Steele yourself for lots of Barbara!

Well, as I’m sure Barbara Steele fans throughout the world already know – things have been hotting up!
So just for convenience I thought I’d put together a quick round up.

Center stage goes to the exciting news that Barbara will be recording an interview with the BBC at her home in Los Angeles. When I say will be, the interview is scheduled for today (23rd May) so depending on time differences and when I get this post finished – it may already be over!
I can’t wait for the results – I just know a lot of effort and time will have gone into this project.

This month will also see Steele continue her work on the The Butterfly Room, Jonathan Zarantonello’s exciting project, which features a veritable bevy of scream queens including Heather Lagenkamp, Camille Keaton and PJ Soles.

Barbara also makes a welcome appearance on The Night Whispers, a new audio drama based on the cult 60s and 70s US gothic drama Dark Shadows. The tale features Jonathan Frid, returning to the role of vampire Barnabas Collins for the first time since the original 60s series. A must for Dark Shadows fans, the CD is slated for a June release.

On the festival circuit Barbara has been added to the guest list for Monster-Mania Con, set to take place over August 20 – 22 at the Crowne Plaza hotel, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, US.

For those wishing to see Barbara on the big screen, two events caught my attention.
First up Sydney Film Festival is screening an uncut, 35mm edition of La maschera del demonio (Black Sunday), on 5 June at the Art Gallery New South Wales. Black Sunday will be screened in a series of vampire themed films entitled; ‘Immortal Seduction: the Vampire Movie’.

Secondly, Federico Fellini’s acclaimed movie 8½ will recieve an airing at the Cinema Lumière – Sala Officinema/Mastroianni in Bologna, Italy on 27 May at 7.30pm. The film will be shown as part of a major Fellini retrospective and exhibit entitled Fellini. Dall’Italia alla Luna at the Cineteca di Bologna and the Mambo Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna.

Fellini. Dall'Italia alla Luna - Cineteca di Bologna poster