Around the Blogosphere This Week
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the internet......Coming to Blu-ray soon from Kino Lorber: The Anna May Wong Collection. The three-film set will contain DANGEROUS TO KNOW (1938), KING OF CHINATOWN (1939), and ISLAND OF LOST MEN (1939). The prints will be from new 2K masters.
...Coming from Kino Lorber June 14th: A Fu Manchu double feature disc with THE MYSTERIOUS DR. FU MANCHU (1929) and THE RETURN OF DR. FU MANCHU (1930). The Blu-ray prints will also be from new 2K masters. Warner Oland plays the title role, and Jean Arthur and Neil Hamilton costar in both films.
...Kino Lorber has also announced a replacement program for their new BLUE SKIES (1946) Blu-ray due to a sound issue in the tap-dancing sequences.
...The L.A. Conservancy, which I joined last year, has announced the return of its "Last Remaining Seats" series this June, screening classic films in historic Los Angeles theaters. Titles will be announced on April 6th; the member pre-sale is also scheduled for that date.
...The 101 Coffee Shop on Franklin in Los Angeles closed during COVID lockdowns, as I shared in a January 2021 roundup. A new restaurant, the Clark Street Diner, has opened in the same location at 6145 Franklin, on the bottom floor of the Best Western Hollywood Hills. The Los Angeles Times gives it a thumbs up.
...At her blog Comet Over Hollywood Jessica pays tribute to one of my all-time favorite films, YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER (1942), starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth: "...truly a glittering joy from start to finish."
...Jennifer Churchill and her son Weston are hosting a new 10-part "Classic Films for Kids" series on the Film Detective's streaming channel.
...Here's the new trailer for TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022) starring Tom Cruise. It opens in theaters May 27th. The top supporting cast includes Ed Harris, Jon Hamm, Val Kilmer, and Jennifer Connelly.
...At Hometowns to Hollywood, Annette Bochenek looks at significant places from the life of Lola Lane.
...Former Miss California and movie actress Margia Dean celebrates her centennial birthday on Thursday, April 7th. I plan to have a post up to celebrate her 100th birthday!
...I recently reviewed the gorgeous new Warner Archive Blu-ray CAPTAINS OF THE CLOUDS (1942). I enjoyed Glenn Erickson's new review: "...looks incredible in Technicolor, like dazzling, like, go find the sunglasses." True!
...Notable Passing: Longtime TV director Marvin J. Chomsky has died at 92. He was a four-time Emmy winner who also directed the James Garner movie TANK (1984).
...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please check out my March 26th roundup.
posted by Laura @ 9:48 AM
3 Comments:
Thanks for the shout-out! It's always a little jolt of joy when I see you've linked to one of my posts :-) I can see why Calamity Jane is a favorite of yours -- it is darned cool!
Interesting releases from Kino Lorber. "TAKE ONE FALSE STEP"(1949) is a really enjoyable William Powell film - the opening credits grab you straight off!
Aw, thank *you* Rachel! I loved revisiting CALAMITY JANE via your article. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Jerry, I agree. I've only seen TAKE ONE FALSE STEP once and look forward to revisiting it -- and I also look forward to seeing Kino Lorber's other upcoming releases!
Best wishes,
Laura
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