Douglas Webb was the stills photographer during the production of Wendy Toye’s The King’s Breakfast. You can see a brief selection of some of the photos he took on the Ronald Searle Blogspot. Searle first worked with Toye on a stage play Wild Thyme (1955), and in 1955 they made Continue Reading
Films and Radio
From the cinematic tale of Harrison Mark’s nudist feature, Naked as Nature Intended, the iconic British film that brought us, Pamela Green, in her birthday suit, to the 8mm striptease films of Kamera Cine Films and Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom. And that’s not all; we’ve thrown in a few radio interviews and other bits and bobs for good measure.
Peeping Tom Film Poster – US Release
The poster, for the US release of Michael Powell’s film Peeping Tom (1960), panders towards the exploitation B-movie genre far more than the UK poster. It’s also a lot rarer. Peeping Tom is available to buy from Amazon. SaveSave
EVENT: Strip! Strip! Hooray!
A Society Film Club event Monday, May 23 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm Sanctum Soho Hotel Strip! Strip! Hooray! — A Tribute to Pamela Green (28 March 1929 – 7 May 2010) Britain’s very own queen of curves, famed for her appearance in Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom (1960), star of the epic nudist Continue Reading
Naked As Nature Intended DVD to be released
Naked As Nature Intended is celebrating its 50th birthday this year – the iconic British film that brought us bare breasts on Porthcurno beach and donkey-stroking in Clovelly. To celebrate, it’s finally coming out on DVD on the 18 April (alongside Pauline Collins’ salacious ‘Secrets of a Windmill Girl’)…. Simon Continue Reading
A Flurry of Interest
The showing of striptease films by the W.I. in Yarmouth has caused a flurry of interest. The news, the local press and the radio are all covering it. Here’s the report on the BBC website.
Peeping Tom 50th Anniversary re-release
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Peeping Tom is back in cinemas from November 19th. Catch it on the big screen while you can. Available on DVD from Amazon.
Tom, Michael and George – Radio 4
Toby Jones marks the 50th anniversary of the notorious British horror film Peeping Tom and examines the effect of this disturbing tale of ‘glamour photographer turned serial killer’ on the careers of two people – the director Michael Powell and real-life glamour photographer George Harrison Marks. Unfortunately no longer on Continue Reading
Peeping Tom Digitally Restored
Optimum Home Entertainment has announced that a digitally restored release of the classic 1960 thriller, Peeping Tom, which will commemorate the film’s 50th Anniversary, on DVD and Blu-ray. The film will feature an introduction with Martin Scorsese, as well as an interview with Powell’s widow and Scorsese collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker, a commentary Continue Reading
W.I. to Watch Striptease Films!
As part of their support for the Breast Cancer Campaign, the W.I. (Women’s Institute) in Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight will be watching a selection of 1950s striptease films featuring one of their former members, Pamela Green, who, as you know, passed away earlier this year. Now known for Continue Reading
Vintage Festival at Goodwood
I can now confirm that The Vintage Festival 2010 will be screening Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom plus a selection of Pam’s short films, on a vintage cinema bus. How cool is that? The bus was one of seven units custom-built for the British government in the late 1960s, used to promote Continue Reading