William Madison assembles a panel at the Drama Bookshop to celebrate his biography Madeline Kahn: Being the Music
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Madeline Kahn
Dedicated to actress and singer, Madeline Kahn. She is perhaps best known for the films she did with Mel Brooks' 'Blazing Saddles' and Peter Bogdanovich's 'Paper Moon', she was Oscar nominated for both roles. Madeline had an opera soprano singing voice...
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If you are in the New York City area, there is going to be a panel discussion at Drama Book Shop on the life and career of Madeline with various co-workers and family speaking. And an author signing of Madeline Kahn : Being the Music. It’s June 11 and you can find all the details here.
Attention fans in Britain! I know a few had questions about how to buy the book and it’s been solved. Here are your choices:
From your local bookseller through the University Press of Mississippi distributor, the Roundhouse Group.
Hope this helps! source
Not long now! If you are in the United States and have yet to pre-order your copy, I noticed it is for sale on Barnes & Noble’s website WITH free shipping! So now you have to get a copy right? It comes out May 1st! CLICK HERE
Attention Madeline fans! The book is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Exciting times! You know what to do.
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Make sure to read William V. Madison’s latest blog post about the upcoming Madeline Kahn biography! And leave a comment telling how excited you are if you want! (Because its going to be great and worth being excited for just sayin’)
Blazing Saddles is coming to Blu Ray again to celebrate the 40th anniversary. Pre Order here.
At Long Last Love is being released on Blu Ray this week as an Amazon exclusive. I have just learned that the new addition to the movie which was previously unseen from the theatrical release and television airings is the soft shoe dance Alpha to Omega (pictured above courtesy of William V. Madison) with Madeline!
Here is some updated information on the At Long Last Love Blu Ray!
The 1975 Peter Bogdanovich written & directed musical “At Long Last Love” starring Burt Reynolds and Cybill Shepherdis coming to Blu-ray Disc in a “Director’s Definitive Edition” on June 4th, 2013 via 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The film, which featured music written by Cole Porter, co-starred, Duilio Del Prete, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman andEileen Brennan. Tech specs for the release include full 1080p Hi-Def video in the 1.66:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD 1.0 Mono Master Audio sound. The title is available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $21.99 price tag. Bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed below.
- Isolated Score Track
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- 8-Page Booklet on the Background of the Film
Hopefully ‘definitive edition’ means a complete film with the missing musical numbers featuring Madeline that were cut from the theatrical release.