Around the Blogosphere This Week
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the internet......In Kino Lorber Studio Classics news, the fine Western WILL PENNY (1967), starring Charlton Heston, will be out on Blu-ray June 27th. I wrote about it a couple years ago for my Classic Movie Hub Western RoundUp column...HUMAN DESIRE (1954), starring Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame, comes to Kino Lorber Blu-ray on July 11th...A July 11th release date has also been announced for the Dark Side of Cinema XV collection, which was first announced last summer. Titles are MAN AFRAID (1957), THE GIRL IN THE KREMLIN (1957), and the very good THE TATTERED DRESS (1957). I hope there will be more Dark Side of Cinema sets coming in the future!
...This June Kino Lorber will also be releasing a Blu-ray containing a pair of Ernst Lubitsch titles, THE OYSTER PRINCESS (1919) and MEYER FROM BERLIN (2019).
...Eddie Muller has a children's book coming out in September from TCM and Running Press Kids: KITTY FERAL AND THE CASE OF THE MARSHMALLOW MONKEY, cowritten with Jessica Schmidt and illustrated by Forrest Burdett.
...A long-awaited new book in Don Ballard's series of books on the Disneyland Hotel is on the way. (Thanks to Keith Buczak for the information.) The title is DISNEYLAND HOTEL 1960-1969: THE LITTLE MOTEL GROWS UP. Ballard's previous books are DISNEYLAND HOTEL: THE EARLY YEARS, 1954-1988 and DISNEYLAND HOTEL 1954-1959: THE LITTLE MOTEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ORANGE GROVE.
...More great book news: This October will see the publication of C'MON GET HAPPY: THE MAKING OF SUMMER STOCK by David Fantle and Tom Johnson. It will be published by University Press of Mississippi.
...Great news from Powerhouse Indicator: This July they're releasing a limited edition Blu-ray of one of my favorite films, NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES (1948). I loved Kino Lorber's Blu-ray release last year, a beautiful print with a commentary track by Imogen Sara Smith, but given how often I watch this film I may have to "double dip" for the extras on the Powerhouse disc. The new edition includes a commentary track by Farran Smith Nehme and Glenn Kenny, a Screen Directors Playhouse radio production, a featurette on director John Farrow, and a booklet which includes archival interviews with stars Gail Russell and John Lund.
...In July Indicator will also have a limited edition release of JET PILOT (1957) starring John Wayne and Janet Leigh. The disc includes the film in two different formats; a featurette on the film, including the story of its long-delayed release; and a short, THE TOWN (1943).
...The latest news from ClassicFlix includes the information that the updated release date for their DVD of HI DIDDLE DIDDLE (1943) is June 13th. The first volume of the ClassicFlix Hopalong Cassidy series is due out around late summer, and a silent collection of Little Rascals films is coming late summer or early fall.
...Western historian Boyd Magers has a new book out: A GATHERING OF GUNS: A HALF CENTURY HISTORY OF TV WESTERNS 1949-2001. I read about it at the Western Clippings site.
...The re-opening of the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood appears to have been pushed back to 2024.
...A pair of interesting Archive Treasures double bills are coming to UCLA's Billy Wilder Theater in June. On June 11th there's a Billy Wilder double bill of THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR (1942) and A FOREIGN AFFAIR (1948). Then on June 25th there's a set of films directed by Andre de Toth, RAMROD (1947) and PITFALL (1948).
...There's more Lubitsch on the way from Grapevine Video, which is releasing SO THIS IS PARIS (1926) on DVD and Blu-ray this month. I really enjoyed it at the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival.
...Cartoon Research celebrates the 75th anniversary of Disney's MELODY TIME (1948), which I wrote about here in 2020.
...Fall cookbook news: LIDIA'S FROM OUR FAMILY TABLE TO YOURS by Lidia Bastianich will be out in September 2023.
...In other book news, Scott Eyman has announced a new book coming from Simon & Schuster this fall: CHARLIE CHAPLIN VS. AMERICA: WHEN ART, SEX AND POLITICS COLLIDED.
