Tag Archives: Queen of the Blues

Mary Returns in High Definition!

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Simon Sheridan

To commemorate 40 years since her death, Mary Millington’s most famous films are being reissued on Blu-ray disc in October this year by Screenbound International Pictures. Lovingly restored in high definition, the collectors’ box-set will include Come Play with Me … Continue reading →

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A Very Mary Christmas, 1979

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Simon Sheridan

When Mary was busy celebrating Christmas Day in 1978 nobody had any idea what terrible – and entirely preventable – tragedy would befall her just eight months later. But Mary’s memory did not immediately fade from view after her death … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, Come Play with Me, Erotic Inferno, I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight, London, Mary's death, Moulin cinema, Private Pleasures, Queen of the Blues, Soho, The Playbirds | Comments Off

Girl Guides

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Simon Sheridan

Alongside the best-selling monthly Playbirds and Pocket Playbirds magazines, David Sullivan also produced semi-regular Playbirds Erotic Film Guides, designed to publicize his movies, and those he had a hand in distributing during the late-1970s. Issues #1, #2, #5 and #7 … Continue reading →

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An Intimate Journal

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Simon Sheridan

Borrowing its name from the erotic writings of Anaïs Nin, The Journal of Love first hit British news-stands in 1977. Published by Gold Star Publications (already the home of Rustler and New Direction), the magazine was aimed at ‘swinging couples’ … Continue reading →

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Hold On, I’m Coming!

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Simon Sheridan

I’m fortunate to have a full-set of Mary’s cinema posters in my collection, from her début, Eskimo Nell (1974), to her last, Mary Millington’s World Striptease Extravaganza (1981). I own some oddities too, including a very scarce MM triple-bill from as late as … Continue reading →

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Not Now, Burlesque

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Simon Sheridan

An increasing amount of once-forgotten saucy British films from the 1970s are now making their way onto DVD. One such title is Ray Cooney’s 1976 farce Not Now Comrade, just released by the excellent Network. It stars a plethora of … Continue reading →