Being the first African-American actress to win a starring role in a Hollywood movie and becoming the pin-up of blaxploitation is no mean feat, yet cult siren Pam Grier succeeded in becoming one of the most popular icons of the 1970s. Starring in such underground classics as Coffy and Foxy Brown, Grier defied all [...]
Published on: 20th January, 2010
From Bond girl to Hammer beauty, Swiss icon Ursula Andress was the queen of fantasy during the 1960s and a sex symbol to millions. To further fuel this reputation, she even stripped and posed for Playboy, bearing all to her devoted fan base. Having worked in almost every conceivable genre in a variety [...]
Published on: 3rd January, 2010
The Italian film industry was arguably at its peak during the 1970s and early 1980s. This era of excessive sex and violence produced countless iconic actors and filmmakers, from directors like Dario Argento and Aldo Lado to stars such as Giovanni Lombardo Radice. It was not uncommon for producers to cast foreign actors [...]
Published on: 27th December, 2009
Linda Blair may have shot to the attention of horror fans the world over with her turn as possessed child Regan in William Friedkin’s The Exorcist, but arguably her most interesting and entertaining work was produced over the subsequent decade. Born on January 22 1959, Blair first entered the film industry at the age [...]