d120421 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 As a salute to Deanna for her 91st birthday this December 4th, and as part of its' ongoing salute to Universal's 100th birthday, the Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto, CA will be holding a month long Deanna Durbin Film Festival during which it will show all of her films. Here is a link to the program/schedule: http://www.stanfordtheatre.org/calendars/Deanna%20Durbin.html And here is a link to an article in the San Francisco Classic Voice about the Festival and Deanna: http://www.sfcv.org/article/deanna-durbin-is-alive-and-well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado_Kid Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 It would be great if Deanna could be there but I know there is 0% of that happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I think this is spectacular news. If only I lived in northern California and could attend. I would be there for each screening! I hope you create a blog and update us on the events as they happen. Please consider doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezebel38 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 The Stanford Theatre is my home away from home as I live just 20 minutes from Palo Alto. They have been running a Universal Film Festival, and the Deanna Durbin tribute is just part of that lineup. I plan to attend most of the double bills of her films as this would be a once in a lifetime chance to see them on the big screen. In fact, I just got home tonight from seeing Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan in CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK, along with another of our board members Countessdelave. markus21 - do you live in the SF Bay area? I would encourage everyone who lives in the area to attend this festival and support all the effort made to put this program together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 >You'll never see a Deanne Durbin Festival on TCM...not until the powers that be get creative enough to find a way to get Universal Pics on the air. They're too busy spending money restoring duds like IRON PETTICOAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d120421 Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 markus21 - do you live in the SF Bay area? I would encourage everyone who lives in the area to attend this festival and support all the effort made to put this program together. Hi Jezebel38: Unfortunately, like ginnyfan, I live on the wrong coast, otherwise I'd make a point of attending as many screenings as I could. I agree that it's important for classic film fans to support programs like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I love Deanna Durbin. My first exposure to her was at a friend's who used to run 16mm films in his living room on Sunday nights. When I got home, I told my pop about the movie I'd just seen and he told me that he was madly in love with DD when he was a kid going to the movies. I bought a CD collection of her most popular songs years ago and crank it up every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 >They have been running a Universal Film Festival, and the Deanna Durbin tribute is just part of that lineup. What other Universal favorites are getting the spotlight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezebel38 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 > {quote:title=TopBilled wrote:}{quote} > > They have been running a Universal Film Festival, and the Deanna Durbin tribute is just part of that lineup. > What other Universal favorites are getting the spotlight? They are showing films chronologically - James Whale and Margaret Sullavan were some highlights of previous screenings: http://www.stanfordtheatre.org/calendars/Universal%20Part%201.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Sounds like they are going with the more established names. I have thought for ages that Jane Frazee deserves some recognition. She did some great work in B-musicals at Universal. Love her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceSaliano Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 > {quote:title=Jezebel38 wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=TopBilled wrote:}{quote} > > > They have been running a Universal Film Festival, and the Deanna Durbin tribute is just part of that lineup. > > What other Universal favorites are getting the spotlight? > They are showing films chronologically - James Whale and Margaret Sullavan were some highlights of previous screenings: > http://www.stanfordtheatre.org/calendars/Universal%20Part%201.html All these and many, many more should be on TCM...MADAME SPY (Fay Wray), CHEATING CHEATERS (Fay Wray), THE COUNTESS OF MONTE CRISTO (Fay Wray), PRIVATE JONES (Lee Tracy), I LIKE IT THAT WAY (Gloria Stuart), THE LOVE CAPTIVE (Gloria Stuart), THE GREAT IMPERSONATION (Edmund Lowe), HALF A SINNER (Joel McCrea), NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS (Alan Mowbray), SHE GETS HER MAN (ZaSu Pitts), AFFAIRS OF A GENTLEMAN (Paul Lukas), ONE EXCITING ADVENTURE (Binnie Barnes), CHINATOWN SQUAD (Lyle Talbot), DESTINATION UNKNOWN (Ralph Bellamy), AFRAID TO TALK (Eric Linden), SCANDAL FOR SALE (Charles Bickford), et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 At least they're being shown somewhere, if not on TCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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