On Stage & In Shadows : a career memoir, Preface by Ruth Buzzi, Foreword by Jonathan Frid
Celebrity Dirty Laundry (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Vampires, Vampires, Vampires. What is it? Why are we so fascinated? From the piercing eyes of Barnabus Collins to the devilish charm of Spike, what makes us keep coming back for more? Who did not want to date Angel or go home with Edward Cullen? It is not simply the blood sucking it is the sexual [...]
Movie Dearest (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Narrowly edging out some truly old school vamps, James Marsters as Spike of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel fame was the victor in the last round of our blood-sucking MD "Mega" Poll , earning your votes as the top TV vampire . Coming in a close second (and surprisingly beating out more recent sexy beasts from True Blood , The Vampire Diaries and Being Human ) was the most enduring —...
Taliesin meets the vampires (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Directors: Lela Swift & John Sedwick Release: this edit 2009, series ran 1966-71 Contains spoilers It might seems strange, to some of you, that for someone so steeped in the vampire genre I haven’t seen much of the soap opera Dark Shadows for, even though it ended some 38 years ago, it still has a loyal following. There is a simple reason; it never aired (as far as I know) in the UK. Now,...
MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
"Dark Shadows" is a '60s soap opera about vampires. All things supernatural really, but vampires are a big focus thanks to Jonathan Frid's character Barnabus Collins. In an interview with MTV's Josh Horowitz, director Tim Burton -- who will soon turn to "Dark Shadows" with frequent collaborator Johnny Depp as its star -- said that [...]
PXDCO Reviews (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
Filed under: TV, Beauty, ‘Memba Them?! Jonathan Frid is best known for playing vampire Barnabas Collins on the ’60s TV series “Dark Shadows.” Guess what he looks like now! … Permalink Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d19127').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) });
TMZ (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
Filed under: TV , Beauty , 'Memba Them?! Jonathan Frid is best known for playing vampire Barnabas Collins on the '60s TV series "Dark Shadows." Guess what he looks like now! ... Permalink
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
Tim Burton announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that once he's done with Alice in Wonderland , his next project will be Dark Shadows . The film will be based on the cult '60s supernatural TV show created by Dan Curtis. Johnny Depp is attached to play Barnabas Collins, the vampire patriarch of the series. With over 1,225 episodes, "Dark Shadows" was a highly atmospheric, spooky soap-opera...
FilmoFilia (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
Tim Burton confirmed Johnny Depp’s earlier claims - that the big screen adaptation of the cult horror-soap “Dark Shadows” will begin production in 2010. A few weeks ago Depp said that he’ll be shooting “Dark Shadows” and a fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean” film next year. An executive in Depp’s production told MTV that the film [...]
SEO in the Desert (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
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Loving True Blood in Dallas (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
From Eoline ( Both Eric and Bill make the photo list) There's no denying it. Vampires are hot. Fan fangs are sharp, and audiences are out for blood. Forget the garlic and the holy water, we relish the thought of Bill ( Stephen Moyer , True Blood ) or Damon ( Ian Somerhalder , Vampire Diaries ) taking a bite out of us. Even Buffy would put down her wooden stake for these vampire hotties. But lest we...
Deep Dish (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
In honor of the 43rd anniversary of Dark Shadows , I thought it would be fun to revisit 10 of my favorite episodes of the cult daytime soap opera that ran on ABC from June 27, 1966, until April 2, 1971. And if you're into vampires, werewolves, ghosts, witches and warlocks, I highly recommend that you check out the entire series on DVD. 1) Episode 1 - June 27, 1966: Our story begins with Victoria Winters...
Divers and Sundry (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
On this date in 1966 Dark Shadows premiered . Although it was a while before Jonathan Frid made his first appearance as vampire Barnabas Collins , it was Barnabas I watched it for. Every afternoon I made sure I was parked right in front of the TV, even in the summer when our little back yard pool was a major attraction. Dark Shadows lasted about 5 years. There were some plots I liked better than others,...
TVShowsOnDVD.com News (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
By David Lambert - MPI Home Video is preparing a pair of very special releases for fans of the original Dark Shadows series. Both of these single-disc releases, each priced at $19.98 SRP and running... (more)
BOOKSTEVE'S LIBRARY (Free subscription) | 05/21/2009
I've become fairly addicted to the many Mystery Guest clips from the classic TV game show, WHAT'S MY LINE that can be found on YouTube. Here, from the later, color, syndicated version is Jonathan Frid, the superstar vampire from TV's surprise smash gothic horror soap, DARK SHADOWS. From 1970, he even has his fangs in while answering questions in a swishy voice!
BOOKSTEVE'S LIBRARY (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Every day after school I would rush home to watch DARK SHADOWS . Sometimes I would stop at my fourth grade girlfriend Debbie's house because it was closer. Barnabas Collins was a surprising sex symbol in that momentous year of Woodstock and the Moon Landing but here he was talking with Merv about just that!
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