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Ken's A Kitten for Hitler on-line. Boudica Bites Back coming. In Search of the English Folk Song coming on DVD and the Gaudi film already available. The discussion site restored. A new biography and a ten minute documentary on Ken film on-line. Rumours of The Twiggy Story. Your updates are welcome. Send details here. Last update 8 Apr 2008.
In Search of the
English Folk Song on DVD
In Search of the English Folk Song is expected on DVD, American
format, shortly. More details soon.
Discussion board restored The discussion board is back. Any friendly discussion on Ken, his films, television, books and newspaper articles, festivals etc is welcome. Click on discussion on the menu, or click here (new page). See the links page for other discussion boards.
A Kitten for Hitler on-line
A Kitten for Hitler is available on the Comedybox site. 'Ten years ago, while working on The South Bank Show, Melvyn Bragg and I had a heated discussion on the pros and cons of film censorship. Broadly speaking, Melvyn was against it, while I, much to his surprise, was absolutely for it. He then dared me to write a script that I thought should be banned. I accepted the challenge and a month or so later sent him a short subject entitled A Kitten for Hitler. “Ken,” he said, “if ever you make this film and it is shown, you will be lynched.” ...that was ten years ago, and I’m still alive and kicking, but whether that will still be the case in November only the Lord knows. Because, by the end of October, the film will be seen the world over, on the Comedybox website.' Click on the image for the film. Thanks to Ken and Lisi as well as Emma and Marc for the link.
The Twiggy story on stage Twiggy, star of Ken's The Boyfriend, is trying to persuade Ken to work with her on a stage version of her life. This will be a musical with songs from the Fifties to today. She is working with a writer on the project, and wants Ken to bring it to the stage. From The Mail on Sunday, 28 Oct 2007.
Boudica Bites Back Ken's latest Gorsewood film is expected on the Times Online site around Easter 2008.
Ken Russell documentary on-line You can watch a ten minute documentary on Ken Russell. Click here or chose download from the menu.
Phallic Frenzy
By Joseph Lanza and sub-titled Ken Russell and his films, this major new book is now available. As well as the films it covers Ken's opera and video work. This will be the first full length book on Ken since 1984. You can buy the book in the shop (click here). Recommended.
Invasion of the Not
Quite Dead Ken is supporting and will take part in a film being set up
by independent filmmakers AD Lane and Andrew Cargill. Click on the image
for more information. Thanks to Archie for the information.
Ken writing for The Times Every Thursday Ken writes an article on films for The Times.
Highly recommended.
Ken's Charlotte Bronte for YouTube Ken is currently filming another Gorsewood film, this time on Charlotte Bronte. And when completed it will be available for free on YouTube. More details soon. Thanks to Alex for the information.
Recent changes to the site:
Too late- you missed it:
Altered States in USA introduced by Blair Brown
Blair Brown, who played Emily Jessup in Altered States, introduces the film as part of the Brainwave NYC festival, on 18 Jan 2008 at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York. Click on the image for more details. Thanks to Steve for the information.
Ken's house sold
Ken's cottage, destroyed by fire, has been sold for £605,000. The buyer is an explorer, Neil McGrigor, who "completed a mission to find the source of the Nile". Didn´t Speke and Stanley find the source of the Nile in the 1850s? Click on the image for the article.
Ken writing for The Times Every Thursday Ken writes an article on films for The Times.
Highly recommended.
Ken recovered Ken suffered a minor stroke, following the distress of Nipper dying.
If you want to send Ken a message I will pass it to Ken (click
here). Thanks to Archie for the information. And thanks to
everyone who sent in get well messages.
Nipper dies Ken Russell's pet dog Nipper has died. Nipper appeared in a number of Ken's films- the two best appearances were him yawning as Ken lectures him on folk music (In Search of English Folk Music), and emerging from a body in The Fall of the Louse of Usher. This was greeted with cheers and applause at the premiere.
Sight and Sound magazine on Ken Russell (now on-line)
Coinciding with the BFI retrospective, the July 2007 issue of Sight and Sound has two articles on Ken Russell- The Sweet Swell Of Excess by Linda Ruth Williams on his films, and Portraits Of Artists by David Thompson on his works for the BBC's Monitor programme. You can now read one of the articles on-line- click on the image above. Thanks to Martin for the information.
Major Ken Russell photo exhibition
Those of you who saw the Teddy Girls exhibition of Ken's work in London and Rotterdam know how good he was as a photographer. Now you can see more in a major new exhibition, timed to coincide with the BFI retrospective. It is on from 4 July 2007 until September in the Proud Galleries, London. Thanks to Flora for the information. Click on the images for more details.
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