BLU BASKERVILLE

New release: Spy Vibers waiting for a region 1 Blu-ray release of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) can look forward to finally seeing the film in hi-def next month. Twilight Time is dropping a limited-edition Blu-ray on June 14th that will include some great special features such as commentary tracks by our friend Lee Pfieffer (Cinema Retro) and other film historians, Christopher Lee's actor's notebook and readings from the original Sherlock Holmes book, and much more! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous story gets the gorgeously gothic Hammer treatment in The Hound of the Baskervilles, starring Peter Cushing as a wry and brilliant Sherlock Holmes, André Morell as an unusually sensible Dr. Watson, and Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville, seemingly threatened by a ghastly family curse. Horror stalwart Terence Fisher directs, and James Bernard provides the atmospheric music. Fans interested in seeing more work by director Terence Fisher should check out his television work for ITC's The Adventures of Robin Hood and Sword of Freedom, and his many Hammer films such as The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula, The Mummy, and The Devil Rides Out. Fisher returned to Conan Doyle with Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962), this time with Christopher Lee donning the deerstalker and pipe as the great detective. The Hound of the Baskervilles Blu-ray is limited to 3,000 units. You can pre-order at Screen Archives Entertainment here. The game's afoot! Related posts: my photographs from 221B Baker Street, Otto Penzler's great anthology Sherlock, Sherlock Exhibit, Interview with Simon Vance. Enjoy!

Selected Spy Vibe Posts: Esterel Fashion 1966, Exclusive Ian Ogilvy Interview, 007 Tribute Covers, The Phantom Avon novels return, Ian Fleming Festival, Argoman Design, Sylvia Anderson R.I.P., Ken Adam R.I.P., George Martin R.I.P., The New Avengers Comics, Trina Robbins Interview, The Phantom at 80, 007 Manga, Avengerworld Book, Diana Rigg Auto Show, The Prisoner Audio Drama Review, David McCallum novel, Andre Courreges R.I.P., Who's Talking on Spy Vibe, UFO Blu-ray, Avengers Pop Art Interview, Fergus Fleming Interview, Avengers: Alan Hayes Interview, Jaz Wiseman Interview, Diana Rigg BFI Interview, Casino Royale Interview: Mike Richardson, Lost Diana Rigg Interview, Honor Blackman at 90, UNCLE School, Ian Fleming Memorial, Portmeirion Photos, Doctor Who Exhibit, Farewell Steed, Pussy Galore Returns, Diana Rigg birthday, Sherlock at 221B, Invisible Agent, Saint Interview: Ian Dickerson, Saint Doppelgänger, Fleming's Typewriter, Rare Fleming, Fleming's Music, Ian Fleming's Japan, Jim Wilson Corgi Interview, Fantomas Design, John Buss interview, Saint Volvo, Mod Tales Interview, Agente Secreto Comics, Danger Man Comics 2, Danger Man Comics, John Drake Comics, Der Mann Von UNCLE, Golden Margaret Nolan, Man From UNCLE Rocksteady, Pussy Galore Calypso, Cynthia Lennon R.I.P., Edward Mann Fashion, Leonard Nimoy Tribute, Shatner at 84, Bob Morane series, Thai Bond Design, Bond vs Modernism, Tokyo Beat 1964, Feraud Mod Fashion, Green Hornet Manga, Avengers Interview: Michael Richardson, Ian Fleming: Wicked Grin, Jane Bond Hong Kong Records, Ryan Heshka Interview, Comics Week: Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E., Comics Week: Archie, Comics Week: Robots, Comics Week: Cold War Atomic, Comics Week: SPYMAN, Comics Week: Jimmy Olsen, Shakespeare Spies: Diana Rigg, Shakespeare Spies I, Rodney Marshall Avengers Interview, Richard Sala: Super-Enigmatix, Cold War Archie, Playboy Bunny Interview, The 10th Victim Japanese and Kindle, U.N.C.L.E. Japanese Books, Catsuits, Batman '66 Green Hornet Interview: Ralph Garman Ty Templeton.

WHO'S TALKING ON SPY VIBE

As we enter our seventh year, I'm so grateful to our community for making Spy Vibe such a fun place to meet and share our passion for 1960s Style in Action. When my schedule has allowed, I've had the pleasure to chat with a number of fellow writers, artists, and collectors. In celebration of the New Year, I'd like to spotlight some of our best interviews and give our new readers a chance to catch up. This is also a time of year when I have to invest in the various costs of running the site: domain names, web forwarding, etc. If you can contribute even a few bucks, it will help this high school art teacher continue the website and I'd be so grateful. There is a Paypal donation link at the top left of the page. Thanks to everyone for being a part of Spy Vibe! Now, look who's been talking in the lair.

