Years ago, in my previous life, I worked on the film Xanadu. Olivia was a very sweet girl at the time. Of course, I was more excited to work with Gene Kelly, even if he was in his later years. I could squint and imagine him dancing in Singin' In the Rain!! Olivia and her good friend Pat, had a little store in Los Angeles for a while called Koala Blue and we would occasionally go there for some little thing and, occasionally she would be there. Somewhere I still have my Koala Blue shirt. Sad news for such a bright spirit......
Sue HollywoodPosters.com Hollywood Poster Frames ________________________________ From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Scott Burns <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 7:22 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Olivia Newton-John 1948-2022 No question, “Grease” is the far better movie. But as the years have gone by, the trainwreck that is “Xanadu” has developed quite the fan base. The big production number at the end of “Xanadu” is still fun to watch (ELO after all!), even if the rest of the movie may drag, and drag, and drag. ?? Every now and then I pull it up on YouTube and it always cheers me up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKSB2O2Shts For some unexplainable cosmic reason, many bad (at time of release) movies get better, or at least much more fun to watch (and develop a following) as they age. “Can’t Stop the Music” with the Village People, Caitlan (Bruce) Jenner, Valerie Perrine & Steve Guttenberg definitely falls into that category, as does “Moment by Moment” with John Travolta and Lily Tomlin (a really unbelievable story line and a really bad script!) Sometimes a bad—but fun— movie hits the spot. Any other nominations for the Bad/But Good category? Scott From: MoPo List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of S Yafet Sent: Monday, August 8, 2022 9:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Olivia Newton-John 1948-2022 Agree. She was indeed memorable in those movies although Grease is much better than Xanadu. Nathalie On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, 3:59 PM Scott Burns <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: The sad exits continue…. Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73. Not many film credits, but she was memorable as Sandy in “Grease” (1978) with John Travolta and as Kira in “Xanadu” (1980) which featured Gene Kelly’s final big screen appearance. More here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/olivia-newton-john-dead-grease-1235194880/ Scott MoPo List Owner ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
