Check out the September edition of 'Town & Country ' magazine which features an exclusive interview with Joan, here is a look at the stunning portrait page of the feature...
Monday, August 6, 2018
PRESS UPDATE : TOWN & COUNTRY USA .. SEPTEMBER 2018 ..
Check out the September edition of 'Town & Country ' magazine which features an exclusive interview with Joan, here is a look at the stunning portrait page of the feature...
Saturday, August 4, 2018
AWARDS UPDATE : LA SHORTS FEST WINNERS! BEST ACTRESS JOAN COLLINS GERRY
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Best Actress
Joan Collins - (Gerry)
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Delighted to announce that Joan has won the Best Actress Award at The 22nd LA Shorts International Film Festival, for her role as Hilda in the short film 'Gerry'.. The Awards were announced on Thursday evening in Hollywood, Joan was unable to attend as she was taking a break from filming the new season of 'American Horror Story' which airs September 12th on FX. 
Sunday, July 29, 2018
EVENT ALERT : GERRY SCREENING .. HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL .. AUGUST 10TH .. 14:30PM.. TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRE .. HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA ..
Joan's latest film, 'Gerry' will screen on Friday August 10th as part of the HollyShorts Film Festival in Hollywood at The TCL Chinese 6 Theatre in the Stage 32 Presents Strand at 2:30pm..Hot from its premiere at The LA Shorts Festival, where Joan won Best Actress for her starring role as Hilda.
Films screening are ....
Two Worlds
Genesis
Gerry
Monday
Sac De Merde
The Letters
Tickets can be booked at the following link....
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS AUGUST 10TH 2018
PROMO UPDATE : KURT GEIGER CAMPAIGN Q&A WITH DAME JOAN COLLINS .. JULY 28TH 2018 ..
Q+A With Joan Collins
1. YOUR STYLE IS ICONIC AND VERY DISTINCTIVE - AND SEEMS VERY MUCH PART OF YOUR CHARACTER. HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERISE YOUR STYLE?TIMELESS AND ECLECTIC. I’M EQUALLY AT HOME IN A PANTSUIT AND T-SHIRT AS I AM IN A BALLGOWN. I DON’T WANT TO LOOK LIKE ANYONE ELSE, AND I DON’T FOLLOW “TRENDY” FASHION OR OUTFITS THAT ARE GEARED TOWARDS THE VERY YOUNG. I DESIGN MANY OF MY OWN DRESSES AND COSTUMES AND ENJOY CHOOSING THE FABRICS MYSELF.
2. HOW DO YOU USE FASHION TO EXPRESS YOURSELF?
I CHOOSE WHAT I WEAR EACH DAY DEPENDING ON A) THE WEATHER AND B) WHAT MY PLANS ARE FOR THE DAY. IT MAY BE PANTS (TROUSERS) AND A CASHMERE SWEATER IF IT’S COLD AND I’M STAYING IN OR AN ELEGANT SUIT IF I HAVE A BUSINESS MEETING OR GOING TO LUNCH.
3. WHEN DID YOU FEEL CONFIDENT IN YOUR OWN STYLE?
I STARTED TO FEEL CONFIDENT IN MY TEENS, WHEN I ESCHEWED PRETTY LITTLE FROCKS WHICH WERE THE STYLE OF THE TIME. I CHOSE TO WEAR BLACK POLO NECK SWEATERS AND TIGHT MATCHING TROUSERS OR A FULL SKIRT WITH A WIDE BELT TO EMPHASIZE MY (THEN) VERY SMALL WAIST, WITH MASSIVE GOLD GYPSY EARRINGS. TRES JULIET GRECO.
4. YOU HAVE AN EXPERT EYE FOR DETAILS – WHAT DETAILS DO YOU LOOK FOR WHEN YOU ARE CHOOSING SHOES AND ACCESSORIES?
I LOOK FOR GREAT WORKMANSHIP, ELEGANCE AND WEARABILITY, AND SHOES AND BAGS THAT ARE VERSATILE.
5. WHERE WOULD YOU WEAR THE SHOES AND BAG FROM THE CAMPAIGN?
WITH MONOCHROMATIC DRESSES OR SUITS. THEY ARE THE DEFINITION OF THE VERSATILITY I LOOK FOR - I COULD WEAR THEM TO THE WOLSELEY AT LUNCH AS WELL AS THE CHILTERN FIREHOUSE AT DINNER.