Fergus Fleming on his uncle Ian Fleming and editing the James Bond Letters.
Jaz Wiseman on producing many 1960s spy series DVD and Blu-ray releases.
Jon Gilbert on his Ian Fleming Bibliography.  
Alan Stephenson on his world-class James Bond collection. 
Mike Richardson on writing the ultimate history of The Avengers.
Shane Glines on designing for Batman animated shows. 
Raymond Benson on collecting and writing James Bond. 
Richard Sala on classic spies, pulps, and his Super Enigmatix graphic novel. 
Bunny Deana on the London Playboy Club in the 1960s. 
Trina Robbins on Honey West, Wonder Woman, and women in pop culture. 
Ian Dickerson on The Saint and writing the Leslie Charteris biography.
Jeremy Duns on collecting Ian Fleming. 
Ralph Garman and Ty Templeton on Batman 66 Meets the Green Hornet.
Rodney Marshall on writing about the history of The Avengers. 
Win Scott Eckert on writing Honey West, T.H.E. Cat, and Green Hornet. 
Kevin Dart on Yuki 7. 
Bosko Hrnjak on Tiki art. 
Richard Sala on classic spy/pulp conventions, The Avengers, Dick Tracy & more!
Set Designs w Lee Pfeiffer, Wesley Britton, Stephen Bissette & others.
John Buss on his world-class collection of spy TV memorabilia. 
Peter Lorenz on collecting James Bond books and art. 
Mike Richardson on writing The Making of Casino Royale. 
Alan Hayes on writing the early history of The Avengers. 
Odysseas Constantine on designing The Avengers Pop Art collection.
Rob Mallows on collecting Len Deighton. 
Jim Wilson on Code 3 Corgi toys.
Piper Gates Design on designing with retro cult TV. 
Katharine Boyd on Mod Tales comic #1.
Ryan Heshka about his pulp and sci-fi-inspired art.   
David Foster on collecting spy and pulp books.
Kevin Dart on designing Powerpuff Girls and working with Ringo. 
Roger Langley on collecting Danger Man/The Prisoner.
Big Fun Columbus on vintage toys. 
Craig Arthur on collecting classic spy fiction.   
Matt Maranian on 60s style and writing Pad. 
Matt Sherman on collecting rare James Bond books and props. 

Selected Spy Vibe Posts: UFO Blu-ray, Avengers Pop Art Interview, Fritz Lang Spies, Fergus Fleming Interview, Avengers: Alan Hayes Interview, Jaz Wiseman Interview, 007 SPECTRE Comics, Casino Royale Folio, New James Bond Comic, Diana Rigg BFI Interview, Callan Documentary and Set, Casino Royale Interview: Mike Richardson, Early Saint Box Set, Lost Diana Rigg Interview, Diana Rigg Event, Ian Fleming Letters, New Gillette 007 Covers, Pirate Radio, Spectre Advanced Poster, Honor Blackman at 90, UNCLE School, Ian Fleming Memorial, Radiophonic Exhibit, Portmeirion Photos, Doctor Who Exhibit, Farewell Steed, Pussy Galore Returns, Diana Rigg birthday, Sherlock at 221B, Invisible Agent, Saint Interview: Ian Dickerson, Saint Doppelgänger, Fleming's Typewriter, Rare Fleming, Fleming's Music, Ian Fleming's Japan, Jim Wilson Corgi Interview, Fantomas Design, Jeremy Duns on Bond, John Buss interview, Avengers Season 5 Titles, Saint Volvo, Mod Tales Interview, Agente Secreto Comics, Danger Man Comics 2, Danger Man Comics, John Drake Comics, Der Mann Von UNCLE, Golden Margaret Nolan, Man From UNCLE Rocksteady, Pussy Galore Calypso, Cynthia Lennon R.I.P., Edward Mann Fashion, Leonard Nimoy Tribute, Shatner at 84, Bob Morane series, Thai Bond Design, Bond vs Modernism, Art of Modesty, Tokyo Beat 1964, Feraud Mod Fashion, Green Hornet Manga, No 6 Festival, Avengers Interview: Michael Richardson, Ian Fleming: Wicked Grin, Jane Bond Hong Kong Records, Ryan Heshka Interview, Comics Week: Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E., Comics Week: Archie, Comics Week: Robots, Comics Week: Cold War Atomic, Comics Week: SPYMAN, Comics Week: Jimmy Olsen, Shakespeare Spies: Diana Rigg, Shakespeare Spies I, Rodney Marshall Avengers Interview, Richard Sala: Super-Enigmatix, Cold War Archie, Playboy Bunny Interview, The 10th Victim Japanese and Kindle, U.N.C.L.E. Japanese Books, Trina Robbins Interview, Catsuits, Batman '66 Green Hornet Interview: Ralph Garman Ty Templeton.

