A Few Thoughts on NAPOLEON
The presentation of Abel Gance’s NAPOLEON this Saturday at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California, dwarfs any previous experience that I’ve ever had in a movie theatre. I have never seen a film of such epic scale with the most amazing attention to authentic...
A Golden Boot for Bobby Hoy
2/8/2010: Sad news. Bobby Hoy passed away early this morning. He leaves a loving family and a legion of friends and colleagues who will miss him greatly. R.I.P. Here us a link to his obit in the L.A. Times. It was my distinct privilege to attend the Golden Boot Award...
Wanted: More Film Preservationists
Although One Way Street has been on an extended hiatus because of my on-going Michael Curtiz biography and a medley of other unapproved excuses, I have returned – a cyber-Lazarus – to proselytize for the cause of film preservation, specifically film noir...
The Count of Canoga Park . . . and my mental CD player
Shortly after relocating to the far reaches of the western San Fernando Valley, I came across this sign while driving home one day. Was this street named after Francis Lederer, actor? Of course, it was. It must have been fate and a collective touch of native soil...
Soldier in the Rain . . . and a Favorite Femme Fatale
I watched Soldier in the Rain (1963) for the second time in my life this week. The initial viewing was on a local New York television station some four decades ago. I was many things different back then starting with “impressionable” followed by “young”. Soldier in...Books
Blu-ray Discs
Alan contributed numerous commentaries and special feature appearances for a variety of Blu-ray© and DVD classic film releases.
Several recent releases include documentary featurettes produced by TVP Enterprises, Alan’s production company that he co-founded with filmmakers Steven C. Smith and Patrick Francis.