6. ARE THERE ANY RISING STARS WHOSE STYLE YOU ADMIRE?
I THINK CATE BLANCHETT HAS ENORMOUS STYLE, ALTHOUGH YOU COULD HARDLY CALL HER A “RISING STAR”!.
7. WE CAN’T NOT MENTION YOUR ROLE AS ALEXIS IN DYNASTY! DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE OUTFIT FROM THE SHOW?
THERE ARE SO MANY OUTFITS I LOVED BUT THE GREY SILK JERSEY WRAP DRESS WORN WITH A FUR CAPE TRIMMED WITH GREY FOX AND A MATCHING HAT AND BOOTS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. HOWEVER TODAY THAT WOULD BE TOO OVER THE TOP TO WEAR. WHAT I ENJOYED MOST, HOWEVER, WAS COLLABORATING ON EVERY SINGLE OUTFIT WITH THE TALENTED DESIGNER NOLAN MILLER – WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AND IT FELT LESS LIKE WORK AND MORE LIKE PLAY.
8. WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE ABOUT YOU?
SHE HASN’T BEEN BORN YET!
SHOP AW18 NEW ARRIVALS
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
VIDEO UPDATE : KURT GEIGER 2018 CAMPAIGN FEATURING DAME JOAN COLLINS.. JULY 25TH 2018 ..
Check out the new campaign from Kurt Geiger featuring Joan.. Here is the super campaign video!
PROMO UPDATE : KURT'S WELL HEELED WITH THIS DAME! JULY 25TH 2018
An exclusive insight from Chief Creative Officer Rebecca Farrar-Hockley about the making of Kurt Geiger’s brand new advertising campaign featuring a galaxy of diverse talent.
9am, London, at the peak of British summertime. A tussle of gawping tourists, bumper to bumper cars, weaving cycle couriers and the swirl of dust and lint kicked up from a city in desperate need of a giant iced lolly. Almost every street looks like that traffic-stopping highway scene at the start of La La Land - just with more cursing and fewer choreographed dance routines. Inside an all-white, hanger-sized photographic studio in North London, the already straining air-con is keeping June temperatures just-below-unacceptable, while Rebecca Farrar-Hockley, Chief Creative Officer of Kurt Geiger, is patiently waiting for her chosen talent - set to appear in the brand’s new advertising campaign - to arrive for their close up..
It’s a crucial day, one that is set to steer the shoe and accessory brand on a fresh innovative path, yet if anyone on the crew is nervous they don’t show it. Only the occasional vape cloud is indicative of any jitters. “We’re a tight team,” explains Farrar-Hockley, who started her career in Selfridges, working her way up from unboxing fresh stock on the shop floor to being charged with managing the entire shoe and accessory side of the business. “We just don’t do tense shoots here. We put on the music, get a good vibe going.” Alongside her is the savvy Swedish creative director Erik Torstensson, co-founder of game-changing creative agency Wednesday, today taking the photographs, and stylist Sarah Richardson, both of whom have been a vital part of Farrar-Hockley’s ambitious vision right from the start.
So, what to expect? Or, more to the point who to expect? Be assured, the breadth of talent making their own individual paths across town to be here represents almost every strand of British creative flair, an eclectic mix of body shapes, ages, skin tones and unique personal style. There’s the superstar supermodel Alek Wek, the beloved DJ Nick Grimshaw, the rockistocrat Alice Dellal and her dog, who by the end of the session will have gone through every bag to find a lone sandwich. Throw in the musical maverick that is Jamiroquai, the up and coming British artist Christabel MacGreevy, plus next gen fashion faces Reece King and Molly Smith. If that wasn’t enough not one but two Dames will walk with grace and professionalism through the studio doors today: the fashion legend Dame Zandra Rhodes and the iconic Dame Joan Collins. Your run of the mill fashion campaign, this ain’t.
“I’m glad it doesn’t look like any other campaign,” explains Farrar-Hockley passionately a month after that eventful day, “because that’s precisely what we set out to do. I think the idea of shooting one pretty skinny model surrounded by product is dated and not
Erik Torstensson, someone who has worked with many of the biggest fashion brands in the world, also wanted to ensure the images started a conversation with the customer, rather than simply dictating to them from a place of superiority. “We made the photographic space like a blank canvas, all white background, no frills,” he adds. “It was all about them being them, so rather than a transformation it was trying to highlight those aspects that makes them so unique. It felt very natural, actually, partly because you’re not trying to shoe-horn someone into a skirt, or pair of trousers or shoes that don’t suit them. I have been on these sets a lot and this felt really refreshing and very modern.”