...Bear Manor Media has announced a forthcoming memoir by actor H.M. Wynant, who is now 96. I was fortunate to see him speak at a Loretta Young tribute nearly a decade ago.
...An October 2022 release of interest I just learned about: EATING UP ROUTE 66: FOODWAYS ON AMERICA'S MOTHER ROAD by T. Lindsay Baker. It's from the University of Oklahoma Press.
...Last fall Tina Cole, who played Katie on TV's MY THREE SONS, published MY THREE LIVES: A MEMOIR. It was published by Bear Manor Media.
...I was interested to learn a few days ago that dancer Bambi Linn is still alive; she just celebrated her 97th birthday. Linn danced in the original Broadway production of OKLAHOMA! and played Louise in the original stage production of CAROUSEL, then danced "Dream Laurey" in the film version of OKLAHOMA! (1955). There's an interview with her posted at the Rodgers & Hammerstein website.
...But wait, there's more! This summer will also see the Powerhouse Indicator release of Marlene Dietrich in SONG OF SONGS (1933), with extras including a 1937 Lux Radio Theater production and a featurette, and THUNDERBOLT (1929), starring George Bancroft and Fay Wray. THUNDERBOLT also comes with interesting extras including a featurette and an interview with Fay Wray.
...Bill Hunt of The Digital Bits says he found the video quality of a new Warner Bros. Blu-ray set of '40s Max Fleischer Superman shorts disappointing.
...Thoughts on the end of Netflix DVD rentals from Richard Lorber of Kino Lorber.
...Reviews! Jessica shares thoughts on AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951) at Hollywood Comet...Cereal at Midnight reviews UNDERTOW (1949), just released on Blu-ray in the Dark Side of Cinema XII collection from Kino Lorber...At Riding the High Country Colin has reviewed a pair of '50s films, THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO (1952) and THE TALL MEN (1955)...Karen reviewed BAD SISTER (1931) at Shadows and Satin...Karen also recently reviewed THE NAKED CITY (1948), which I'm looking forward to revisiting at next week's Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival...The Metzinger Sisters of Silver Scenes review Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding in DERBY DAY (1952)...and Charlie Largent reviewed NEVER SAY DIE (1939) at CineSavant/Trailers From Hell. I enjoyed that Bob Hope film a couple weeks ago.
...May 7th is the centennial of the birth of Anne Baxter, who was born in Indiana on May 7th, 1923. Here is a Baxter tribute I wrote several years ago, which includes recommendations for a dozen Baxter films available on DVD or Blu-ray.
...April 28th was the centennial of the birth of Adele Mara. Toby briefly paid tribute at 50 Westerns From the 50s.
...Many thanks to Beth Ann Gallagher of Spellbound With Beth Ann for her kind words about my TCM Classic Film Festival coverage!
...Notable Passings: Ginnie Newhart, the wife of Bob Newhart, has died at 82...Eileen Saki, who played Rosie the bartender on TV's M*A*S*H, has passed away at 79.
...Please note there will not be a roundup next weekend on May 13th, when I'll be covering the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs. My post with the complete festival schedule is here, and you can read more about it in the Desert Sun. Around the Blogosphere This Week will return on May 20th.
...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please check out my April 22nd roundup.
posted by Laura @ 8:30 PM
3 Comments:
Regarding Jessica's otherwise splendid review of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951), I don't agree that after the ballet the film comes to a grinding halt; the love story is perfectly and touchingly resolved, providing a most satisfying conclusion.
Three cheers for you, Mel. Agreed completely.
Saw in the comments to Toby's Adele Mara birthday post that her CATMAN IN PARIS is coming to Blu-ray in June. As much as I'd love more Adele Mara in HD, I'm not sure I'll pay steep Imprint prices ($43.14 pre-order on Deep Discount!) for a 65-minute film. I'll have to re-watch my "I know a guy" DVD-R copy and make a judgment.
Would it kill these outfits to put two short B-movies on one Blu-ray?! Anyway, informative Saturday column as usual, Laura.
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