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| DVD
Collection 18 |
February
25 2005 |
Dark
Shadows DVD Collection 18 has been announced for
release on May 31 2005. The set features episodes 898-940,
continuing the invasion of Leviathans, complete with a reunion
in the present day for Quentin and Amanda. The extras information
and the cover image should be confirmed shortly. Amazon.com
are currently listing the title at a 30% discount with free
shipping:
Pre-order
Dark Shadows DVD Collection 18 from Amazon.com
With
thanks to Gary Mosher
| News
Digest |
February
20 2005 |
•
Brian Kellow, author of the Joan
Bennett (Elizabeth) biography The
Bennetts: An Acting Family,
will be reading excerpts and signing copies of the book
at the Lincoln Center Barnes and Noble, located on 66th
Street and Broadway, on Monday February 21 at 7.00pm. Actresses
Penny Fuller and Marian Seldes will also be reading from
the book.
• Nancy Barrett's (Carolyn) guest appearances
in the New York cabaret Judy and Bea have
been extended to include two new dates, April 1 and 8. For
more information, refer to our previous
news coverage.
• Dan Curtis' (Series Creator) latest TV movie
Saving Milly will air from 9.00pm EST on CBS on March
13. The true-life story concerns a couple's ordeal with
Parkinson's disease.
With
thanks to Brian Kellow, Peter Mac and VictoriaWinters
| Shadows
Bites the Big Apple |
February
20 2005 |
New
York City's Big Apple Comic Book Show is
to include appearances from five Dark Shadows
actresses at its upcoming April event. Kathyn Leigh
Scott (Maggie), Nancy Barrett
(Carolyn), Marie Wallace (Eve), Diana
Millay (Laura) and Denise Nickerson
(Amy) will be meeting fans and signing autographs. The reunion
takes place on April 1-3 at the Penn Plaza Pavilion, 401
7th Avenue at 33rd Street. For more information visit www.bigapplecon.com.
| Gilmore
Ghouls |
February
3 2005 |
Viewers
of this week's episode of WB show The Gilmore Girls
were treated to an unexpected
nostalgic reference to Dark Shadows. Character Suki
waxed lyrical about getting hooked on repeats of the show,
before sitting down to watch an episode, represented onscreen
with an actual Dark Shadows soundtrack. Matt Czuchry
(2004 Willie) has enjoyed a recurring role on the show throughout
this season.
With
thanks to Jim Houton
| Nancy
Barrett Cabaret |
February
3 2005 |
Nancy
Barrett (Carolyn) is to make two guest turns in Judy
and Bea, a new cabaret from friends of the site Peter
Mac and John Shaefer, who fans will know from their appearances
at the Dark Shadows Festivals. The show takes place
at Helen's Hideaway Room, located at 169 8th Avenue, New
York City. Nancy appears on March 18th and 25th.
For more information visit the show's website.
With
thanks to Peter Mac
| People
News |
February
3 2005 |
•
David
Selby (Quentin) will
be signing copies of his book My Mother's Autumn
at Spokane,
Washington's Barnes
& Noble Eastside bookstore on March 3 from 7.00-9.00pm.
For more information, visit
his official
website. David shortly begins work filming a role in
End Game, a new movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr.
•
James Storm (Gerard)
has filmed a guest role for the new Discovery Channel series
Guilty or Innocent. The episode is due to air shortly.
•
Grayson Hall's (Julia) classic Disney film That
Darn Cat comes to DVD on May 3. To pre-order it
at a discount price from Amazon, click
here.
With
thanks to Dan Holmes and MsCriseyde
| Pilot
Post Mortem |
January
26 2005 |
Today
we are pleased to unveil an
exclusive interview with Dan Curtis Productions representative
Jim Pierson, who served as Associate
Producer on the 2004 WB Dark Shadows
project.
Jim details the highs and lows of the production and addresses
the issues surrounding its failure. Check out the full article
by clicking
here.
| News
in Brief |
January
15 2005 |
•
David
Selby (Quentin) guests on radio chat show Sci-fi
Overdrive, broadcasting on January 17 at 3.00am US EST.
Listen to it online at www.scifioverdrive.com.
David's upcoming
Sci-Fi movie Larva has been pre-empted on
January 15 for Tsunami benefit programming. It now airs
on January 22 at 9.00pm EST.