GET SMART EVENT

Event alert: Would you believe a whole evening devoted to Get Smart with actress Barbara Feldon (Agent 99), Lee Pfeiffer (Cinema Retro magazine), and many scholars and enthusiasts? Mel Brooks (with Buck Henry) set his sights on the Spy Boom when he created one of his greatest parody projects. Get Smart ran from 1965-1970, and featured the hilarious missions of Control agents 99 (Feldon) and Maxwell Smart Agent 86 (comedian Don Adams/Inspector Gadget). Barbara Feldon Always in Control will take place at the Theatre 80 St Marks in NYC on September 16th. Confirm your plans under the Cone of Silence, tighten the laces on your shoe-phone, and join the party! Details from Cinema Retro: Join us for a fun filled laugh fest as we look back on 50 years of one of TV's most beloved sitcoms, GET SMART! Barbara Feldon (Secret Agent 99) and special guests TV and film actor Joseph Sirola (the villain Bronzefinger and Harvey Satan), Carl Birkmeyer (www.WouldYouBelieve.com), Lee Pfeiffer (Cinema Retro magazine) and GET SMART enthusiasts Nathan Sears and Paul Scrabo look back at this groundbreaking comedy in a benefit for the HoFoPro Foundation. Theatre 80 St Marks is a New York theatrical landmark with a long history of supporting the arts and aspiring artists. The special $50 package includes preferred seating for the event, plus an EXCLUSIVE post-show meet and greet with Barbara Feldon!" Ticket available here. Related posts: Agent 99 Song, Cone of Silence, Spy Kids Back in Trench Coats.

Selected Spy Vibe posts: New Gillette 007 Covers, Pirate Radio, Spectre Advanced Poster, Honor Blackman at 90, UNCLE School, Ian Fleming Memorial, Radiophonic Exhibit, Portmeirion Photos, Doctor Who Exhibit, Farewell Steed, Pussy Galore Returns, Diana Rigg birthday, Sherlock at 221B, Invisible Agent, Saint Interview: Ian Dickerson, Saint Doppelgänger, Fleming's Typewriter, Rare Fleming, Fleming's Music, Ian Fleming's Japan, Jim Wilson Corgi Interview, Fantomas Design, Jeremy Duns on Bond, John Buss interview, Avengers Season 5 Titles, Saint Volvo, Mod Tales Interview, Agente Secreto Comics, Danger Man Comics 2, Danger Man Comics, John Drake Comics, Der Mann Von UNCLE, Golden Margaret Nolan, Man From UNCLE Rocksteady, Pussy Galore Calypso, Cynthia Lennon R.I.P., Edward Mann Fashion, Leonard Nimoy Tribute, Shatner at 84, Bob Morane series, Thai Bond Design, Bond vs Modernism, Art of Modesty, Tokyo Beat 1964, Feraud Mod Fashion, Green Hornet Manga, No 6 Festival, Avengers Interview: Michael Richardson, Ian Fleming: Wicked Grin, Jane Bond Hong Kong Records, Ryan Heshka Interview, Comics Week: Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E., Comics Week: Archie, Comics Week: Robots, Comics Week: Cold War Atomic, Comics Week: SPYMAN, Comics Week: Jimmy Olsen, Shakespeare Spies: Diana Rigg, Shakespeare Spies I, Rodney Marshall Avengers Interview, Richard Sala: Super-Enigmatix, Cold War Archie, Playboy Bunny Interview, The 10th Victim Japanese and Kindle, U.N.C.L.E. Japanese Books, Trina Robbins Interview, Catsuits, Batman '66 Green Hornet Interview: Ralph Garman Ty Templeton.

