Norma Shearer News

BRING YOUR SHARP wit, love of gossip, and ready laughter to Butterfield 8's production of "The Women." You'll utilize all three and more as a very talented group of actresses turns the world of high society upside down in Clare Boothe Luce's satirical comedy running through July 11 at Concord's Cue Productions Live.

Hey Mick: If you review a movie in which your very favorite actor or actress gives a certifiably stinking performance, can you objectively write an honest opinion about the shoddy portrayal? Will Bradt, San Jose Hey Will: Sure.

May 21st is the 105th anniversary of the birth of one of my favorite actors, Robert Montgomery .

PRIVATE LIVES was my first purchase from the brand-new Warner Archive program . The DVD arrived in a professional-looking "keep case" exactly a week after I ordered it.

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Have you heard the news that Warner Bros has opened up their vaults ? Seems at least one of the major studios has realized that those who truly love the cinema love the entire history of it.

For years, I've been pining for a decent DVD release of Sidney Franklin's pre-code rendition of Noel Coward's PRIVATE LIVES.

Verdict: An insult to the original. The premise may sound familiar - four gal pals dealing with man dramas in New York City - but The Women is to Sex and the City , what Paris Hilton is to Madonna.

Lisbeth has man troubles. Her devoted friend Steve would like to marry her, but Lisbeth is hung up on hypocritical cad Alan , who has no interest in marriage.

DVD In 1939, the much admired George Cukor directed an all-female cast of contract players that included Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, and Joan Fontaine in a film about ...