tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post1540585101799410256..comments2024-03-29T08:40:55.320-04:00Comments on Poseidon's Underworld: Joan of ArtPoseidon3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-55434143048295642022014-11-04T08:10:02.444-05:002014-11-04T08:10:02.444-05:00Some valid points and reflections, Rico. And, yes,...Some valid points and reflections, Rico. And, yes, I saw every episode of "Dynasty" that was ever made! LOL Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-16570300456537420482014-11-03T17:12:31.204-05:002014-11-03T17:12:31.204-05:00My take on Joan is the same as that of Sharon Ston...My take on Joan is the same as that of Sharon Stone, dull dramatic actress, but a glamour star with a flair for bitchy comedy. That's why JC was such a success on Dynasty...she made it fun and campy!<br /><br />Did you ever see the episode where Alexis and Blake briefly reunite while on a business trip together? Alexis goes into the bathroom to slip into something more comfortable ; ) Joan goes in with a fluffy wig, and comes out with her own thin hair in a tiny pony tail...it was like something off SNL!<br /><br />Despite Joan not being one of my faves, I respect that she has survived and at times flourished over the long haul in Hollywood, with out ever falling over the edge, like so many aging stars... go Joan!<br /><br />Ricohttp://ricksrealreel.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/14243899548141583461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-55539271280673782222014-10-27T13:09:54.258-04:002014-10-27T13:09:54.258-04:00Dave, I have a tribute to Joan, separate from this...Dave, I have a tribute to Joan, separate from this photo essay, that tells a lot more about her career and relationships (and features many photos different from - and in some cases better than - ones in this line-up!) I think you'd enjoy it. As far as I know, all of her children are doing great! -- <br /><br />http://neptsdepths.blogspot.com/2010/02/joans-ing-for-collins.html<br /><br />Joel, so true about the resurgence of certain names, but not others. No Eunices, Ethels, Myrtles, etc... but those others you mentioned have bounced back. Watching "Wheel of Fortune" as I do, I am often thunderstruck at the way some people seem to name their children monikers that see, destined to forever be not only misspelled, but also mispronounced because they are either bastardizations of a regular name or completely fabricated out of nothing!<br /><br />Rick, that IS hard to imagine! I wonder if it was during WWII and for the decade after when rationing was in such strict effect. She was in London during The Blitz as a child and was petrified half the time.<br /><br />Narciso, I agree with you about the lack of glamour (and your funny,but insightful, reasoning as to the reasons for its demise!) If it's any consolation, "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" is now cancelled! LOL The type of glitzy glamour you refer to can be found in the interview segments of all the "Real Housewives" shows, but if you want any class along with it, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack!!!!! Believe it or not, this is the first I've heard of the Shirley Jones dust-up! I'm actually surprised Jack Cassidy didn't go for it! Marty Ingels might have, too, but nobody asked... LOL Interesting. What's really weird is that publishers keep trying to press old stars for all this crazy content as if fans won't buy the books without it when most true blue fans of the veteran celebrities really just want insight, reflections, opinions and so on about their long careers! I don't need to know some fabricated or exaggerated story. Just the facts, ma'am.Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-56857004083755165882014-10-26T02:40:51.994-04:002014-10-26T02:40:51.994-04:00Oh, by the way, I thought Joan Collins was quite c...Oh, by the way, I thought Joan Collins was quite classy in how she handled the swirl of dirt that accompanied the publication of Shirley Jones' memoirs last year. If you recall, Shirley claimed Anthony Newley supposedly requested a four-way sex romp between Shirley and Jack Cassidy, and himself and Joan Collins. Her injunction stopped the presses, which resulted in revisions and a healthy bit of le publicitee for both Collins and Jones; again, a classy lady.Narcisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145756558278365203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-5448405852586296802014-10-26T02:31:23.823-04:002014-10-26T02:31:23.823-04:00I hate to sound like an old fogey, but is there no...I hate to sound like an old fogey, but is there no glamour anymore? Anywhere? Does anybody even care anymore? The 1980s gave us plenty of glamour, embodied in a mix of the old stars and the new, side by side on television. All of my beloved shows - Dynasty, The Colbys, Dallas, Hotel, Falcon Crest, Hart to Hart, and many others, oozed glamour, sexiness and a scenery chewing sense of fun. Then MTV's "Real World," was launched in 1992 and the never-ending saga of reality shows that resulted has destroyed all that was good and glamorous. Even the soaps are gone. I flip on the screen now, and the parade of trash who cry and vomit for attention makes me cringe. I want lipstick that sears the screen and gowns that glitter, not gluttonous rubes who fart and sniff it, or baby-mommas who stagger around the stage in paternity denial. I weep for us all.Narcisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145756558278365203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-37817385962360451552014-10-25T20:31:54.677-04:002014-10-25T20:31:54.677-04:00I real beauty but every time I think of her I thin...I real beauty but every time I think of her I think of and interview she had with David Letterman. She said she ate renderings, bacon drippings, on bread as a child/young woman. That's hard to imagine.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189300421202451256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-32797249352898142302014-10-24T17:21:12.877-04:002014-10-24T17:21:12.877-04:00That's a great collection of photos. My favori...That's a great collection of photos. My favorite is the one in blue right under the picture of her in the neck ruffle where her head looks like it's on a platter.<br /><br />Loved the post but reading your first few sentences I thought it was going to be a takeoff on the wall of Joan concept with pictures of various Joans though the years, which would have been cool too.<br /><br />Once you mentioned it I realized that I also like most entertainers named Joan. Crawford, Hackett, Bennett, Plowright, Rivers, Blondell, Cusack and Miss Collins of course are my favs but I couldn't think of a single one I'm dislike. Even the sometimes frosty Joan Fontaine has her moments.<br /><br />It is hard to think of a parents naming their girls Joan nowadays and seems strange that it was once so popular but it was a top 10 name in the 30's. Maybe that's why, like Shirley its hasn't had time yet to acquire that antique charm that's brought names like Violet, Hannah, Sophia etc. back so stronglyjoel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-78046662420995245592014-10-24T12:46:55.386-04:002014-10-24T12:46:55.386-04:00Ha! I do have Anthony Newley on the ipod and enjo...Ha! I do have Anthony Newley on the ipod and enjoy about ten songs of his ENTIRE career, so methinks he might have been a bit full of himself perhaps? Not to mention a horndog. The book said they had two children together and I do feel sorry for them. Hopefully they turned out okay?<br /><br />One more thing I wanted to say is that I'm impressed with the variety of styles and mostly angles that Joan is pulling off in these photos. She doesn't really seem to have a bad side and that's fairly unusual. Shot from below or above, from the right or left, she looks great. Oh, and did anyone wear makeup as well as Joan? Can't really think of anyone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845967694366470260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-9588625416110334252014-10-24T09:20:14.011-04:002014-10-24T09:20:14.011-04:00Armando, I too love Jeroen and have ever since I f...Armando, I too love Jeroen and have ever since I first saw Paul Verhoeven's "The 4th Man" about twenty-five years ago! <br /><br />NotFelix, this is yet one more thing we share. I was totally obsessed with Joan as a teen and, as I found out years later, the mother of my best friend (female) told her once, "There's no way he's straight. He's only interested in unobtainable women!" Ha! True enough, I guess! And, yes, Past Imperfect is wonderful. I understand that there are differences in the British publication of it and the U.S. one, though, the British one being a bit more revealing/racy?<br /><br />Dave, if I remember correctly, Anthony Newley was always cheating on Joan (he was the more popular of the two at the time, which seems unimaginable, but true.) She might have been one for a good time, but I believe she was faithful to her husbands at least! Anyway, during the filming of one of his garish autobiographical opuses ("Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?"), he cast Joan as his wife and his mistress as his mistress and I think that was about all she could take from that point on. They split not too long after.<br /><br />Knuckles, glad to see you and others throwing Joan a little love! Thanks, everyone.Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-87503693886212283192014-10-23T15:37:29.052-04:002014-10-23T15:37:29.052-04:00I greatly enjoyed this tribute to Joan. Thanks.
A...I greatly enjoyed this tribute to Joan. Thanks.<br /><br />Am a great fan of hers. One of the great B-movie stars who rates an A+.<br /><br />Loved her in "The Stud", "The Bitch" and "Tales From the Crypt"...Yes, there's nothing more festive than watching an evil Joan get chased by a killer Santa Claus!Knuckles Girlyskirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113945990776276595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-33418993227863592692014-10-23T13:45:28.583-04:002014-10-23T13:45:28.583-04:00Dynasty was the only one of the nighttime soaps I ...Dynasty was the only one of the nighttime soaps I watched since my roommate/landlord/friend was absolutely obsessed with Joan v. Linda. I always found Joan's acting to be quite credible and she certainly had more fire in her than simpering good girl Linda. :-)<br /><br />Having just finished reading Pictures At A Revolution I got a bit of the Joan story as the wife of poor Anthony Newley who was hated and abused by Rex Harrison. I wonder why their marriage broke up? I mean, it's Hollywood so I can guess some combo of infidelity and career jealousy, but really have no idea.<br /><br />And I agree that the first black and white photo of Joan is the best. Her face isn't just straight up glamourous or bitchy, but rather she seems just on the edge of revealing an inner secret. It's smashing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845967694366470260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-19689743771223536782014-10-23T13:19:16.435-04:002014-10-23T13:19:16.435-04:00The pictures are just amazing but the second from ...The pictures are just amazing but the second from the top is by far my favorite. <br /><br />I adore JC. In the early and mid 80s I lived and breathed Joan Collins, and Dynasty. My fascination with her and the show was so great my parents started to get an inkling of what was to come. [ahem]<br /><br />One of my favorite campy movies is "Land of the Pharaohs." The ending is hysterical both for the just desserts as well as her over the top hysterics. <br /><br />I would suggest reading her autobiography ["Past Imperfect" for anyone who has not read it. It is a hoot from start to finish and she goes into details on the nadir of her career when she hit rock bottom. The best parts relate to Robert Wagner, and "The Bitch" and "The Stud." From beginning to end she drags you in with her life story. It is a fabulous read. I've read it many times at this point and it is always a great deal of fun. <br /><br />Thanks for a fabulous collection.<br /><br />PS: "Portrait in Black" along with "Madame X" should arrive today or tomorrow. [I can't wait]NotFelixUngerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812102754911699275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-2188888257845450632014-10-23T12:04:33.577-04:002014-10-23T12:04:33.577-04:00I apologize for going a little off-topic. I know t...I apologize for going a little off-topic. I know this post is about Joan Collins, but thank you, thank you, thank you for posting a picture of Jeroen Krabbe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com