Savant's new reviews today are
Another toasty, hazy week in Los Angeles. Savant will be seeing some new movies and hopefully getting early copies of some of the more desirable August releases. I have a preview review of The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit up today, and it's over three weeks early. That means doubling back on some (not maliciously) skipped titles and digging into a fat TV compilation of Stacy Keach Mike Hammer episodes. Savant's choices have been more eclectic than usual lately, which is probably a good thing; but come September and October we're going to be up to our gills in Halloween-themed horror films and film noir from Warners and Fox. I hope to stay on top of the majority of it all.
I'm also tempted to head for UCLA next week to see a particular show in their Don Siegel series. I've read about Baby Face Nelson for thirty years, but in all that time have never seen it show up on television, tape, laser or DVD. This is the one with Mickey Rooney as manic killer Nelson and Carolyn Jones as his equally dangerous girlfriend; Leo Gordon plays Dillinger and Elisha Cook is Homer Van Meter. Originally a United Artists release, unless I've missed it it's become much more rare than other independent pix from the time.
Thanks for reading, Glenn Erickson
Posted by DVD Savant at July 18, 2005 04:46 PM