FLINT MOVIE SALE

Screen Archives Entertainment is celebrating the anniversary of Twilight Time with a giant discount on select Blu-ray films. Included in the sale are the two Flint movies starring James Coburn, Our Man Flint (1966) and In Like Flint (1967). These limited-edition Blu-ray editions usually sell for over $40 on Amazon, and are now down to $19.99 at SAE. Find out why Flint took third place in Spy Vibe's set countdown of great set design -with additional set-picks from Lee Pfeiffer (Cinema Retro), Stephen R. Bissette (Swamp Thing), Jeremy Duns (Free Agent), Wesley Britton, and many others here. Sale ends Monday. Disc details from SAE below. Readers who have been away on missions might want to catch up with some of our recent interviews with Trina Robbins, Win Scott Eckert, Shane Glines, and the team behind the new Batman '66 Meets Green Hornet comic. Check out my Spring Sale on eBay here. Collage with Flint below from our Mad For Mondrian post here. Enjoy!

From SAE: Derek Flint (James Coburn)—super-spy, man of multifarious skills, playboy extraordinaire—has his hands full in Our Man Flint (1966), the Bond spoof to end all Bond spoofs. With a team of mad scientists plotting to rule the world by controlling the weather, Flint is called into action by the chief (Lee J. Cobb) of Z.O.W.I.E.—Zonal Organization for World Intelligence and Espionage. Now he must contend with a seductive counter-agent (Gila Golan) and her evil cohort (Edward Mulhare), in a race against time to save the swinging world as we know it. Highlighted by a superb score from Jerry Goldsmith (available here as an isolated track).

Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Lee Pfeiffer and Eddy Friedfeld / Derek Flint: A Spy is Born / Directing Flint: Daniel Mann / Spy-er-ama / Spy Style / Flint vs Kael / A Gentleman's Game / Perfect Bouillabaisse / Screen Tests / Storyboard Sequences / Original Theatrical Trailer. Limited Edition of 3,000 Units!

In this 1967 sequel to the James Bond spoof, Our Man Flint, superspy Derek Flint (James Coburn) is once again called upon to help out the harried head of Z.O.W.I.E. (Lee J. Cobb), this time sidelined by a scandal engineered by a group of power-hungry women intent on taking over the universe. The ladies, of course, are no match for the irresistible Flint: ballet dancer, dolphin whisperer, electronics expert, and all-around man of the world. Featuring a confectionary score by the one and only Jerry Goldsmith, available here as an isolated track.

Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Lee Pfeiffer and Eddy Friedfeld / Derek Flint: The Secret Files / James Coburn: The Man Beyond the Spy / Designing Flint / Flint vs Zanuck: The Missing 3 Minutes / Take it Off / Puerto Rico Premiere / Future Perfect / Feminine Wiles / Spy School / Musician's Magician / Spy Vogue / Screen Test / Trailers. Limited Edition of 3,000 Units!

Recent Spy Vibe posts: Trina Robbins Interview, Catsuits, Batman '66 Green Hornet Interview: Ralph Garman Ty Templeton,  Solar & Bionic Man Return, The Saint Library Released, DC Fontana Prisoner Video, James Bond Comic Event, Turkish James Bond Design, Edward Gorey's 1960s, Ipcress File cinematography, 007 SOLO cover designs, Batman Valentines cards, Saturday Cartoons: Marine Boy, Mary Quant, Patrick Macnee, Gloria Steinem and Denny O'Neil on MOD Wonder Woman, Win Scott Eckert interview, Siegel and Shuster's SPY, David McCallum: Son of Batman, Jon Gilbert talks Fleming, Barbarella TV series, Meet the Beatles 50th, Wonderwall comes to Blu-ray, Batman Strips, David Bowie at 67, Kevin Dart talks Ringo & Powerpuff Girls, Sherlock Exhibit, Fu Manchu history panel, Andy Warhol box set, Six-Million Dollar Man, Striped Light Nude, Buckminster Fuller, Dylan at Newport, Jane and Serge, The Goldfinger Variations, Mod Tales Interview, David Tennant's Ian Fleming audio books, Atomic Art, Shane Glines Batman.

Recent Ian Fleming posts on Spy Vibe: Ian Fleming Letters, Erno Goldfinger, Ian Fleming Music Series links: Noel Coward, Whispering Jack Smith, Hawaiian Guitar, Joe Fingers Carr, new Ian Fleming Catalog, Jon Gilbert interview, Double 007 Designs, Bond audio book reissues, discovery of one of Ian Fleming's WWII Commandos, James Bond book covers, Ian Fleming's Playboy interview for Kindle, Spy Vibe's discovery of a rare Ian Fleming serialization, rare View to a Kill, Fleming's Royal gold typewriter, Ian Fleming's memorial address, Spy Vibe's Ian Fleming image archive.