...Coming in September from University Press of Mississippi: HOLLYWOOD HATES HITLER! JEW-BAITING, ANTI-NAZISM, AND THE SENATE INVESTIGATION INTO WARMONGERING IN MOTION PICTURES. It's by my friend Chris Yogerst, who previously wrote FROM THE HEADLINES TO HOLLYWOOD: THE BIRTH AND BOOM OF WARNER BROS. This look at the 1941 Senate investigation, which was one might say was ultimately rendered moot by Pearl Harbor, should be fascinating.
...Here's a February article I just came across on the great film historian Jeanine Basinger. I'm currently reading her book THE MOVIE MUSICAL! which is as good as one might expect from Basinger.
...This weekend I rewatched DRAFT DAY (2014) for the first time since I saw and reviewed it in 2014. What an extremely enjoyable movie! I love how it takes what one might expect to be the climax, Kevin Costner's choice of his team's No. 1 draft pick, and makes that just the start of an exciting extended sequence of wheeling and dealing. The movie is available on Blu-ray and DVD, as well as streaming rental from Amazon....Terry Teachout of the Wall Street Journal excerpts his new column on Frank Sinatra as a conductor at his blog About Last Night.
...Time Magazine published an excellent list of '30s classic film comfort viewing with beautiful illustrations.
...Here's Leonard Maltin on new classic film releases.
...CineSavant Glenn Erickson calls Buster Keaton's OUR HOSPITALITY (1923) "a little masterpiece." It's available on Blu-ray and DVD from Kino Lorber, and it's in my "watch" stack!
...Coming to Disney+ on May 4th: DISNEY GALLERY: THE MANDALORIAN, an eight-episode documentary on the creation of Disney's superb STAR WARS series, which I reviewed last November.
...This week San Diego Comic Con announced it will not take place this July. I have a feeling my first-ever visit to Star Wars Celebration won't take place in Anaheim this August, but we can hope.
...Cinemark hopes to reopen its theaters approximately July 1st.
...And here's some great July news from the Criterion Collection: They're releasing THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953), complete with a special effects presentation by Ben Burtt and Craig Barron. I saw their talk on the film at the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival -- and met Ann Robinson after the movie! (Photo of Ann here.)...Classic Movie Ramblings reviews NAKED ALIBI (1954), an enjoyable film I most recently reviewed here. Gloria Grahame and Sterling Hayden star, along with a very disturbed Gene Barry.
...Remembering actress Barbara Hale today, born on April 18, 1922.
...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please check out my April 11th roundup.
Have a great week!
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