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Mary Millington Returns in High Definition!
On 22 June 2020 The Mary Millington Movie Collection finally receives a luxury release on Blu-ray. This five-disc box-set features beautiful HD remasters of Mary’s most legendary feature films from the late-1970s, including Come Play with Me (1977), The Playbirds … Continue reading
40 Years Ago Today
Mary Millington died in the early hours of 19 August 1979, aged 33. So, finally, here we are… exactly 40 years later. God bless you, Mary. “Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of … Continue reading
The Lady in Red
In the spring of 1978 Mary was booked for an assignment with prolific glamour photographer Colin Ramsay, at a studio in London’s West End. An enthusiastic Mary undressed and reclined on a satin-covered sofa, hugging her mink coat to her … Continue reading
The Ghost on the Canvas
Today – 19 August 2017 – marks the anniversary of Mary Millington’s tragic death. Her family and friends, and myself, will continue to celebrate the colourful, unique life of this amazing, pioneering young woman. 38 years after her passing, Mary … Continue reading
Mary’s Rhinestone Dream
Mary was always an enthusiastic lover of pop music from her teenage years right through to her tragically young death, aged just 33. Aside from her love of British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre, her other passion was for US Country and … Continue reading
Keep It Up in Spain
One of the favourite cinema posters I have in my archive is from Mary’s 1978 release El Decapendon. If you’ve never heard of this film before, that’s totally understandable, since it’s the Spanish version of 1976’s historical sex romp, Keep … Continue reading
Happy Birthday… ‘Come Play with Me’
Exactly 40 years ago – 28 April 1977 – something quite extraordinary happened; a low budget sex comedy named Come Play with Me opened at the Moulin Cinema at 42-44 Great Windmill Street, Soho, and changed British cinema history forever. … Continue reading
12 months of ‘Respectable’
Amazingly, today – 7 April 2017 – marks exactly one year since Respectable – The Mary Millington Story opened in London’s West End. It’s been a fantastic 12 months, with movie screenings in the US and UK and, only last week, … Continue reading