A few years back, the British Film Institute took a look at sex and cinema. They made available online more than a dozen examples of British erotica dating from 1896 to the early years of this century. They range from a Victorian lady’s frilly petticoat to a fuzzy, brief shot Continue Reading
Cine Films
Badland Big’eads — A Harrison Marks Comedy
After the filming of Naked as Nature Intended, Pamela Green went to visit family in Holland. When she got back, she found the studio in the throes of preparing a silent 8mm comedy film called Badland Big’eads. It was to star George Harrison Marks and Stuart Samuels, as well as Continue Reading
Living Doll (1965)
Harrison Marks first announced that his glamour films were in production in Kamera No.23 (1959). It was not until seven months later, however, in issue No.30 (1960) that the first films were advertised for sale. They were silent and black and white and available in 8mm or 16mm. The 16mm Continue Reading
The Pleasure Principle at the BFI
Readers of this blog will be delighted to hear that the British Film Institute has digitised a couple of Kamera Cine films by Harrison Marks as part of the Pleasure Principle Collection. The collection offers a guide to illicit celluloid pleasures, from teasing Victorian views of corsets and petticoats to Continue Reading