Mae West: Fine Detail

MAE WEST is back onscreen. This assessment of her Blu-ray line-up is by Stephen Bjork. This is Part 7 of his lengthy review.
• • "I'm No Angel" (Blu-ray Review) • •
• • Mae West: Fine grain prints. Her films received a “lovely transfer” • •

• • Stephen Bjork wrote: Otherwise, the gray-scale is just as accurate with good contrast and black levels. It’s a lovely transfer.
• • Stephen Bjork wrote: Audio is offered in English 2.0 mono DTS-HD Master Audio with optional English subtitles.
• • Stephen Bjork wrote: The audio sounds clean with clear dialogue, though with just an occasional touch of sibilance, which is the way it was recorded.
• • Mae West: Extras • •  …
• • Stephen Bjork’s article will continue on the next post.
• • Source: The Digital Bits; published on Friday, 30 July  2021.  
• • On Friday, 1 September 1939 • •
• • It was on Friday, 1 September 1939 in Great Britain when English viewers saw Mae West featured in a splashy cameo in “Mickey’s Gala Premiere” on the telly.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The new Noxema shaving cream girl tries to come on like Mae West.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I sat around for 12 weeks drawing money and I never saw a script. This wasn't for me."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The New York Times reviewed "The Constant Sinner," a play by Mae West set in Harlem.
• • The New York Times wrote: "It is underworld material from start to finish, and Miss West handles her role with surety and a sufficiency of wisecracks that provide laughter with frequency." . . .
• • Source: Review in The New York Times; published on Sunday, 30 August 1931
• • 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 4,800 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,812th 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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