Toomorrow 06/13/26

Dennis Bartok brings an oddball film back from obscurity — an unreleased big budget comic Sci-fi musical given a big 1970 premiere, only to drop out of sight for decades. The immediate point of interest is that its star is the late Olivia Newton-John, a full eight years before her big breakout co-starring with John Travolta. Alien Alphoids beam four London rock musicians up to their spaceship … because the group’s electronic ‘Tonalizer’ has the spark of warmth and soul that will save their planet. The synthetic band was a concoction of music promoter Don Kirschner, like The Monkees or The Archies. Decorated with expensive visual effects and makeup, writer-director Val Guest’s show is, uh, quite a spectacle. Beyond the genuine appeal of Ms. Newton-John, we see it as a real oddity, a ‘case for further study in cultural anthropology.’ On Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile Films.
06/13/26