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| Festival
Hotel Sold Out... Again |
July
31 2003 |
As
August's Dark Shadows Festival nears, ShadowGram
reports that both the event venue and alternative hotel
are now sold out. The Festival are now recommending Lower
Manhattan's New York Millennium Hilton Hotel, at
55 Church Street, New York, NY 10007: Telephone 1-212-693-2001.
The hotel is two subway stops from the Brooklyn Marriott
Hotel where the Festival will be held.
The new venue offers the same Festival discount rate of
$135 a night for one or two persons between August 28 and
September 2. Reservations can be made until Friday August
18 by calling 1-800-HILTONS. Fans must mention the Dark
Shadows Festival in order to receive the reduced price.
Website: www.newyorkmillenium.hilton.com.
With
thanks to ShadowGram
| News
in Brief |
July
31 2003 |
•
Alexandra
Moltke's (Victoria) documentary Porraimos: Europe's
Gypsies in the Holocaust will be shown on New York's
WNET-Channel 13 on August 3.
• The
MPI Dark Shadows DVD Club is soon to offer limited
edition copies of Dan Curtis' script for episode
460, complete with revised pages and Dan's original hand-written
notes. Curtis will personally autograph each script cover.
•
Josette's
Music Box, a rare and highly prized collectable, is
to be reissued by MPI this September.
The new version will be an accurate replica of the classic
1970 clockwork toy, with a new packaging design.
• MPI
Home Video will be promoting their range of Dark
Shadows DVDs with a new commercial airing during the
first week of August. Look out for it on Sci Fi, Lifetime,
Direct TV and the Lifetime Movie Network.
With
thanks to ShadowGram
| Kathryn
in TV Land |
July
30 2003 |
Kathryn
Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans)
and John Karlen (Willie Loomis) will be appearing
at the TV Land Convention on August 16-17.
The event takes place at the Burbank Airport Hilton Hotel,
located in Burbank, California. General admission costs
$20.00 and more information can be found at the show's official
website.
With
thanks to Vera Marano
| Dark
Shadows Reunion Cover |
July
23 2003 |
MPI
Home Video have issued the cover design for September's
DVD special Dark Shadows Reunion. The VHS
edition bears a modified version. Click on the thumbnail
for a larger view. From the back cover:
"For
over three decades, Dark Shadows has been captivating
audiences with its ominous blend of Gothic romance and the
supernatural. Originally airing as a daytime drama on ABC-TV
from 1966-71, the series has become a television classic,
best known for the character of sympathetic vampire Barnabas
Collins, portrayed by Jonathan Frid. Dark Shadows creator
and executive producer Dan Curtis reunites for the first
time with cast and production members to reminisce together
and enjoy some of the program’s most memorable moments.
Dark Shadows Reunion offers an in-depth look at why
the show’s popularity has endured for over three decades
and includes many favorite episode highlights from the spooky
serial’s entire five-year run.
Special
Appearances by Dan Curtis, Nancy Barrett, Robert Cobert,
Roger Davis, Kate Jackson, John Karlen, Jerry Lacy, Alexandra
Moltke, Lara Parker, Christopher Pennock, Robert Rodan,
Mitchell Ryan, Kathryn Leigh Scott, David Selby, Lela Swift,
Sy Tomashoff."
To
pre-order the release on VHS or DVD, click on the following
links:
Pre-order
Dark Shadows Reunion on DVD from Amazon.com
Pre-order
Dark Shadows Reunion on VHS from Amazon.com
| DVD
and VHS Release News |
July
21 2003 |
Amazon.com are now taking pre-orders for the upcoming
Dark Shadows Reunion VHS and DVD release. This special
release features the 35th Anniversary cast and crew discussion
panel held in 2001 by the Museum of Film and Television,
including appearances from Alexandra Moltke (Victoria
Winters), Kate Jackson (Daphne Harridge) and creator
Dan Curtis. Simultaneous release on VHS and DVD formats
is set for September 30. The DVD release will also include
a number of exclusive bonus features - see previous
coverage for full details. Amazon are offering a 25%
pre-order discount on the DVD edition.
Pre-order
Dark Shadows Reunion on DVD from Amazon.com
Pre-order
Dark Shadows Reunion on VHS from Amazon.com
Amazon
are also pre-listing new titles in the regular range of
episodic DVD releases. DVD Collection 8 is due out
on October 28 and features episodes 492-531. DVD Collection
9 is out on November 25 and features episodes 532-572,
taking viewers up to the destruction of vampire Tom Jennings.
Both titles can be pre-ordered at a 25% discount with free
shipping.
