On July 28, 2008, John DiLeo will begin hosting a video series based on his book, Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery (published by Hansen Publishing Group) on his classic movie blog, Screen Savers Movies. A new video of DiLeo talking about each movie in his book will be released daily, Monday-Friday, from July 28 – September 19, 2008. Forty videos will be released in all.
During the week of September 15-19, DiLeo will present videos covering the five movies Robert Osborne will host on Turner Classic Movies on September 22 beginning at 8pm EST. Robert Osborne selected these movies for this night after having read John DiLeo’s book, Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery. These are the movies being presented:
- 8pm – PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (1948) – Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten
- 9:30pm – STARS IN MY CROWN (1950) – Joel McCrea and Dean Stockwell
- 11:15pm – ONE WAY PASSAGE (1932) – William Powell and Kay Francis
- 12:30 am – DEVIL’S DOORWAY (1950) – Robert Taylor and Louis Calhern
- 2am – THE TALL TARGET (1951) – Dick Powell and Ruby Dee
If you have not already subscribed to John DiLeo’s blog, Screen Savers Movies, it’s easy. Just hover your mouse over the subscribe button and choose from an assortment of subscription methods. This way you will not miss any of DiLeo’s video presentations as they are released.
Jon Hansen, Publisher
7 responses so far ↓
1 Michael DiGioia // Jul 24, 2008 at 8:52 am
John, I hope I did this correctly, regading subscription. Anyway, I have a question for you, but (I hope you don’t mind) it does not relate to one of the films in your amazing book. Luis and I finally saw the film “Exodus” with Paul Newman & Eva Marie Saint. And, although the film was educational, quite essential and the script and message were strong, I was extremely disappointed in the performances and found the film very slow (and I love Newman & Saint, etc.). We both wanted it to end. What is your take on this film? Just curious. Michael D.
2 Eric // Jul 24, 2008 at 3:20 pm
I look forward to seeing all the videos. If I understand it correctly, one video will be released each day beginning on Monday. Will the videos remain up, so that if I come back to the site in a few weeks, I’ll be able to catch up on them?
3 John DiLeo // Jul 24, 2008 at 4:30 pm
My take on EXODUS is apparently your take as well. Though it’s unquestionably well-intentioned and deeply earnest, it’s also bland, uninvolving, and peopled with stick figures. It may be a massive Otto Preminger production, but it lacks essential emotion and passion.
Both stars are hugely disappointing. Paul Newman has never been duller or more disengaged, and Eva Marie Saint is, if possible, even more lifeless than Newman. They make an unconvincing romantic team, and I didn’t care if they ended up together or not.
The only good performance comes from Oscar-nominated Sal Mineo as the Holocaust survivor turned terrorist. His work is so alert and alive that he shames the wooden leads.
The movie cannot justify its mammoth length. Near the finish, Eva Marie actually says, “How is it ever going to end?” Which is exactly what the rest of are thinking.
4 Michael DiGioia // Jul 25, 2008 at 2:40 am
Oh John – thank God! For a minute there I thought Luis and I were both going nuts. Yes, I totally agree, Sal Mineo is the best thing in “Exodus”, but the other two – of for God sake, what happened there?!?! I was so disappointed, and I had waited so long to see the film, oh well. THANKS again for your take on “Exodus”. Much appreciated! MD
5 John DiLeo // Jul 25, 2008 at 10:14 am
Eric,
Yes, the videos will continue to be available after each one’s debut day. By September 22nd, all 40 will be up and running! You even get several costume changes!!
6 Sue // Aug 1, 2008 at 8:20 am
John,
Your new blog and video snippets have me hooked. It’s like a daily visit with an old friend. This is FUN….and my NetFlix queue has grown exponentially! Thanks for feeding a growing interest in classic movies which make a lot of the current fare hardly worth the effort.
7 John DiLeo // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:24 am
Thank you, Sue!
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