Here is a fantastic rare piece of footage filmed in 1966 prior to the release of the Batman Movie in the cinema. The Movie had its premeire in Austin, Texas.
This video features interviews with Lee Meriwether (Catwoman), Cesar Romero (Joker), Adam West (Batman) alongside William Dozier who of course was the producer and narrator.
This video will steam on an external website, click the link below to access this video:
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Tomorrow (10th April) Adam West will be presented with the award of a Hollywood star at Palm Springs, California. This is of course is the famous “Walk of Stars” embedded/engraved within the pavement, the stars represent some of Hollywoods greats such as Marilyn Manroe, Elvis Presley and President Ford.
Here is an exert taken from the Palm Springs official website:
“The Palm Springs Walk of Stars to Honor
ADAM “BATMAN” WEST
WITH
the 329th STAR ON THE PALM SPRINGS WALK OF STARS
Palm Springs, CA – (March 29, 2010) Legendary television and film icon and Palm Springs resident, Adam West, will be honored with the 329th Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. The star will be unveiled at 101 South Palm Canyon Drive on Saturday April 10, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Robert Alexander, President of the Palm Springs Walk of Stars, will preside over the event. The public and media are invited to attend.
Adam West is a true American icon. From his humble beginning on a wheat ranch in Walla Walla, Washington, Adam skyrocketed to fame in Hollywood, pursuing an extraordinary career in entertainment that has spanned half a century. His role as Batman in the classic television series and feature of the same name continues to be seen throughout the world more than 40 years after its debut. While Batman, and his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, remains his signature role, Adam has a multitude of motion picture, theater, and TV credits to his name.
He has made nearly 50 movies, including starring or co-starring roles in Drop Dead Gorgeous, The New Age, The Young Philadelphians, An American Vampire Story, Soldier in the Rain, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, and Nevada Smith. He has had starring roles in several TV series other than Batman, including The Detectives, The Last Precinct, and The Clinic. His theater credits include Volpone at the Mark Taper Forum at the Los Angeles Music Center. Adam West has also lent his voice to animated characters in such well-known series as Family Guy, The Simpson’s, Rugrats, Batman, Animaniacs, Johnny Bravo, Spydogs, The Super Adventure Team, and many others. His voice-over work in animated film includes the roles of Ace, Hollywood Chicken Little in Disney’s “Chicken Little”, and Uncle Art in Disney’s “Meet the Robinsons”. In 2000, he also contributed the voice of Leonard Fox to the animated short, “Redux Riding Hood”, which went on to win an Academy Award nomination.#
Adam West is the author of two books, Back to the Batcave and Climbing the Walls. He lends his support to numerous charities and won $250,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, on behalf of an organization supporting underprivileged women and children in Idaho.
Adam splits his time between homes in Palm Springs, California, and Ketchum, Idaho. More than 50 years after starting his career in Hollywood, Adam West continues to work consistently in TV and film. His most recent work includes a guest starring role on the hit series 30 Rock and a viral video for Funny or Die. His undeniable talent and unique brand of humor have become truly iconic in entertainment and he continues to entertain fans around the world.
“We are proud to honor Adam West with a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars”, said Bob Alexander, President of the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.”
Adam West’s latest appearance will be in a new promo advertising “The Price is Right” game application (app) for the IPOD. It was released on 25/3/10. So I assume its already had a few runs on American TV, doubt it will hit the UK screens though!
On Monday 22nd February 2010 Superman’s first comic book became the first comic to sell for $1 million, making it the worlds most prestigious comic. However just three days later on Thursday 25th February, 1939 Dectective comics issue number 27 which features Batman’s first ever appearance sold for $1,075,500 beating Superman’s record!
The previous record was held for a 1938 Superman comic which sold for $317,000 back in 2009.
According to Mr Allen (sales director of Heritage) their have been only a maximum of 200 copies of Dectective Comics No.27 in existance. When it was sold back in 1939 the retail price was 10 cents for the comic, the owner who put his copy up for sale purchased his for $100 during the 1960′s. The comic was rated 8/10 in condition so is in a reasonably mint state.
This has to be fantastic news for any Batman fan, as this is a clear indication that Batman is the most popular and sort after superhero/comic book today.
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I just want to share with you all my new bat-purchase, a Batman view master set. Bought off of ebay for £13.50 (bargain) arrived yesterday in fantastic condition. The set came with a book which tells the story of the “Purr-Fect Crime/Better Luck Next Time” episodes with three picture reels – I also got my first viewmaster with it aswell! (All pictured above, obviously couldn’t scan the actual viewmaster!) Also click on an image above to enlarge.
I am amazed with it, when you look into the glasses the picture actually looks 3D. The best way of describing it, is its like looking through a window and watching the story unfold right in front of you, Catwoman just standing just a few centimetres away- very cool! If you do not have one of these I seriously suggest you go search for it on ebay, as this item is a right treat!
Scott Sebring has actually made a flash version of the viewmaster story, using the same pictures and text from the book. The pictures used are screencaps though, seems like 3D internet has not come around yet! =P You can see this here : http://www.batfriend.com/splashes/gaf/viewer.swf
Again, thanks for visiting!
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Firstly I would like to apologise for not posting for awhile, don’t worry I have not abandoned my website (simply had a busy christmas!) So I wish all you batfans a fantastic new year.
