Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the internet...
...And speaking of the
Gale Storm book, I just ordered it from
McFarland, which is currently having a 40% off sale. The sale lasts through November 27th; use the checkout code HOLIDAY23. I also ordered
COLUMBIA NOIR by Gene Blottner (author of a couple great books including
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL WESTERNS) and
SILENT FILM'S LAST HURRAH by David Meuel (
THE NOIR WESTERN).
...Turner Classic Movies has announced that the
TCM Classic Cruise will return in the fall of 2024. The cruise will take place October 26-31, departing Fort Lauderdale for Cozumel and Disney's Castaway Cay.
...TCM has also announced a new podcast hosted by Ben Mankiewicz, "Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast." Variety has details.
...From the Hollywood Reporter: "Why the Dying DVD Business Could be Headed for a Resurrection."
...The Criterion Channel streaming service has an excellent
December lineup with collections including "Holiday Noir," "MGM Musicals," "Hitchcock for the Holidays," and "Directed by Yasujiro Ozu."
...The Criterion Collection hasn't released many classic-era films recently, so it came as good news that Raoul Walsh's THE ROARING TWENTIES (1939) will be out from Criterion in late February. It stars James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, and Jeffrey Lynn.
...An intriguing forthcoming Blu-ray release from Kino Lorber Studio Classics:
ALASKA SEAS (1954) starring
Robert Ryan, Jan Sterling, Brian Keith, and Gene Barry.
...Kino Lorber has also announced January 16th Blu-ray releases of RUN SILENT RUN DEEP (1958) and THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING (1966). The print of RUN SILENT RUN DEEP is said to be an improvement over a previous Blu-ray release.
...From Vulture: "Nobody Told Hallmark Channel That Cable is Dead." Given the financial issues many streaming services are currently facing, Hallmark's continued investment in cable productions is looking quite prescient.
...As someone who's sometimes gone to movies alone since I got my driver's license, I enjoyed "Why I Go to Movie Theaters Alone: Solitude Meets Community."
...LAist takes a look at the history of the century-old Vista Theater in Los Angeles, which has just reopened under the ownership of Quentin Tarantino.
...Recent film reviews I've enjoyed: Ruth at Silver Screenings takes a look at Disney's classic tearjerker
OLD YELLER (1957)...Colin has reviewed Alan Ladd in
DRUM BEAT (1954) for his blog Riding the High Country...At Comet Over Hollywood Jessica reviewed the hard-to-find
A WAVE, A WAC AND A MARINE (1944)...I love Karen's review of the B (C?) movie
JAIL BAIT (1954) at her blog Shadows and Satin...At Out of the Past, Raquel has recently reviewed the Undercrank Productions Blu-ray set
Raymond Griffith: The Silk Hat Comedian.
...Notable Passing: Roger Kastel, who created the posters for JAWS (1974) and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980), has
died at the age of 92. I feel his EMPIRE STRIKES BACK poster is one of the greatest movie posters ever created; I can still remember how I felt when I first saw it and how much I wanted to see the movie.
...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please check out my November 11th roundup.
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the internet...
3 Comments:
Laura, I agree with you about Roger Kastel's wonderful poster of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK(filmed 1979, released 1980). Looking at the poster brings back memories of viewing the poster as we walked into the UA Cinema 150 Theater at Asher and South University Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas during the Summer of 1980. The UA Cinema 150 was a magnificent huge one screen theater. It had an enormous dome roof and a 120-degree curved screen which was 70 feet wide. We viewed THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK in 70mm. That was a great theater to view movies in. Sadly, it closed in 2003 and was demolished in 2015.
Thank you for all the info. Now I too am looking forward to book about John Hodiak. Happy Holidays
I'm very interested in the Rochelle Hudson book-I've become quite a fan.
I have enjoyed her in various Boston Blackie and Mr Moto films as well as SHOW THEM NO MERCY remade as RAWHIDE
Rochelle did several films with Glenn Ford including BABIES FOR SALE
I'm trying to track down the following: SMUGGLED CARGO THAT I MAY LIVE CONVICTED WOMAN MEN WITHOUT SOULS GIRLS UNDER 21 and RUBBER RACKETEERS.
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