MAE WEST is getting new appreciation, thanks to Kino Lorber and Blu-Ray.
• • Raymond Benson reviewed the Mae West Kino Lorber Blu-Ray Releases.
• • Here is his take on “She Done Him Wrong,” filmed in 1932 and released in 1933. This is Part 1 of 2.
• • Raymond Benson wrote: She Done Him Wrong (1933) has the distinction of being the shortest movie (66 minutes) ever to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar (it lost to Cavalcade).
• • Raymond Benson wrote: It also features young Cary Grant as the leading man, just a few months after he appeared with Marlene Dietrich in Blonde Venus (1932). Since both movies were in production around the same time, West and Dietrich publicly feuded over “who discovered Cary Grant first.”
• • Raymond Benson wrote: She Done Him Wrong is a comedy-gangster piece and is without a doubt the quintessential Mae West motion picture—the pre-Code suggestiveness in her dialogue and actions was cause for alarm for the Puritanical-minded in the country, paving the way for the Hays Office to initiate the Production Code on July 1, 1934.
• • It is Mae West at her best • • ...
• • To be continued tomorrow with Part 2 of 2.
• • Source: Cinema Retro; posted on Monday, 14 June 2021.
• • On Saturday, 7 July 1934 • •
• • "Mae West Rouses Ire of Victorian Women" • •
• • On Saturday, 7 July 1934, The Australian Women's Weekly speculated on the future of Mae West as a screen siren.
• • Mae West may go west in Australia soon if Victorian women follow the example of America, and if the other States follow Victoria. The present popular phrase, "Come up and see me sometime," will fade away to oblivion, and Mae West will be allowed on the screen only in the most proper of roles.
• • "It Ain't No Sin," Mae West's latest picture, is due to arrive in Australia soon. Mr. Kelly thinks that after its ban by the New York Board of Regents the film will be entirely re-made at Hollywood.
• • July 2004: Mae West Blog launches • •
• • We’re here to keep Mae mavens up to date, correct errors, celebrate each revival of a play she wrote, post the latest Westian stage and book reviews. And answer our fan mail!
• • The light’s still on. Come up and see Mae every day.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The three movie sets that an outside photographer positively can't enter in Hollywood are those of Mae West, Shirley Temple, and Greta Garbo.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "You can say what you like about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on a revival of “Sex” mentioned Mae West.
• • Play Your Part Announces Virtual Production of SEX by Mae West • •
• • Alexa Criscitiello wrote: Play Your Part partners with King County Sexual Assault Resource Center and SWOP Seattle to produce Sex, a play with music written by Mae West. Reimagined for the virtual stage under the direction of Isabella Price, this flapper-era drama features live performances from 17 actors from around the country, with original music by Perice Pope and choreography by Sailor St. Claire.
• • The production will be broadcast live December 4-19, 2020. ...
• • Source: Broadway World; published on Monday, 16 November 2020
• • 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 17th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past seventeen 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 4,772nd 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.
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