Pre-order
Dark Shadows DVD Collection 8 from Amazon.com
Pre-order
Dark Shadows DVD Collection 9 from Amazon.com
MPI
have also confirmed the extras for the upcoming DVD Collection
7:
|
Dark
Shadows DVD Collection 7 ·
Released August 26
 ·
Episodes 452-491, presented on four disks
· Disc 1: Nancy
Barrett interview
· Disc 2: Kathryn Leigh Scott interview
· Disc 3: Lela Swift (director)
interview
· Disc 4: Ben Martin (photographer)
interview
· Collectable postcard
· Region 0 Encoding/NTSC (Compatible with
players worldwide)
Order
now at a discount price from Amazon.com
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| Donna
Wandrey on Stage |
July
8 2003 |
Donna
Wandrey (Roxanne Drew)
is to appear in a new production of Tennessee Williams'
Eccentricities of a Nightingale at the New Harmony
Theatre, located in Evansdale, Indiana. The production runs
from July 11-27. Tickets
cost $20.00 (adult) with $18.00 concessions available. For
more information, contact the box office on 812-682-3115
or 1-877-NHT-SHOW. For online information, visit www.newharmonytheatre.com.
With
thanks to ShadowGram
| DVD
Extras News |
July
8 2003 |
MPI
Home Video have confirmed a number of extra features
for the upcoming Dark Shadows Reunion DVD.
These comprise Jonathan Frid's (Barnabas) complete 1969
appearance on the Merv Griffin Show and two 1969
promotional spots featuring Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie).
It has also been confirmed that there will also be a VHS
release of the programme, sans extra features. The DVD is
slated for release in early September and the VHS edition
will be launched at August's Dark Shadows Festival.
With
thanks to ShadowGram
| Diana
Seeks Dracula |
June
30 2003 |
Diana
Millay (Laura Collins)
is hosting a special vacation to Romania for a party of
15-30 fans, visiting a series of locations related to Dracula
and the novel's folklore. The trip will last from October
27th to November 4th, departing from New York's JFK Airport.
Highlights include a visit to the Carpathian mountains,
a tour of Bucharest and a chance to personally relive Jonathan
Harker's coach trip across the Borgo Pass. For
more information, email romaniantrip@aol.com.
With
thanks to Bob Issel
| Ever-Eligible
Frid |
June
30 2003 |
The
June 30 issue of People magazine's special on "hottest
bachelors" features an unexpected appearance from
Jonathan Frid (Barnabas), joining the ranks of Prince
William and Ashton Kutcher! On page 94, in a section on
bachelors in television and film, Jonathan features with
a Barnabas picture: "As Barnabas Collins, on the hit
60s soap Dark Shadows, Jonathan Frid was one of TV's
best known vampires."
With
thanks to Nancy Kersey
| DVD
Collection 7 |
June
25 2003 |
MPI
Home Video has issued the cover design for Dark Shadows
DVD Collection 7, which is due out on August 26. The
new collection features episodes 452-491, concluding the
1795 flashback and taking viewers to the creation of Adam
in 1968. Click
on the thumbnail image to see a larger version of the cover.
Amazon.com
are now taking pre-orders for the new release. Pre-order
customers currently save 25% off the retail price, with
free shipping within the US:
Pre-order
Dark Shadows DVD Collection 7 from Amazon.com
| Special
DVD Announced |
June
17 2003 |
ShadowGram
reports that the fall will see the release of a special
DVD, with the working title Dark Shadows Reunion,
featuring footage from the 2001 gathering of cast and crew
for the Museum of Television and Radio's salute to Dark
Shadows. The panel discussion includes contributions
from over a dozen series alumni, along with highlights from
the series and after-event reception held for the guests.
MPI
Home Video will promote their range of Dark Shadows
DVDs with a full-page colour advertisement
in In Touch magazine.
With
thanks to ShadowGram
| Festival
Hotel Sold Out |
June
17 2003 |
The
Brooklyn Marriott Hotel, which will host the August 29-31
Dark Shadows Festival, is now fully booked for the
weekend of the event. The recommended
alternative is the nearby Marriott Financial Center Hotel,
located in lower Manhattan, two subway stops away. Festival
guests can receive the same special discount room rate of
only $135 per room (1-4 people per room).
You
must mention the Dark Shadows Festival to qualify
for the discount on your booking. Telephone 1-800-242-8685
or 212-385-4900 to place a booking. The special Festival
rate can be booked online at www.marriott.com
- go to the New York Financial Center Marriott section and
enter this discount code with your reservation: DWSDWSA.
Spaces are already very limited.
With
thanks to ShadowGram
| New
Novel Planned |
June
5 2003 |
Four
years after the last Dark Shadows novel was published,
there is finally some concrete news about the format's future
in print. In a webchat held yesterday, actress and novelist
Lara Parker (Angelique) confirmed: "I'm halfway
through with my next Dark Shadows novel. It's very
exciting and takes place in Salem and in Collinsport when
the series went off the air." The book is due out in
2004, published by Tor Books.
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