Tag Archives: Queen of the Blues
Mary Returns in High Definition!
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
A Very Mary Christmas, 1979
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
Girl Guides
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
An Intimate Journal
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
Hold On, I’m Coming!
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
Not Now, Burlesque
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
Restoration Comedy
Dateline: 1.36pm, 5 June 2013. Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire First ever digital restoration of Mary’s 1979 film Queen of the Blues.