Thanks to some Ringo-ish help from my friends, Savant has three reviews to spring upon ye this sunny April Fool's Day. It's the day that, if the Groundhog comes out and sees his shadow, he bites you.
MGM's big West Side Story special edition boxed set is worth the wait, with an improved picture and remixed track, plus a docu that scores hard-to-obtain key interviews from three creative forces behind the picture - Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince.
Writer Stuart Galbraith IV contributes a review of Black Rose Mansion, a strange Japanese melodrama about an nightclub woman irresistable to men. The hook is, she's played by a male actor.
Milestone and Image present the documentary Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood. It's an informative and pleasant look at the meteoric career of Hollywood's highest paid screenwriter of her time. Interviews with modern women directors flesh out the story of a film industry before most women were shifted out of major creative roles. Comes with a complete Frances Marion-scripted feature, the 1917 The Little Princess with Mary Pickford.
Stay healthy & God bless, Glenn Erickson
Posted by DVD Savant at April 01, 2003 10:13 AM