Around the Blogosphere This Week
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the internet......The latest Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray announcements are SONG OF THE THIN MAN (1947) and STAGE FRIGHT (1950). They'll be released in January. With SONG OF THE THIN MAN, all six THIN MAN films are now available on Blu-ray.
...Toby Roan has reviewed the Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of THE NAKED SPUR (1953) at 50 Westerns From the 50s. THE NAKED SPUR stars James Stewart, Janet Leigh, and Robert Ryan.
...Ben Pearson writes at SlashFilm about why movie dialogue has often become so difficult to understand.
...David Derks has written about Disney films directed by Norman Tokar for MiceChat. I've shared in the past that Tokar's SNOWBALL EXPRESS (1972), which starred Dean Jones, holds a special place in my heart.
...Ruth pays tribute to the great character actor Charles Lane at Silver Screenings.
...At Watching Classic Movies KC reviews a new biography of Charles Boyer by John Baxter, just published by the University Press of Kentucky.
...I was intrigued by Jessica's review of a Fred MacMurray-Irene Dunne film I've never seen, INVITATION TO HAPPINESS (1939). The review is available at her blog Comet Over Hollywood.
...Speaking of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, Raquel has reviewed the new IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE OFFICIAL BAILEY FAMILY COOKBOOK at her blog Out of the Past.
...I just learned Sissy Spacek's daughter, Schuyler Fisk, is a singer who released a Christmas album a few years ago.
...Notable Passing: Actress-Dancer Yvonne Wilder, who played Consuelo in WEST SIDE STORY (1961), has passed away at 84.
...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please check out my November 27th roundup.
posted by Laura @ 3:30 PM
3 Comments:
"The set also includes a colorized version of the film which frankly I'll choose to ignore."
Good for you! Mine has been an increasingly minority anti-colorization voice for years. It's good to find another right-thinking person.
Rick, I also agree about personally ignoring a colorized version of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE(1946). I think a movie should be seen as the moviemakers meant for it to be viewed. Although, I realize that real life is in color, but black-and-white movies were designed, lit, shot, and assembled with the intention of being seen in that medium and the moviemakers made their movies with that specific final look in mind.
Glad to know I'm not the only one who doesn't watch colorized movies! I strongly object to them -- Walter does a good job outlining some of the reasons.
Best wishes,
Laura
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