Around the Blogosphere This Week
...Book news: Film historian Scott Nollen, author of THREE BAD MEN: JOHN FORD, JOHN WAYNE, WARD BOND (2013), had two books published by McFarland last year: TAKASHI SHIMURA: CHAMELEON OF JAPANESE CINEMA and CHESTER MORRIS: HIS LIFE AND CAREER. I hope to read both titles, as I find the topics of considerable interest.
...As some readers may recall, I've become quite a fan of the Fast & Furious movie series over the last few years; the first film was nearly two decades ago, in 2001, and I started watching them around five years ago. The trailer for this summer's F9: THE FAST SAGA (2020) dropped yesterday, and I can hardly wait for May to arrive. Some of the trailer made me laugh till I cried, as it's completely insane, and I was also excited by the return of a presumed-dead character. Like any good soap opera, the F&F movies periodically resurrect "dead" characters; this one is at least the third in the last 20 years. (Maybe there's hope for the return of Gal Gadot's character!)
...Coming in March from Flicker Alley: 3-D RARITIES: VOLUME II. It will include EL CORAZON Y LA ESPADA (1953), also known as THE HEART AND THE SWORD or THE SWORD OF GRANADA, starring Cesar Romero and Katy Jurado; the ballet short THE BLACK SWAN (1951); and a selection of Harold Lloyd's 3-D photographs, presented by Suzanne Lloyd. I saw some of Lloyd's 3-D Disneyland photos exhibited at the 2015 D23 Expo and was really wowed by seeing them....Coming from ClassicFlix in April: AFRICA SCREAMS (1949) starring Abbott & Costello. It's a limited edition capped at 3000 units. The plentiful extras include a commentary track, radio show, comic book, and much more.
...Will McKinley has interviewed James Garner's daughter Gigi for GetTV.
...Will also alerted me to an interesting story about the rising sales of VHS tapes.
...Karl Malden's former home in Brentwood recently sold. The Los Angeles Times has a photo tour.
...Movie studios have renewed deals with Kodak for the company to keep making film. Some movies are (thankfully!) still shot on film, including the newest version of LITTLE WOMEN (2019).
...A very realistic Baby Yoda (aka "The Child") can be yours for a mere $350! Coming next summer from Sideshow Collectibles.
...Yesterday it was announced the Netflix's series THE CROWN will end with Season 5, starring Imelda Staunton as the Queen. Season 4, with Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth, is currently filming.
...There are now 150 million Amazon Prime members worldwide. Wow.
...Here a reminiscence of the wonderful musical THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT (1967) by Marc Myers at JazzWax.
...Ivan just wrote about a Dan Duryea film I enjoyed, THE UNDERWORLD STORY (1950), at his blog Thrilling Days of Yesteryear.
...Jazz fans in Connecticut might like to know that the Dave Brubeck Collection, previously located at California's University of the Pacific, may now be found at the Wilton Library in Wilton, Connecticut.
...Attention Southern Californians: The 1933 version of LITTLE WOMEN will be shown in 35mm at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on February 23rd. It's part of the Egyptian's new Sunday matinee series, screening at 1:00 p.m. I hope to be there.
...Notable Passings: Monique van Vooren has passed on at 92. She appeared with Lex Barker in TARZAN AND THE SHE-DEVIL (1953) and was in the opening credits sequence of TEN THOUSAND BEDROOMS (1957). She also had a bit role in GIGI (1958)...Longtime soap opera actress Marj Dusay has died at 83. She appeared in several different soaps over the years; she also appeared in the final episode of James Garner's one-season series BRET MAVERICK (1982). Her film roles include a bit part in the Elvis film CLAMBAKE (1968) and playing General MacArthur's wife opposite Gregory Peck in MACARTHUR (1977)...TV programmer Fred Silverman, who was a big name when I was a kid, has passed away at 82. Silverman's career was equal parts dreck and brilliance; he was behind "jiggle TV" and airing the infamously bad SUPERTRAIN (1978), but he also programmed shows like THE WALTONS (1972) and HILL STREET BLUES (1981)...It was announced last week that race driver John Andretti has died of cancer at 56...Writer Mary Higgins Clark has passed on at 92...Screenwriter Harriet Frank Jr., who worked with her late husband Irving Ravetch, has died at 96. Their films included MURPHY'S ROMANCE (1985) with James Garner and Sally Field. Frank's career went back to the late '40s, including the screenplay for WHIPLASH (1948) starring Dane Clark, Zachary Scott, and Alexis Smith.
...For additional links of interest to classic film fans, please check out my January 25th roundup.
Have a great week!
posted by Laura @ 11:55 AM
6 Comments:
Thanks for the update, and the list of books I have to read!
MURDER, HE SAYS is one of my favorite movies. Big Helen Walker fan here.
Happy to add to your reading list, Caftan Woman! :) :) My own is sure growing!!
John, thanks for sharing your positive feedback on MURDER, HE SAYS! I'm sure curious to see it again after all this time.
Best wishes,
Laura
I'll add my support for MURDER, HE SAYS and bet you'll enjoy it now once you revisit it.
Love Raquel’s book list. Wonderfully helpful. I have just received the Joan Harrison bio.
And I just joined amazon Prime. Wanted to see The man in the High Castle. Looks like lots of other goodies!
Thanks for adding your thoughts on MURDER, HE SAYS, Seth! It will be quite interesting to see it in a new context.
Vienna, so glad you find Raquel's book list as helpful as I do! I hope to order the Joan Harrison book in the next few days. Enjoy Amazon Prime! (I haven't seen it yet but my husband highly recommends BOSCH for great views of Los Angeles.)
Best wishes,
Laura
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