For a brand that is all about celebrating the individual, it seems the new Kurt Geiger campaign aims to strengthen that bond between customer and product. For the Creative Director it’s about an open dialogue: “You know, I spend a great deal of time watching our customers,” admits Farrar-Hockley. “I sit outside our stores, I get letters and photos all the time and twice a year I tour the UK, just observing. And our sense of personal freedom, of celebrating that thing you have which is different is so British, and so true. This campaign is for those who want to stand out – whether at a wedding, the school run or just having a drink with a friend after work. After all what feels better than looking good by showing your true colours?”
Sunday, July 22, 2018
EVENT ALERT : 14TH HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL .. LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA .. AUGUST 9 - 18TH 2018 ..
Joan's latest film 'Gerry' is all set to hit the Film Festival circuit and will be screened at the upcoming HollyShort's Film Festival in Hollywood, which runs from August 9th to 18th.. Info of the time and date of 'Gerry' screening will be announced shortly.. For more info and tickets click the following link....INFO / TICKETS 14TH HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday, July 14, 2018
EVENT ALERT : 'GERRY' PREMIERE AT 22ND LA SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL .. JULY 31ST LAEMMLE NOHO 7 .. LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA ..
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| Joan in 'Gerry' |
Delighted to announce that Joan's latest film will get it's premiere on Tuesday July 31st in Los Angeles as part of the 22nd LA SHORTS International Film Festival. The Short film will premiere in the 1:00pm Program at Laemmle Noho 7 North Hollywood. Joan has won a Best Actress award for her previous short film 'Fetish' in 2010. So heres hoping another award is on the horizon!Tickets for July 31st can be purchased here!
LA SHORTS FEST PROGRAM 30 FEATURING 'GERRY'
PHOTO UPDATE : IT'S A SHORT SHOOT FOR THESE CO-STARS!
Joan's latest film 'Gerry' is about to hit the festival circuit and here she is with co-star Stephen Greif in this shot taken off set...Monday, July 9, 2018
EVENT UPDATE : PENNY BROHN SCULPTING EVENT .. THE LONDON FILM MUSEUM .. MAY 2018 ..
Early in May, Joan took part in a live sculpting event in aid of The Penny Brohn Charity, held at The London Film Museum.. Here is a wonderful video of the event... Sunday, July 8, 2018
PHOTO FLASHBACK : VARIETY IS A GOOD CAUSE FOR JOAN!
Joan is always eager to do her bit for Charity and in 1985 having been invited to attend the Childrens Royal Variety Show at The Dominion Theatre in London, due to her busy 'Dynasty' schedule she was unable to attend. However she did invite the pictured children to attend in her name, with the proceeds from this photo by Lord Lichfield to go to charity. Thursday, July 5, 2018
PHOTO FLASHBACK : AWARDING IS A CHOICE FOR THE COLLINS DUO!
Joan is no stranger to awards shows as she has attended many over her long career.. This rare shot features Joan with the late Gary Collins as they present an award at The 1981 Peoples Choice Awards at The Desilu Studios.. Hopefully with Joan's senational new role on the hit series 'American Horror Story' she will be accepting some awards rather than handing them out!
Saturday, June 30, 2018
PHOTO UPDATE : FROM LA TO VEGAS .. LIFE IS ALWAYS A SHOW!
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| Joan with Judy & Max in her suite before the show. |
Joan is taking a break from filming the latest season of American Horror Story, with a trip to Las Vegas to catch up with her best friends Judy & Max Bryer.. When in Vegas there is also always time for a show and Joan & Percy, joined Judy & Max for 'Frank - The Man The Music' starring Bob Anderson at The Palazzo and their old friend Rod Stewart at Caesar's, followed by dinner at The Palm in Caesar's Forum....  |
| Joan & Percy with Judy & Max at The Palm in Caesar's Forum. |
Friday, June 29, 2018
DVD UPDATE : JOAN DOES GLAMOUR .. CANNY STORE .. JUNE 2018 ..
JOAN DOES GLAMOUR DVD ORDER HERE!
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
EVENT UPDATE : ICONS OF STYLE - A CENTURY OF FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY 1911 - 2011
ICONS OF STYLE
A CENTURY OF FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY, 1911-2011
June 26–October 21, 2018, GETTY CENTER
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| Joan & Percy with Michael & Pat York & Christopher Rauschenberg |
Joan attended the opening of the latest exhibition at The Getty Center.
