Thursday, November 29, 2012

EVENT UPDATE : CHRISTMAS AT THE CARLYLE .. SONGS OF SAMMY CAHN.. NOVEMBER 27TH 2012..

Joan and Percy attended the opening night of Steve Tyrell's Songs of Sammy Cahn at New York's stylish Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel....

EVENT UPDATE: SILVER HILL HOSPITAL GALA.. NOVEMBER 28TH 2012..

 
Joan and Percy attended the Annual Silver Hill Hospital Gala at Cipriani's New York last night.. The gala which raises funds for Patient scholarships also piad tribute to honoree Neil Sedaka who is a great friend of Joan's, as is Nikki Haskell who also attended..


 

PHOTO EXTRA : JOAN HAPPILY RAISES A GLASS WTH PETER!!

Joan celebrates the new season of Happily Divorced with a drink with series producer Peter Marc Jacobson in New York, where they are promoting the show..

PHOTO OF THE DAY : IT'S A WRAP ON THE ROAD WITH JOAN AND CO!

This rare photo features Joan at a crew get together after finishing filming the 1962 comedy 'Road To Hong Kong'.  Among those in the photo are Bob Hope, Norman Panama and Dorothy Lamour..

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

TV UPDATE : WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE ..BRAVO .. TUESDAY 27TH 2012.



Joan with Martyn Bullard
 
Joan had a great time appearing on Andy Cohen's late night chat show 'Watch What Happens Live' on Bravo last night.. Here are some photo's of Joan, looking sensational as always.. Also appearing on the show was Martyn Lawrence Bullard..
Joan with friend and stylist Rene Horsch

PHOTO OF THE DAY : PRESENTING AWARDING WINNING JOAN!

Joan look splendid in this press photo from 1999 as she attends The Empire Film Awards in London...

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

PHOTO EXTRA : JOAN SAVOURS HER DISHES OF THE DAY!!


Whilst in New York promoting her appearance on the new season of 'Happily Divorced' which premieres November 28th, Joan took time to enjoy a leisurely lunch with Percy and friends, Alan Nevins, Ivan Massow, Rene Horsch and Jack Rich, at top New York restaurant Sirio on 5th Avenue.. Joan also recorded a Channel 4 documentary on her life and career to coincide with her 2013 book 'A Passion For Life'.. Watch this space for updates on Joan's exciting projects in 2013!

PHOTO EXTRA: A WONDERFUL VIEW WITH JOAN & FRAN!

Joan and Fran Drescher looking sensational as they wait backstage to make their appearance on today's edition of 'The View'....

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM FRAN & JOAN!


Joan and Fran Drescher took time out from taping todays episode of 'The View' to send this special greeting to all their  fans....

VIDEO UPDATE! HAPPILY DIVORCED SNEAK PEEK!

Check out this great MSN video - 'Happily Divorced' sneak peek: Joan Collins

TV ALERT : WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE! ..BRAVO TV .. NOVEMBER 27TH .. 11/10c

To promote her guest appearance on TVLand's 'Happily Divorced' which premiere's Wed 28th.. Joan will guest on Bravo's popular chat show , 'Watch What Happen's Live' hosted by Andy Cohen, this late night interactive chat show attracts a variety of guests...

TV ALERT : THE VIEW .. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27TH 2012.. ABC .. 11e/10p/c ..

Just a reminder that Joan will make an appearance along with Fran Drescher on the next edition of ABC's daytime chatshow 'The View'.. Joan's appearance is to coincide with the season premiere of 'Happily Divorced' on TVLand on November 28th at 10.30pm/9.30c...Tune in later to ABC!

PHOTO OF THE DAY : JOAN'S OUT FRONT WITH THE STUD!

This original Brent Walker promo photo was used to promote 'The Stud' from 1978....

Monday, November 26, 2012

PHOTO OF THE DAY : NOTHING CAN RUFFLE JOAN'S FEATHERS!

Joan takes a break between takes on the 1975 family adventure film 'The Great Adventure', in which she starred with Jack Palance...

Sunday, November 25, 2012

PHOTO OF THE DAY : NIGEL & JOAN..A PREMIERE MARRIAGE!

