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Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy
of B-Movie Starlets of the
Sixties
Interviews and profiles on
actresses who starred in such
classics as A Swingin' Summer,
The Cycle Savages,
Girls! Girls! Girls!,
Pajama Party, Angels from
Hell, Maryjane, and
Come Spy with Me. Sue Ane
Langdon, Quinn O'Hara, Meredith
MacRae, Jackie DeShannon, Lori
Williams, Donna Loren, Arlene
Martel, Regina Carrol, and
Carole Wells are just a few of
the swinging starlets included.
Some of these groovy chicks were
leading ladies while others
toiled in the background. Some
appeared in nothing but teenage
B-movies while others had
careers outside this genre or on
television. What they all have
in common is that each one was a
beauty who for a brief period in
movie history enthralled the
audiences that frequented the
drive-ins across the country.
Selected What's Hot Now!
by the editors of Paper
magazine (August 2003 issue)
"Wildly
entertaining ... well-researched
and informative." - Editors,
Paper; "Lisanti
has managed to get some of the
forgotten and near-forgotten
bombshell divas of Grade B
Cinema to dish, dish, dish, and
his own commentary is gossipy,
witty, frequently hilarious and
always insightful. A must-have
for all you kitsch movie fans
out there!" - John Rowell,
Show Business Weekly;
"Engrossing and entertaining. A
pop culture, trivia lovers'
heaven ... a fascinating read."
- Nigel Patterson, Elvis
Information Network; "Lisanti,
always a fine writer and
interviewer, gets some
fascinating stories and tidbits.
There's a lot of interest here
... worth reading." - Laura
Wagner, Classic Images;
"The ultimate gift for the
demented cineaste. Lots of fun
... rich with photographs." -
Phil Hall, Gay City News;
"This is the third in author Tom
Lisanti's sexy sixties
sweethearts trilogy. [He] does a
great service to fans of these
movies, actresses, and the
times." - Katherine Orrison,
Cult Movies; "A
worthy follow-up to Fantasy
Femmes of Sixties Cinema." -
Michael Weldon,
Psychotronic Magazine;
"A collectors must!
Well-illustrated." - Film
& Media Catalogue.
Read more about Drive-In Dream
Girls.
Click here.
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Film
Fatales: Women in Espionage
Films & Television, 1962 to 1973
by Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul
"A
fun, cool, international
encyclopedia for fans of Bond
girls and various spy chicks.
The book shows a genuine zeal
for the girls and the films
(Bond and its many ripoffs),
succeeding in capturing the
escapism and campiness of the
genre. The authors know their
stuff ... the photos are absurd,
sexy, campy, and gun-filled.
This well-done tome stands as
the best of its kind." -
Laura Wagner, Classic Images;
"A good read, a perfect
reference book ... Film Fatales
should be added to any fan's
book shelf ..." - Katherine
Orrison, Cult Movies;
"Plenty of camp and kitsch on
tap ... a perfect time capsule
when big screen women not only
called the shots but also fired
them!" - Phil Hall, Gay
City News; "Terrific ...
the authors have certainly done
their research ... informative
essays." - Steven Puchalski,
Shock Cinema; "pure,
kitschy fun ... for film buffs
and camp lovers, it's a view to
a thrill." - John Rowell,
Show Business Weekly;
"fun and informative ... [with]
good uncommon illos[trations]" -
Michael J. Weldon,
Psychotronic Magazine;
"recommended ... serves as an
ace print companion to the new
Austin Powers pic" - The
Phantom of the Movies,
VideoScope; "[a] delight
for movie buffs ... coverage is
thorough, narrative amusing and
oh, the wonderful photos!" -
Nelson Aspen, author of
Sacred Blood
Read more about Film Fatales.
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Fantasy Femmes of Sixties
Cinema: Interviews with 20
Actresses from Biker, Beach, and
Elvis Movies
by Tom Lisanti
"I
totally loved this book! It seems
Lisanti, an obvious expert on 1960s
cinema, not to mention a superb
writer, has captured it all ... All
the interviews are well done,
interesting, funny, honest and are
very sympathetic to the subjects ...
I honestly did not want this book to
end, it's that good." - Laura
Wagner, Classic Images;
"Thorough, well-researched and
entertaining ... in-depth interviews
go beyond the usual 'camp' bio,
providing a lengthy, well-written
look at not only [the actresses']
glory days of the 1960s, but their
upbringing, ambitions and early
successes ... an extra added
attraction, this book is chock full
of good old-fashioned Hollywood
cheese-cake photos."- Katherine
Orrison, Cult Movies;
"[an] affectionate tribute."-
Howard Maxford, Film Review;
"A book with a difference. Well
written and always interesting, the
tome is a veritable feast of Elvis
(and sixties pop culture) to be had
between its covers."- Elvis
Information Network (www.elvis.com.au);
"The groovy movie comes swinging
back to life in all its
pill-popping, hip-shaking,
psychedelic glory ... Lisanti is
surely the new patron saint of
'Where Are They Now.'- John
Rowell, Encore;
"wonderful ... a must to have in the
library of anybody with an interest
in film and the history of film."-
Connie Martinson, Connie
Martinson Talks Books; "fans
of B-pictures from the psychedelic
era will have fun with [this book]"-
Lou Gaul, Burlington County
Times; "If you love '60s
exploitation flicks, this is an
essential acquisition ...
well-researched and insightful" -
Shock Cinema;
"recommended"- Videoscope;
"The ginchiest! Tom Lisanti's
fantasty femmes have shared the most
intriguing details about themselves,
AND their male co-stars. A carefully
researched, well-written gem of a
book."- Shaz, The Lively Set.
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Hollywood
Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave
by Thomas Lisanti
Surfers loathed them, teenagers
flocked to them, critics dismissed
them, and producers laughed all the
way to the bank. “Them” are surf
and beach movies, which were
Hollywood’s interpretation of the
surf culture. For a short period in
the 1960s these films were extremely
popular with younger audiences due
to the combination of the sand and
surf, the musical performers, the
shirtless surfer boys and
bikini-clad beach girls, and the
wild surfing footage. Hollywood
Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave,
1959-1969 features profiles on
32 sizzling fun-in-the-sun teenage
epics from Gidget to the
Beach Party to The Sweet Ride
plus a few offshoots in the
snow. This lavishly illustrated
work contains an introduction with
an overview of the surf movie genre;
film entries with credits, plot
synopses, DVD availability,
memorable lines, reviews, and
awards; and biographies of actors
and leading actresses who made their
marks in the genre. Plus
behind-the-scenes gossip from the
actors who worked on the movies
including Aron Kincaid of The
Girls on the Beach, Susan Hart
of The Ghost in the Invisible
Bikini, Peter Brown of Ride
the Wild Surf, Chris Noel of
Beach Ball, and Ed Garner of
Beach Blanket Bingo. Catch the
wave!
""definitive...A better
discussion of these films is
impossible." --Laura Wagner,
Classic Images
"written with high style, an
aficionado's love of his
subject, and packed with
meticulous, how-did-he-ever-find
that information." - John
Rowell, Show Business Weekly
"'must have' for all nostalgia
fans" -
CinemaRetro
"extremely entertaining" -
Steven Puchalski, Shock
Cinema
"...a cornucopia of sublime
information - Jack Varsi -
OutSmart Magazine
Read more about Hollywood Surf
and Beach Movies.
Click here.
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