Fashion is ephemeral, art is eternal. —Oscar Wilde
Why do some fashion photographs transcend their commercial character to function as works of art, while others do not? In part, the answer lies in the ability of a fashion photograph to reflect two or more worlds: the perfect world inside the frame—where youth, beauty, and luxury reign supreme—and the harsh realities of the world outside it. The best fashion photographs remind us of other works of art or expand the boundaries of the genre, redefining what a fashion photograph is supposed to do, or be. |
| Joan & Percy with John Stuzinski & Wendy Stark Morrissey |
Beginning with 1911—the year Edward Steichen created the first “artistic” fashion photographs—and ending with 2011 with digital technology as a dominant paradigm, this exhibition surveys the rich and varied history of modern fashion photography. The show traces its trajectory from niche industry to powerful cultural force, and its gradual embrace as an art form.
Generously supported by Arlene Schnitzer and Jordan Schnitzer.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
PRESS UPDATE : WOMAN'S WEEKLY ... JUNE 20TH 2018 ..
Thursday, June 14, 2018
PRESS UPDATE : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - AHS UPDATE .. JUNE 14TH 2018
American Horror Story 8 will be the Murder House/Coven crossover
June 14, 2018
IT. IS. HAPPENING.
Ryan Murphy announced on Twitter today that the highly anticipated Murder House/Coven crossover will be this year’s installment of American Horror Story.
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| Joan arrives back in LA from London to start shooting American Horror Story Season 8 |
Murphy originally broke the news of this crossover exclusively with EW two years ago. “There will be characters from Murder House and characters from Coven together,” he told the audience at EW’s PopFest.
It’s still unclear how this will play out in the series, but Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters, who both appeared in Murder House and Coven, will be back.
Murder House was the initial season of AHS and followed a family in a haunted house, while season 3’s Coven was about a New Orleans school for witches.
Murphy did tell EW a few weeks ago that this season would have a lot of returning fan favorites, and now we know why. “You will see so many fan favorites return that you’ll feel like it’s The Love Boat,” Murphy teased. “It’s a very high concept. It’s a season unlike anything we’ve done because there’s a big hook to it. There’s a huge thing that happens in episode 5.”
Monday, June 11, 2018
PRESS UPDATE : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ... JUNE 11TH 2018 ..
Ryan Murphy says American Horror Story season 8 is 'unlike anything we've done'
Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk are currently launching their latest FX series, Pose, but the pair are about to begin production on the eighth season of American Horror Story. The latest edition of the anthology series begins shooting this month and, as usual, details are scarce.
Murphy previously announced that the new installment will be set 18 months from now and much of the cast will be full of AHS alums including Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Kathy Bates, and Billie Lourd as well as newcomers like Joan Collins, who will apparently be playing Peters’ grandmother. The previous edition of AHSwas the very timely Cult, which featured Peters playing various cult leaders in history.
But there’s apparently going to be even more stars than before. “You will see so many fan favorites return that you’ll feel like it’s The Love Boat,” teases Murphy. “It’s a very high concept.”
While rumors have swirled that this season is called AHS: Radioactive, Murphy would only admit this one has a massive twist. Says Murphy, who co-created AHSwith Brad Falchuk, “It’s a season unlike anything we’ve done because there’s a big hook to it. There’s a huge thing that happens in episode five.”
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
COMING SOON! GERRY FROM BURTON FOX FILMS 2018
Victoria HOLLUP, Paul AGAR
15 mn
February 2018
United Kingdom
ENGLISH
Fiction
Drama
Digital
Hester RUOFF
Facing twilight years of loneliness & isolation, Hilda (Dame Joan Collins) whilst clearing out her deceased husband’s belongings, unearths a long buried secret. The find forces her to confront her past and break free from her solitude with an attempt to live the life that she always denied herself.
Sunday, June 3, 2018
TV FLASHBACK : JOAN USES EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK!
Whilst in Hollywood last month I was delighted to meet up with the fabulous Angie Dickinson, which reminded me of this great shot of Joan when she guested on Angie's classic hit show 'Police Woman'. Joan appeared in two episodes of the series, this shot was taken from the two parter 'The Trick Book' where Joan played a dangerous, scheming, lush hooker Lorelei Frank.. This episode is available on the season 3 dvd release which is available now..POLICE WOMAN SEASON 3 - ORDER HERE!
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