starlets that are MIA. Since my last call for help led me to Corinne Cole and Suzanne Charny (update on Suzanne soon to come) I thought I would put out another SOS for the following:

Sivi Aberg, Maureen Arthur, Pamela Austin, Eve Bruce, Arlene Charles, Jo Collins, Lada Edmund, Jr., Linda Foster, Marianne Gaba, Susan Holloway, Teri Hope, Alena Johnston, Candy Johnson, Anna Lavelle, China Lee, Mary Jane Mangler, Lee Meredith (pictured), Kay Michaels, Alberta Nelson, Joyce Nizzari, Jacki Ray (aka Jacqueline Selleck), Jeannine Riley, Pamela Rodgers, Linda Rogers, Carole Shelyne, Jan Watson, and Delores Wells

If you know of the whereabouts of any of these glamour girls and can share, please contact me.

Overall, I had a great time in Burbank at the Hollywood Collectors Show. Hung out with cool McFarland and Co. marketing guy Adam. Got to meet and chat with George Chakiris (Bernardo of West Side Story) who looks absolutely great. He is 70 but looks 50! He is the only celebrity signed photo that I purchased though I came close to buying a pic from Laurene Landon of All the Marbles fame. She was very movie star glamorous all in lavendar. But she could not out diva Miss Julie Newmar who always arrived late and left early. Suffice it to say, she had a line of autograph seekers each day and I was only able to ogle her from afar.

One of the high points was walking into the Virgin Megastore on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood and seeing my books on display. Being the ham that I am I had my loyal boyfriend Ern snap a pic (see above). Note the book Italian Horror Film Directors is by my good friend Louis Paul. Visit his web site for more info.