[amazon_link asins=’B0722874M3′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’95d0b72b-5397-11e7-a4bc-65164ac08035′] In my continuing quest to expand my limited knowledge of silent films, I watched Kino Lorber’s recent Blu-ray release of Zaza. Originally a hit Broadway play in 1899, Zaza, starring Gloria Swanson, concerns the…
A major movie star during the silent era, Gloria Swanson had made a relatively successful transition to the sound era (even garnering an Oscar nomination for The Trespasser in 1930), though her career never reached the height it had in…
“All right, Mr. DeMille. I’m ready for my close-up.” –Norma Desmond Back in 2008, Paramount released Sunset Boulevard as part of its Centennial Collection with a solid transfer and a healthy collection of special features. Some of those who already…
“All right, Mr. DeMille. I’m ready for my close-up.” –Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond Few films have as many classic lines as Sunset Boulevard. Fewer still have scenes you know were shot but for some reason, were dropped from the…