Hey Taeylor, you really need to see the version of Rebecca in which Diana Rigg played Mrs. Danvers.  They really played up the lesbian subtext for dear old "Danny" in that one.  Rigg's performance dominated the entire film.  Hopefully it is on Netflix.  The old film, with Judith Anderson in the role, is very good as well, of course.

hugs, G.

what I always find hysterical about this is they seem to have had Clarice ship the same wig she wore out to Lyndhurst so Barbara could wear it.  and it REALLY looks like a turban on Barbara.

Barbara, of course, was Mrs Dennis Patrick.  Some day, I'd like to see her in another role.  I have read she was a very distinguished actress.

G.

Well, they  had established in the latter part of Quentin's storyline in 1969 that all the photographs of him had been removed from the family album.  With what was revealed in 1897, I could imagine Edward angrily destroying every photograph of his wastrel brother he could lay hands upon.  However, in one memorable instance in 1969, Quentin's ghost snatched away a photograph of Beth moments after Julia managed to find it.

Given that they strangely treated Quentin's haunting as if it had still happened even though they had changed history in 1897 so that Quentin never died and no ghost was around to haunt in the revised continuity of 1968-69, one presumes that they also treated it as given that photos of the deliciously swaggering Young Mr. Collins were as scarce as hen's teeth...

G.

I am naturally quite intrigued by the interview with Jonathan and Grayson.   I wonder whether this was around the time when they were riding together in a parade through a town and they were nearly mobbed by overly eager fans due to the failure of the cops to provide adequate manpower for the event.

It would be nice if decent scans of rare images such as these could be included in the eventual DVD release, but I'm not holding my breath.  A major disappointment in many DVDs has been the poor quality of the image galleries, for those who bother...

G.

Ugh.  Words fail me.  but from what Darren posted last year about recent television b/casts--and I would presume the material on offer here is identical--I think you're correct, and this will be the way the movie is released on DVD.

It's very sad to think I'll never see again what I saw in 1970... not that it is one of my favorite films, but I do have a sentimental attachment because of the link with DS...

G.

Today I happened to spot this thread (mostly from December '09) on the Classic Horror Film Board.  It discusses downloads of both DS films that are being sold via Amazon. Near the bottom of the first page are some screen captures from the download of hoDS, including a lovely shot of Barnabas at the costume ball and Stokes and Julia at the dinner after Carolyn's funeral.  The shot of Old Barnabas in Maggie's bedroom really shows how much visual material we get in this "widescreen" type release:

http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/27967/t/video-on-demand-HOUSE-NIGHT-OF-DARK-SHADOWS-on-amazon.html?page=1

One fan who has seen it describes it as an improvement upon the VHS/laserdisc releases (both p&s), but still not DVD quality.

For those with the right equipment at home, it makes a nice stopgap while we're still waiting for WB to set a date for the restored deluxe DVD editions (which every fan worth their salt will want to buy--we're talking major material involving our favorites that will have NEVER seen the light of day before now).

cheers,

G.

Fans,

Tonight I just discovered that Grayson Hall's entire Girl from UNCLE episode, "The High and Deadly Affair," is available for viewing (in 5 parts, I believe) on YouTube.  Here's the link for part 1 (and Grayson is in the very first scene):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j9jjQlkBlQ

She's wearing a labcoat and it almosts looks like a screen test for her work as a certain "good Doctor."

Unfortunately, although Grayson is on camera for nearly the entire episode, she doesn't get to do very much, and unlike her turn on the Man from UNCLE, her agent was unable to garner her any guest star billing in this show.

Still, it is a wonderful treat for those of us who just can't get enough of our beloved "gutsy broad'!

Best,

G.