7/28/2019 Joan Collins interview

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BEHIND THE SCENESJoan Gollins findsa home video dynastyBy Fratrk Lovece

First she acted. Then sheproduced. Now Joan Collins,star of "Dynasty" and star andproducer of the upcoming CBSminiseries "Sins," has turnedto narration. The actress ismaking her entry into theworld of videos with "TheJoan Collins Video Selection,"a series of $59.95 home viileosin which Miss Collins intro-duces "classic" films.

indication, "The Joan CollinsVideo Selection" promises tobe an exercise in high camp.Coming up next: "Alfie," the1966 film which earned Mi-chael Caine his first Oscarnomination. Future films willbe released approximatelyonce every three months.How did Miss Collins chooseher selections? Darts,perhaps?She erupts into laughter atthe thought. "Darts! Heavensno. I talked to the yideo com-panies about the sort of films Iwanted, the kind of stars andtime period I liked, and theybrought me a selection of 50films. I chose 15. I didn'tscreen them all, but strangelyenough, I'd seen them all withthe exception of two."As a youDgster, Miss Collinsconfides "I used to be a bigmovie goer. I saw everything- I'd go two, four, five times aweek to the movies - but now,I'm afraid I don't get out veryoften. Just synchronizing mvschedule to go to the moyies istough. Now, however, I'm abig video watcher."

And she watches a little ofeverything. What she wants usto watch are movies close in"I'm choosing the films," style to "Dynasty" - steamy,the actress explains. "and but not sweaty."There's nowriting about them (for pack- gratuitous violence or thingsage copy). I'm doing every- that degrade women, 'says thething but starring in them." actress about her collection.The actress even got to choose "There are love scenes, butwhat she wears on the covers thev're not over-the-toD.of each film package: a pink thei're soft-core."dress created by "Dynasty" It's a good thing then thatdesigner Nolan Miller. Joan's own over-the-top vid-If the actress's first three eos, "The Stud" and "Thechoices - "The Carpetbag- Bitch" (both are based on sis-gers,' based on Harold Rob- ter Jackie's novels), are al-bins' novel; Jacqueline Su- ready on video. They may besann's Once Is Not Enough" musts for any Joan Collins col-and Harold Pinter's adapta- lection, but they're not thetion of F. Scott Fitgera'ld's stuff that make! it to "The"The Last Tvcoon" - are anv Joan Collins Selection."Release the week of Oct. 13-Oct. 19, 1985

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