MAE WEST returns in Blu-Ray Releases, thanks to Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Kino Lorber Studio Classics has unveiled the details of their June 2021 Blu-Ray releases including works from such icons as Mae West, Benny Hill, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jennifer Connelly, Robert Altman, Alastair Sim, Cary Grant and more.
• • “Every Day's a Holiday” • •
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Synopsis: The impeccable Mae West (She Done Him Wrong) is Peaches O’Day, a con artist who befriends Captain Jim McCarey (Edmund Lowe, Chandu the Magician), a cop who must turn her in unless she leaves town.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: After catching the show, crooked mayoral candidate John Quade (Lloyd Nolan, The House on 92nd Street) tries to close it down when Peaches demurely declines his romantic overtures.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Captain McCarey jumps in the race for mayor against Quade, and the loyal Peaches fervently campaigns for him.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: With the help of jazz great Louis Armstrong (A Man Called Adam) on trumpet, an enthusiastic Mae West rallies the crowd to “Laugh, Sing and Vote!” in a delightful final scene.
• • Dillon Gonzales wrote: Written by Mae West and directed by A. Edward Sutherland (It’s the Old Army Game).
• • Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kat Ellinger | 6 Mae West Trailers
• • Source: Geek Vibes Nation; posted on Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• • On Monday, 25 June 1956 • •
• • "The Mae West Revue" would be opening soon in Atlantic City, Mae West told reporters on Monday, 25 June 1956. The night club act was now short on one well-built gladiator. It's a good thing Chuck and Mickey took separate flights to Idlewild Airport.
• • To prevent this incident from fueling more articles, Mae suggested he change his name to Paul Novak. Years later Mae West told an interviewer, “Paul showed what he was made of and what he would do for me.”
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West's amazing new contribution to screen history, "Belle of the Nineties," reveals the Paramount screen sensation more beautiful and alluring than ever as the foremost charmer of the gallant Southland of the Gay and Naughty Nineties.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Camp is the kinda comedy that imitates me."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about apparel and academia mentioned Mae West.
• • Caroline Evans wrote: Jane Gallop, professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, aka "the post-structuralist Mae West," vamps it up on the lecture circuit — — Jane once gave a lecture on psychoanalysis and the phallus dressed in a skirt made of men's ties stitched together. ...
• • Source: Article: "What not to wear if you want to get on" written by Caroline Evans for TLS Higher Education section; posted on Friday, 18 June 2004
• • The evolution of 2 Mae West plays that keep her memory alive • •
• • A discussion with Mae West playwright LindaAnn LoSchiavo — —
• • http://lideamagazine.com/renaissance-woman-new-york-city-interview-lindaann-loschiavo/
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 16th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,764th blog post. Unlike many blogs, which draw upon reprinted content from a newspaper or a magazine and/ or summaries, links, or photos, the mainstay of this blog is its fresh material focused on the life and career of Mae West, herself an American original.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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