Based on the popular French sci-fi comic strip drawn by Jean-Claude Forest, this cult classic details the bizarre adventures of a space nymphette (Fonda) encountering fantastic creatures and super beings. You'll see sides of Fonda you never saw before (not even in the workout videos). Notorious in its day; rather silly, dated camp now. Don't miss the elbow-sex scene. Terry Southern contributed to the script.
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 2/26/2010; 861+ words...musicians and recorded Who I Am in two weeks time. The CD features Michael Bland on drums, David Ryan Harris on guitar, Tommy Barbarella on keys, and John Fields on bass. For the tour, Sonny Thompson came to the plate on guitar. The album launch started in...
Newspaper article from: Literature-Film Quarterly; 1/1/2008; Mayer, Sophie ; 4483+ words...angel (Jimmy Somerville) in the sort of outrageously fake gold lame outfit associated with B movie science fiction such as Barbarella. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Orlando's affinity to genre film is not confined to its use of costume, nor even to the temporal...
Newspaper article from: Film Comment; 5/1/2005; Chang, Chris ; 630 words...and Desire in Cinema and Theology by Gerard Loughlin Blackwell Publishing, $31.95 The title--not to mention the racy Barbarella cover image--is a bit misleading. While the book does address close encounters with cinematic extraterrestrials, the...
Newspaper article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television; 1/1/2005; 633 words...Also appeared as Annie, June, and understudy swing member, Chicago, Broadway productions; as Bonnie, Anything Goes; as Barbarella, Broadway Bares; as Roxie Hart, Chicago; as Hattie, Kiss Me, Kate; as the title role, Sugar; as Helene, Sweet Charity...
Newspaper article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television; 1/1/2005; 4233+ words...1971, all for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?; Golden Laurel Award nomination, female comedy performance, 1970, for Barbarella; Academy Award, New York Film Critics Circle Award, and National Society of Film Critics Award, all best actress, and...