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My new movie… coming 2019
I’m very proud to officially announce that for the past few months I’ve been busy directing my new movie. A follow-up to Respectable, which was released last year, my latest film is again firmly rooted in my favourite decade, the colourful, … Continue reading
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Suzy, Come Home!
On Friday evening I was extremely honoured to take a 1970s’ film legend out to dinner in Kensington. Suzy Mandel – the star of numerous classic sexploitation movies including Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Come Play with Me (1977), … Continue reading
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‘Respectable’ wins the ‘Legend Award’ at UKAP 2016
Last night – 27 September 2016 – my debut film Respectable – The Mary Millington Story returned to the big screen at the Prince Charles Cinema, off Leicester Square, in the heart of London’s West End. Immediately after the screening I … Continue reading
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‘Respectable’ Returns to London’s West End
I’m very pleased to announce that on 27 September 2016, Respectable – The Mary Millington Story will be returning to London’s West End. The film will be showing at the legendary Prince Charles Cinema, off Leicester Square, at 6pm. Immediately … Continue reading
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Lover, Liberator, Legend
2016 has been quite a year for Mary Millington. In April my debut film, Respectable – The Mary Millington Story, was released in London’s West End and then was made available on Netflix around the world. The reaction to the film has been … Continue reading
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A Very Blue Plaque
Mary Millington is unquestionably the most famous pornographic actress this country has ever produced, and her best-known film Come Play with Me holds the record for Britain’s longest-running movie ever. Why then, has this never been publicly recognised? Well, very … Continue reading
V is for Valentino
The latest DVD release which I’ve been busy working on has just been released by the British Film Institute in a deluxe new collectors’ edition. Valentino, Ken Russell’s much-maligned 1977 masterpiece, recounting the colourful life of silent movie star Rudolph … Continue reading
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Respectable is coming…
My début film – Respectable – The Mary Millington Story – is due out next month…
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Here’s a great photo of myself and Robin Askwith during our uproarious two-hour show at London’s Cinema Museum. The audience was extremely receptive to Robin’s colourful and funny stories, and we interspersed our lively chat with cinema clips from Cool It … Continue reading
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The New Confessions of Robin Askwith…
On Saturday 19 September 2015 I’ll be interviewing legendary British actor Robin Askwith on stage at the Cinema Museum in Kennington, London SE11. We’ll be talking about his colourful life and career – his work with directors Lindsay Anderson, Pete … Continue reading
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Tagged British sex comedies, Cinema Museum, Confessions films, London, Robin Askwith, stage
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