Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major, Lael Loewenstein, Charles Solomon and Tim Cogshell review this week’s releases, including “Gone Girl,” “Men, Women and Children,” “Annabelle” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
Filmweek: 'Gone Girl', 'Men, Women and Children', 'Annabelle' and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major, Lael Loewenstein, Charles Solomon and Tim Cogshell review this week’s releases, including “Gone Girl,” “Men, Women and Children,” “Annabelle” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
Guests:
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and host for IGN’s DigiGods.com
Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and Variety
Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC and Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC and Alt Film Guide
The making of a classic: ‘Gone With the Wind' at 75
The 1939 film swept the Oscars, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography. Plus, it arguably has one of American cinema’s best movie lines. Impressive results aside, the making of “Gone With the Wind” was met with difficulty from the start. First, filming was delayed for two years in order to secure Clark Gable for the lead. It took 1,400 screen tests and interviews before the part of Scarlett O’Hara was given to Vivien Leigh. Of course, there were also concerns about how the film, based on the Margaret Mitchell tome, on how it would depict racial tension in the South during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
“The Making of Gone With the Wind” presents more than 600 items and rarely seen materials tied to the production of the classic film.
Guest:
Steve Wilson, author of “The Making of Gone With the Wind” (University of Texas Press, 2014), and curator at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin