PHOTO FLASHBACK : JOAN IS ALWAYS IN FASHION!

 Over the years Joan has been asked to promote many products and in particular in beauty and fashion.. In 1985 Joan endorsed and modeled a collection of  Dynasty inspired fashion for McCalls Mail Order Catalogue including very stylish blouses and skirts.. This rare photo was taken during the shoot for the many different outfits and features Joan with photographer Harry Langdon, agent Jeffrey Lane and best friend Judy Bryer with crew on the shoot.. You can see the released shot with Joan wearing the blouse in the crew photo..

PHOTO FLASHBACK : PALM BEACH WELCOMES CHARLES & DIANA 1985 ...

 

In 1985 Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited the USA and one of their engagements was a black tie event in Palm Beach at The Breakers.. Joan was one of the guests and this rare show features Joan arriving to meet the royal couple.. Also in the photo is event compere Merv Griffin and Bob Hope who was one of the entertainers..

BLU-RAY ALERT : DARK PLACES ... NUCLEUS FILMS... FEBRUARY 27TH 2023 ..

 

Delighted to announce that one of Joan's rarely seen films 'Dark Places' from 1972 will get it's first release on disc format on February 27th 2023 from Nucleus Films.. This shocker also stars Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom. Robert Hardy. Jane Birkin and Jean Marsh.. It has rarely been screened since it's video release in the 80's.. It was recently only available as part of a Christopher Lee box set in the USA, this release will be the first time it will be available on it's own. 

You can pre order the blu-ray now from the following link!

PRE-ORDER DARK PLACES ON BLU-RAY HERE..

THERE’S MORE THAN DEATH WAITING FOR YOU IN DARK PLACES

Legendary British stars Christopher Lee (Dracula Prince of Darkness, The Wicker Man, The Man with the Golden Gun), Joan Collins (Tales from the Crypt, The Stud, Dynasty) and Herbert Lom (The Phantom of the Opera, Mark of the Devil, Revenge of the Pink Panther) get together in a grisly tale of hidden loot in a haunted house.

Dr Ian Mandeville and his sister Sarah mean to get their hands on the £200,000 stashed in the derelict Marr’s Grove – only to find that Edward Foster, a stranger to the district, has recently inherited the place. As Edward rapidly succumbs to the influence of the mansion’s long-dead owners, madness and bloody murder ensue…

Directed by Don Sharp (The Kiss of the Vampire, The Face of Fu Manchu, The Thirty Nine Steps), this long-awaited UK Blu-ray premiere has been remastered from original vault elements and is packed with bonus features.

Also starring Jane Birkin (Wonderwall, Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes, Death On the Nile), Robert Hardy (Berserk, Demons of the Mind, Psychomania) and Jean Marsh (The Twilight Zone, Frenzy, Upstairs Downstairs)…

Dare you enter Marr’s Grove and encounter the evil lurking within?

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Special Features:

• Newly Restored 1.85:1 Transfer from the Original Negatives
• Optional English and SDH Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Audio Commentary with film critics Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
• Audio Commentary with Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson and Troy Howarth, author of "So Deadly, So Perverse"
• Looking Into Dark Places – and other 1970s British horror films: Jonathan Rigby, Author of English Gothic, on Dark Places and Early 1970s British Horror Films
• Christopher Lee: The Cadogan Conversations: 2022 interview with Jonathan Rigby, author of "Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History"
• Don Sharp Trailer Reel (37 mins)
• American Trailer
• Brazilian Trailer
• Image Gallery

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Cast:

Christopher Lee, Joan Collins, Herbert Lom, Jane Birkin, Robert Hardy, Jean Marsh, Carleton Hobbs, Roy Evans, Martin Boddey, John Glyn Jones, John Levene, Jennifer Thanisch, Michael McVey, Barry Linehan, Linda Gray, Lysandra De-La-Haye, Earl Rhodes.

EVENT UPDATE : SHOOTING STAR CHILDREN'S CHARITY BALL... ROYAL LANCASTER HOTEL.. NOVEMBER 11TH 2022 ..

 

Joan & Percy attended one of her favourite events, The Shooting Star Children's Charity Ball' held at The Royal Lancaster Hotel earlier..

Also in attendence were Simon Cowell, Lizzie Cundy, Variety's Caroline Monk and music by Raquel Reno..
 

PHOTO FLASHBACK : TITLES AT 8.30!

 In 1991 Joan starred in her own BBC tv series featuring 8 of Noel Cowards plays under the title of Tonight At 8.30.. Among her co-stars were Anthony Newley, Dennis Quilley, John Alderton, Edward Duke, Simon Williams, Miriam Margolyes, Sian Philips, Jessica Martin, John Standing, Joan Sims, Bonnie Langford among others.. These rare photos feature Joan filming the title sequence for the series with a few of her co-stars..