Hey, you know where I'll be May 10 through 12? I'll be at Maltinfest, which is three days of interesting movies being shown at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. I'll be there with my friends and your hosts, Leonard Maltin and his daughter Jessie. Over the three days, they'll show a number of films that you may not have seen, each accompanied by a short subject and a cartoon — the way God intended movies to be seen.
There will also be discussions, interviews, live podcasts, author signings and your chance to see Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla on a real movie screen. That's right! Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla — the lowest point in Bela's career and the highest point in Sammy Petrillo's! There are movie buffs out there who dream of someday transferring every last print of this movie to flammable nitrate stock.
But most of the films at Maltinfest are being shown because someone — Leonard and Jessie, I guess — thinks they're deserving of more attention than they've received in the past. Even though Leonard and I disagreed strenuously about Stan & Ollie, I still trust the Maltin brand…so I'll be there for some of it. If you'd like to be there for some of it, the schedule and ticket information are available over on this page. Here's hoping this becomes an annual event!