Michael Schlesinger, former Hollywood studio exec at MGM, Paramount and Sony and truly the ultimate classic movie fan, passed away yesterday in Los Angeles at the age of 74. He was a regular at the Columbus Cinevent where I got to meet him. He also assisted with LA's Cinecon. Michael provided commentaries for a number of DVD releases including "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World" (which was his favorite movie) "One, Two Three" and the 1974 version of "The Front Page." He also loved "Sh! The Octopus" (1937) which features one of the weirdest transformation scenes ever put on film. See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m3Rea0H_p8
Here's a link to Michael's obituary: https://www.wellesnet.com/schlesinger-obituary/ Here's a sampling of Michael at his commenting best with his "Trailers from Hell" series: https://trailersfromhell.com/gurus/schlesinger-michael/ Another champion of classic film has left us. Scott MoPo List Owner Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
