Saturday, February 12, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Christa Article Back Online
Although it was down for a while, my article with author John O'Dowd on Christa is back online and can be found at: http://hollywoodstarletbarbarapayton.com/helm/index.html
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
The Linda Blair/Lennie Barrin Connection
Fans of my regular blog know that I am a big fan of actress/activist Linda Blair. Awhile back, I noticed an odd connection between Linda and Christa when I saw the name Lennie Barrin credited as costume designer on her film HELL NIGHT. Lennie was, of course, Christa's friend and partner in a clothing business in New York City. Lennie was also alleged to be the one who had Christa's apartment cleaned out after her murder.
Now I find that the connection with Linda Blair was much stronger in that the two of them once had a regular series of short Internet episodes on design, floral arrangement, etc. entitled LINDA 'N' LENNIE. Here's one of the episodes from YouTube!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Going For Broke in Haiti-1973
With Haiti so much in the news right now, it's interesting to note that Christa Helm's only starring vehicle was one of the first films to be shot in large part in Haiti. The horror stories from the cast and production people were many and varied but the bottom line is that it seemed like a better idea than it turned out to be. In fear of their lives to some extent, the cast and crew took advantage of a Christmas shooting break to pack up and move the remainder of the shoot to Florida.
As much of the footage shot by original director Alex Stevens was not used when Ron Walsh took over at that point and the decision was made to take the film in a different direction, only glimpses of Haiti appear in the finished film.
As much of the footage shot by original director Alex Stevens was not used when Ron Walsh took over at that point and the decision was made to take the film in a different direction, only glimpses of Haiti appear in the finished film. Here are a couple clips regarding the filming, one from THE NEW YORK TIMES and the other from VARIETY, both courtesy of Ace Researcher Derek Tague.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
New York Post Article
Ace Researcher Derek Tague passes along this article from THE NEW YORK POST from April of 2008 regarding both Christa's case and the 48 HOURS MYSTERY episode.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Broke Freeze Frame
In LET'S GO FOR BROKE, this lovely still appears as a freeze frame that then comes to life as Jackie Broke uses karate moves on her boyfriend.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Video Montage
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A holdover from the CBS 48 HOURS MYSTERY site, here is a brief slideshow of stills of Christa set to music.
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