By Craig Henderson
Fifty years ago, the Great Society was launched, the Ford Mustang went on sale, the Beatles invaded America, and “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” quite arguably the most intriguing and original adventure series ever produced for television, debuted on NBC. In September, 100 U.N.C.L.E. fans gathered in Culver City, Calif., home of the once-glorious Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio where the show was filmed, to celebrate five decades of fascination with U.N.C.L.E. The event was strictly limited to 100 attendees and sold out quickly, an indication of the show's lasting legacy.
The two-day event, dubbed “The Golden Anniversary Affair,” started organizing only last May. Two lifelong U.N.C.L.E. fans — Robert Short, an Oscar-winning special effects artist who was introduced to the show even before it went on the air when his sister got a job as a photo and stunt double on the series; and Jon Heitland,...
Fifty years ago, the Great Society was launched, the Ford Mustang went on sale, the Beatles invaded America, and “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” quite arguably the most intriguing and original adventure series ever produced for television, debuted on NBC. In September, 100 U.N.C.L.E. fans gathered in Culver City, Calif., home of the once-glorious Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio where the show was filmed, to celebrate five decades of fascination with U.N.C.L.E. The event was strictly limited to 100 attendees and sold out quickly, an indication of the show's lasting legacy.
The two-day event, dubbed “The Golden Anniversary Affair,” started organizing only last May. Two lifelong U.N.C.L.E. fans — Robert Short, an Oscar-winning special effects artist who was introduced to the show even before it went on the air when his sister got a job as a photo and stunt double on the series; and Jon Heitland,...
- 10/24/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the premiere of the iconic 1960s spy series, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., producers Robert Short and Jon Heitland are organizing The Golden Anniversary Affair, an exclusive invitational event in Los Angeles, scheduled for Friday September 26th and Saturday September 27th.
This once in a lifetime event will represent an opportunity for a maximum of 100 fans to gather and share their memories and their love of this classic series.
The festivities begin on Friday September 26th, when the lucky 100 take a special walking tour of the Sony studio lot with an emphasis on sites where the show was filmed, including Stage 10, where U.N.C.L.E. headquarters stood. On Saturday September 27th, the main event will take place at The DoubleTree by Hilton on the Westside where several rooms will be devoted to panel discussions about...
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the premiere of the iconic 1960s spy series, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., producers Robert Short and Jon Heitland are organizing The Golden Anniversary Affair, an exclusive invitational event in Los Angeles, scheduled for Friday September 26th and Saturday September 27th.
This once in a lifetime event will represent an opportunity for a maximum of 100 fans to gather and share their memories and their love of this classic series.
The festivities begin on Friday September 26th, when the lucky 100 take a special walking tour of the Sony studio lot with an emphasis on sites where the show was filmed, including Stage 10, where U.N.C.L.E. headquarters stood. On Saturday September 27th, the main event will take place at The DoubleTree by Hilton on the Westside where several rooms will be devoted to panel discussions about...
- 8/4/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Cinema Retro readers have extensively praised our columnist Craig Henderson's superb coverage of each of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. feature films that has been running in every issue of the magazine. Craig has not only discovered some fascinating facts about the eight movies that were derived from two-part episodes of the TV series, but he's also interviewed people associated with the films such as George Lehr and writer Peter Allan Fields. Craig's expertise on the show also resulted in his writing some of the liner notes for the Warner Brothers complete U.N.C.L.E. DVD collection. Craig will be appearing on the TV Confidential podcast tomorrow night to discuss the history of the series. Don't worry if you miss it, you can download the archived podcast anytime. The other guest on the show will be The Six Million Dollar Man himself, Lee Majors. For more details click...
- 5/4/2009
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
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