As you know I have been reviewing cast members website ordering services, so my first post of 2010 will be a review of Burt Ward’s website.
Membership to Burt’s website costs $15 (£9) per year, unlike Yvonne’s lifetime membership Burt will charge you annually. However, if you want to be a member I would advise you sign up ASAP as it is limited to a thousand fans with me being #928. Signing up for membership is simple as it is all done through paypal, which as I have mentioned before is a safe and easy transaction. The membership details are then sent to your e-mail adress about two days later. The members website area is a “work in progress” at the moment, other than the more choice of merchandise to purchase from the website the members area offers little extra at the moment.
I then purchased a photo from the members area of a 10×8 signed by Yvonne and Burt (pictured below).
Apperently there was only 30 developed and for me this picture stood out as the best avalible on his website. The only flaw with it is you couldn’t have it autographed for some werid but unknown reason? Seems only a selected range of photo’s from Burt’s website can be personalised which is ashame! The plus side of his website is that a hologram is placed on either the front or back of the photo which proves the signatures are authentic. On my photo the hologram was placed at the back. The downside to Burt’s ordering service is that it takes longer than all the other cast member’s. I placed my order on the 27th November, it was dispatched on the 16th December and didn’t arrive untill the new year. This could be just the busy christmas period however it did take a while to be dispatched. (That is the only criticism though!)
I received a “retro membership card” which shows my name and date when I signed up. A letter signed by Burt Ward and my photo all in one package with all items being individually sealed. All items in top condition!
So overall a nice service is offered by Burt Ward, one that I will recommend to all batfans. I still can not wait for Adam West’s fanclub to be up and running. Adam has recently launched his own Facebook page which is interesting : http://www.facebook.com/adamwest
I also plan to do more updates more my website in the next few weeks so stay tuned to the blog as all new update news will be posted here.
Again, thanks for visiting my website!
Just a quick post today about the television premier of Batman Begins on ITV1 tomorrow night at 8.30pm. I know this is not classic Batman however this film does explain the story of the origins of Batman.
The film received top ratings when it was released back in 2005. I have to say this is actually my least favourite Batman film however the majority of crictics rave over it. Here is the film symopsis from the itv.com website:
“Action adventure reboot of the comic book story, telling the story of how Bruce Wayne came to be Batman. Having watched his parents murdered in front of him, the boy Wayne endures a stint in an Asian prison and is then trained in the martial arts. On his return to his native Gotham City, he takes on his own new persona to fight the city’s organised crime. With Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, and Gary Oldman. (2005)”
For more information visit the films Wikipedia webpage here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Begins
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In previous posts I have so far reviewed both Adam West’s and Yvonne Craig’s online stores/features. Recently I gave Julie Newmar (Catwoman’s) online store a go and have found that she has the best online service going!
I ordered photo #12 from here online shop (http://www.julienewmar.com/shop_photos.php) on the 29th November, which made a speedy arrive to me today on the 4th December. Best of all postage on her website is 100% FREE. The photo cost $30 (about £15) which is signed and personalised for no furthur cost. To purchase from her website you will need a PayPal account, which again is free and completely safe to use. Set-up for account only takes about 5 minutes max. So here is what I purchased:
Now I have Adam, Burts, Yvonne’s and Julie Newmar’s autographs up on my wall and am very pleased. If you were like me and never had any of the casts autograph photo’s I seriously recomend you think about giving these online shops a try as I am very pleased with my purchases.
I am thinking of setting up a webpage displaying the links to all the stores and help with purchasing the products so stay tuned! Also aswell I will be changing the front splash webpage to my website bringing a more chritstmas feel to it.
Thanks again for visiting!
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As promised in an earlier post about the Adam West Store, here is a review of Yvonne Craig’s and like Adam’s its all positive!
I placed my order on the 11th November then received it on the 19th so it took a week to arrived – perfect! I have scanned my picture below (click to enlarge). Also with that photo Yvonne sends the signed comic book free too (which I believe is in limited supply) and is also picture below:
So its well worth purchasing. I got them both with my fan club membership. Shipping from Yvonne’s website is slightly more expensive than Adam’s but this is its only issue. Again, the process was quick, easy and safe!
Her club offers:
“* a personal on line newsletter from Yvonne twice a year
* an audio clip section to hear from Yvonne in person
* video and partial transcript of the original 1967 Batman pilot which introduced Yvonne Craig as “Batgirl”
* reviews straight from Yvonne”
- Taken from YvonneCraig.Com
The pilot video is in fantastic quality, infact its the best quality version of it which I have seen. It is of course the 1967 pilot which was shown to ABC executives to give Batman its third season. More info on this can be found here : http://bat-mania.co.uk/main/batgirl/index.php
Her personal newsletter is very informative, its not only just about Batman related news but also an insight into what Yvonne is up to. She was also part of other shows like the original Star Trek series so features information about her other ventures. The reviews section speaks for itself, reviews written by Yvonne about books, dvds etc..
Membership is totally reasonable, just a one off payment as it lasts a lifetime. If you live within the United States it costs $12.95 anywhere else in the world costs $15.95.
To sign up for a membership visit here :
http://yvonnecraig.com/merchandise/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=26
Again, thanks for visiting!
Adam West will now be attending the Dallas comic con which will take place on 30th-31st January 2010. Adam will attend on both its days which fall on a weekend.
For more information about this event and to book tickets please visit the official website below:
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