Saturday February 18, 2006

Savant's new reviews today are

The Cary Grant Box Set:
The Awful Truth, Holiday, Only Angels Have Wings, His Girl Friday, The Talk of the Town  Sony
The Last American Hero  Fox and
Traffic  Criterion

Happy Saturday! A fun note from frequent Savant correspondent Gregory Nicoll fits in with the fact that I am still getting enthusiastic emails about Warners' Sam Peckinpah's The Legendary Westerns Collection. It comes with a link to an interesting web article on archival theft from the Las Vegas Sun:

Wild Bunch Letter Underscores Problem

Gregory writes: Hello Glenn: I loved this part of that story: "The letter - concerning Christiansen's promise to chase outlaws as a condition of his release from prison by Wells...." Can you imagine this particular true-life scenario transferred to Peckinpah's characters? -- Gregory Nicoll

Dear Mr. Harrigan,
How are you? I am fine, although I am very tired from getting bullwhipped and from splitting rocks all day while wearing this hot, itchy striped suit. I am willing to make a deal. Let me out of here and give me 30 days to get Pike.
Sincerely,
Deke Thornton
Yuma Prison

Thanks for reading, Glenn Erickson

Posted by DVD Savant at February 17, 2006 09:33 PM