I've been trying to track down the 1980 TV movie Doctor Franken, with Robert Vaughn, David Selby and Addison Powell, but am having no luck, even from my usually reliable sources.

Does anyone know where I can score a good copy of this, and barring that, does anyone remember much about it?  I caught the first few mins as a kid but not the rest, and I have no idea how much Selby or Powell appear in it.

Cheers!
D

http://www.collinsporthistoricalsociety.com/2013/03/podcast-night-of-dark-shadows.html

To mark the release in cinemas of the new Dark Shadows film by Tim Burton, for the three days of the 11th, 12th and 13th May Big Finish will be offering some very special discounts on Dark Shadows audiobook and full cast releases.

You can choose from our full cast stories:

1.1. The House of Despair
1.2. The Book of Temptation
1.3. The Christmas Presence
1.4. The Rage Beneath
2.1. Kingdom of the Dead Part I
2.2. Kingdom of the Dead Part II
2.3. Kingdom of the Dead Part III
2.4. Kingdom of the Dead Part IV

As well as our audiobooks:

1. Angelique's Descent Part 1
2. Angelique's Descent Part 2
3. Clothes of Sand
4. The Ghost Watcher
5. The Skin Walkers
6. The Path of Fate
7. The Wicked and the Dead
8. Echoes of Insanity

We are also offering you the chance to download for FREE the first part of
the recent Dark Shadows audiobook release, The House by the Sea, starring
Colin Baker.

http://bigfinish.com/news/v/special-offers-on-dark-shadows

I'm happy to announce that after a couple years off the WWW (at least in the realm of running my own site), I've just created a Night of DS blog that will be looser, more wild and wooly, and at least be some place where updates can happen... and where I can post news on other films I'm trying to locate etc. 

Should be fun.

http://nightofdarkshadows.blogspot.com/

I meant to post this earlier this morning, so apologies if this is a bit late, but I don't have my login info at work...


While there has been a lesbian kiss on another soap and back in the 80's/90's a peck on the cheek for a dying lover, and some rather embarassing grappling on Passions recently, today's ATWT is going to be the first unabashed kiss between two men... A news piece about the kiss ET aired a couple days back and its getting huge hits on youtube, but save yourself for the real thing.

Aired on CBS Friday at 1PM.

What's particularly exciting about this turn of events is that the story has been handled so well. Some were griping a few weeks ago that things were being dragged out. When the character of Noah (Jake Silbermann) was brought into the show, it was known by pretty much everyone that he was brought in to become the first boyfriend for Luke Snyder (Van Hansis), and most thought it would happen instantly. But instead the writers have done an admirable job building up Noah and anchoring him to the characters, so that we've been deeply involved in his story. What makes it even more gripping is that poor Noah is clearly in denial and Silbermann has conveyed his inner torment with some terrific acting, most of it non verbal. A glance here, a longly held look there etc. Just terrific stuff.

For those who aren't familiar with the storyline, essentially Luke is the son of one of the core families on the show. He came out as gay a year ago, in a storyline that was also well-handled and garnered him an emmy nom. Noah entered the show in June, and works with Luke and their mutual friend Maddie at a local TV station as interns. Luke has never had a boyfriend, but has found himself attracted to Noah, who everyone thinks is straight, including himself...But he has started a relationship with Maddie and the sheer intensity and desperation he has shown in trying to hold onto it and force it, has made it clear things are all not what they seem with him. Add a father that's a career military man and an oppressive a-hole to boot and his conflict becomes clear.

Here's a link to last Thursday's episode, with it's jawdropping finale, nicely built up to by the great chemistry between the leads.

Part 34 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAbXstgtExQ

If you like that, I highly recommend watching the ones from 35 on to get caught up for today's episode. Great stuff.

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And here's the clips from the storyline for today's episode. The kiss happens in the last part...but then you'd miss getting to know some of the reasons why Noah is so repressed.

Part 39 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZqNIGdkHzE

Part 40 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPZUSkzNBJE

Part 41 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVsX9RnoHGk

The Grindhouse Film Festival at the New Beverly Cinema will be screening the hard-to-find 1975 vampire film MARY, MARY, BLOODY MARY written by Dark Shadows scribe Malcolm Marmorstein. Should be worth checking out.

http://www.newbevcinema.com/calendar.cfm

These are all prints from Quentin Tarantino's collection and are highly variable, but all are very rarely screened theatrically.

The chat is tonight, 8-11PM EST, 5-8 PST. The powers that be will be in attendance answering questions about upcoming releases and noting consumer interest.

Last year's chat had Warners claim that both HODS and NODS would be out later in 2007. If you want NODS to be the restored version or want significant extras, I urge you to log in to the chat and enthusiastically ask about the restored version etc. and show your support. There's a cueing process throughout the chat, where they indicate 10 people in batches can ask questions. They choose the names, by saying "go" and everyone types 'Yo' and hit send.

There's full info at the link and further info links inside.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/files/whvchat.html

Stop by and represent!