****************************************************************** ShadowGram Online Dark Shadows Updates List Marcy Robin's Cyberspace "Dark Shadows" Update List An Internet Publication of SHADOWGRAM SHADOWGRAM - The Official "Dark Shadows" Newsletter & News Source < ShadowGram@aol.com > Number 126. January 14, 2005. ****************************************************************** Hello, Dark Shadows Fan, ShadowGram (SG) announces the following breaking news for Dark Shadows (DS). ***** SHADOWGRAM Premiere Announcement: --- KATHLEEN CODY, who played Hallie Stokes and Carrie Stokes on DS, plans to attend her first DS event: The DS Festival's Hollywood Weekend, to be held July 29-31, 2005, at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, 1755 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028. 323-856-1200. She tells me the Weekend "sounds like a fun event" and she looks forward to joining us. Planned activities for this special gathering of DS guests and fans were detailed in the SG #102 and SG #103 print issues, plus in SG Online Updates #121-#125 to this List. Among her acting roles, Kathleen starred in 3 Disney movies: "Superdad," "Charley and the Angel," and "Snowball Express." She guested on TV series such as "Gunsmoke" (4 times), "The Partridge Family," "The Waltons," "Love American Style," "Cannon," "Barbary Coast," and others. More details and photos from Kathleen's career will be in the upcoming SG #104 print issue. That issue and this Updates List also will announce membership information, programming, and other plans for the Hollywood Weekend as they are finalized. The hotel is accepting reservations now for sleeping rooms at a special reduced rate for Weekend attendees. Please contact the hotel directly and mention "Dark Shadows." ***** DAVID SELBY (Quentin) stars in Sci Fi Channel's original science fiction/horror movie "Larva," filmed in Missouri in late 2003. The current print issue SG #103 features more information and a photo of David in his role as "a local meatpacking tycoon" in "a small ranching town" who tries to cover up the deadly contamination caused by microscopic larva infiltrating his meat plant. Recent SG print issues and online Updates also have reported on the movie. "Larva" was due to premiere at 9 pm on Jan. 15, but its debut is being postponed. NBC / Universal companies are airing a "live and commercial free" tsunami benefit, "A Concert of Hope," on all their networks (including Sci Fi) from 8-10 pm that eveing. Sci Fi's revised schedule calls for "Larva" to premiere Jan. 22 at 9 pm, repeating later that night (1 am on Jan. 23), on Jan. 27, and Mar. 5. Other broadcasts may be scheduled at other days/times. ***** CHRIS PENNOCK (Jeb, Cyrus/John, Sebastian, Gabriel) asks SG to announce he may be seen "in the new HBO series 'Unscripted,' directed by George Clooney. The series debuted Jan. 9." The SG #102 print issue featured Chris' essay about his role in a 2004 production of "Hamlet" staged in the LA area. He reported an "Unscripted" film crew shot candid footage of rehearsals for possible usage in the reality series. ***** DIANA MILLAY (Laura) plans to attend the Big Apple Comic Book, Art, & Toy Show on Jan. 22-23. "The Big Apple Con is at Penn Plaza Pavilion, 401 7th Ave at 33rd St., NYC, located across from MSG and Penn Station. Subway: A, C, E to Penn Station. Hours: Sat. 1-22, 10am-7pm. Sun. 1-21, 10am-6pm. Daily admission: $10 per day. Children under 8 free." Info: 201-865-3288 or www.bigapplecon.com ***** BEN CROSS (1991 DS Barnabas) starred as "Harold Abrahams" in the Oscar-winning 1981 fact-based drama "Chariots of Fire." A special edition 2-disc DVD is due for release on Feb. 1. Expected bonus material includes deleted scenes, a "reunion featurette, screen tests," and more. ***** NOTE: Fans attending Diana's NY appearance and the July Hollywood Weekend are invited to send their photos and reports directly to ShadowGram. Fans also are asked to send SG any publicity, media reviews or articles about David's film "Larva," Chris' appearance in the "Unscripted" reality series, or the DVD release of "Chariots of Fire." SG welcomes all DS-related news, references, and photos to be shared with SG readers in every state and worldwide - including the DS cast/crew members themselves, who receive complimentary copies of every print issue. Send all materials to SG's postal- or e- mail addresses below. Subscription information for the SG print issues follows later in this Update. Thank you. Marcy Robin ShadowGram Editor / Publisher Marcy Robin, P.O. 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