Joan looks lovely as ever in this Richard Young shot taken at the aftershow party for the premiere of her film ' The Clandestine Marriage' seen here with her co-star Nigel Hawthorne...

Saturday, November 24, 2012

EVENT ALERT SEDONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL .. FEBRUARY 23RD - MARCH 3RD 2013 ..

Delighted to announce that Joan will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at The Nineteenth Annual Sedona International Film Festival which runs from February 23rd to March 3rd 2013 in Sedona, Arizona.. Previous honorees have included Ned Beatty, Don Black, Ed Asner and Lainie Kazan.. More info and booking details at www.sedonafilmfestival.com ....

PHOTO OF THE DAY : COME FLY WITH TRULY BRITISH JOAN!

This great shot features Joan in the popular British Airways tv advert from the 1980's....

70'S FOCUS : QUEST FOR LOVE .. 1971


THE RANK ORGANISATION
Presents
A Peter Rogers Production

QUEST FOR LOVE
Starring

JOAN COLLINS as Ottilie / Tracy Fletcher
TOM BELL as Colin Trafford
DENHOLM ELLIOTT as Tom Lewis
LAURENCE NAISMITH as Sir Harry Larnstein
LYN ASHLEY as Jennifer
JULIET HARMER as Geraldine Lambert
NEIL MCCALLUM as Jimmy
TRUDI VAN DOORN as Sylvia
JEREMY CHILD as Dougie Raynes
RAY MCANALLY as Jack Kahn
SIMON WARD as Jeremy
JOHNNY BRIGGS as Club Barman
SAM KYDD as Taximan

  Assistant Director - Bert Batt  Director of Photography - Ernest Steward  Art Director - Robert Jones
              Music by Eric Rogers   Ottilie's Theme by Peter Rogers   Edited by Roy Watts
         Screenplay by Terence Feely    From the Short Story "Random Quest" by John Wyndham
          Executive Producer - Peter Rogers  Produced by Peter Eton  Directed by Ralph Thomas
When physicist Colin Trafford's latest experiment ends in an explosion, he somehow finds himself in a parallel world! In his own world his marriage to the beautiful Ottilie is under strain and heading for divorce. But Colin is desperate to find Tracy, an air-hostess, who is the exact image

 of Ottilie and who he believes is dying! Colin must find her before it's too late! It's a race against time on a Quest For Love!!

 (c) 1971   RANK   87 MINS  COLOR REG 1 DVD DUE FEB 22ND FROM SCORPION RELEASING

This was the first of two films Joan made for her old bosses at The Rank Organisation. The film had originally been cast with Britt Ekland, but it finally went into production with Joan. This film and the next "Revenge", were both produced by Peter Rogers. The original story "Random Quest", by acclaimed sci-fi writer John Wyndham, was first filmed by the BBC as an episode of the series "Out of the Unknown". The role of Colin was played by Keith Barron, while Tracy Reed played Ottilie. Apparently this episode was destroyed by the BBC and no longer exists. However in 2006 they made another version under the "Random Quest" title, starring Samuel West and Kate Ashfield. The film is one of the more intelligent science fiction films of the era and Joan looks sensational in it. She said of her role in the production.
" With Rank, it had been fifteen years since my "Coffee Bar Jezebel" roles, now I am playing leading ladies, sometimes if I was lucky, with a touch of humour or evil thrown in!"
Reviews for the film were good..
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH..
" Quest For Love. A luscious, cliffhanging romance, threads through John Wyndham's eerie science fiction story!"
VARIETY..
" Peter Rogers presents an enthralling drama of a man who lives two existences in different times, putting one experience to advantage in the other. Raplh Thomas has coaxed most sympathetic performances from an admirable cast. Joan Collins has rarely been better..She is beautifully gowned throughout and looks gorgeous. She acts with warmth and has a fine foil in Tom Bell."
DAILY EXPRESS
" Tom Bell is quite bewildered as he plays a scientist whose experiments goes wrong. After waking up with a bump on the head, he finds life has changed! The theory of this tale has more holes than a trawling net! But Joan Collins as his wife looks lovely.. No matter what world she is in!