•
Next July's Dark Shadows Festival is to feature
a debut guest appearance from actress Kathy Cody (Hallie
Stokes).
•
Ben Cross' (1991 Barnabas) acclaimed film
Chariots of Fire comes to DVD on February 1. The
two-disc special edition includes a newly shot cast reunion
featurette and rare screen test footage.
To order it from Amazon, click
here.
•
Marie Wallace's (Eve) memoir, On Stage and In
Shadows has slipped back from its original release date
and will
now launch in time for the July Dark Shadows Festival.
With
thanks to Joey Donovan, MsCriseyde and ShadowGram
| Diana
Millay Appearance |
January
10 2005 |
Diana
Millay (Laura) appears as a guest at New York City's
Big Apple Comic Book, Art, & Toy Show, which
takes place on January 22-23. Diana will be signing autographs
and discussing her work alongside prolific Dark Shadows
author Craig
Hamrick. For full information, visit the event website.
| Jonathan
Frid Portrait |
December
28 2004 |
Jonathan
Frid (Barnabas) recently celebrated his milestone 80th
birthday. To mark the occasion, he shares this exclusive
portrait with the site, taken by his longtime friend and
colleague Nancy Kersey.
Nancy explains: "It's a fun shot of Jonathan holding
up the last surviving yellow rose on a vine outside of his
home in Hamilton, Ontario... It's held up through everything,
just like him."
We
are pleased to report that Jonathan continues to enjoy excellent
health and keeps busy with civic activities, along with
regularly contributing to his official
website. To
download the image as desktop wallpaper, click
here.
With
thanks to Jonathan Frid. Photograph courtesy of Nancy Kersey
©
2004. Reproduced with permission
| DVD
Collection 17 |
December
28 2004 |
Dark
Shadows DVD Collection 17 has been announced for
release on March 29 2005. The set features episodes 857-897,
bringing the 1987 Flashback to its conclusion, plus kicking
off the infiltration of the Leviathans. The extras information
and the cover image are shown below; click on the thumbnail
for a larger view. Amazon.com are currently listing the
title at a 30% discount with free shipping:
|
Dark
Shadows DVD Collection 17 ·
Released March 29
 ·
Episodes 857-897,
presented on four disks
· Disc 1: David
Selby interview
· Disc 2: J.J. Lupatkin (Technical
Director) interview
· Disc 3: George DiCenzo (Associate
Producer) interview
· Disc 4: Jim Pierson (Video Producer)
interview
· Collectable postcard
· Region 0 Encoding/NTSC (Compatible with
players worldwide)
Order
now at a discount price from Amazon.com |
|
With
thanks to Gary Mosher
| News
Digest |
December
28 2004 |
Editor's
Note: Apologies for the lack of recent news updates.
Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Work and Christmas
managed to eat up most of my time during December, so here's
a roundup of recent developments...
•
David Selby (Quentin) is currently filming
Black Hole, a new TV movie for Sci-Fi.
The film concerns scientific strife aplently when Long Island
is engulfed by a black hole. Broadcast is expected during
the 2005-6 season.
•
Next July's Dark Shadows Festival will now
include a Friday outing to the Greystone Mansion,
alias the West Coast's very own incarnation of the Collinwood
estate.
•
Congratulations to Lara Parker
(Angelique), who has completed her Masters Degree in Fine
Arts. Her new Dark Shadows novel, provisionally titled
Revenge of the Vampire, is due for publication towards
the end of 2005.
•
Marley Shelton (2004 Vicki) braves the WB
network again in a new comedy pilot from Roseanne
producer Bruce Helford. The show features Marley reflecting
on life as a 25 year old woman in today's world.
•
Fangoria magazine's feature on the 2004 Dark
Shadows pilot is now out on the newsstands
- be sure to check it out.
With
thanks to Darren Gross, MsCriseyde and ShadowGram
| Happy
Birthday Jonathan |
December
2 2004 |
Many
happy returns to Jonathan Frid (Barnabas), who turns
80 today. Jonathan remains one of Dark Shadows' most
crucial contributors, and his portrayal of Barnabas lives
on in the consciousness of millions of viewers. Jonathan
retired to his native Canada in the mid 1990s, where he
continues to reside. You can read about his current activities
on his official
website.
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