Around the Blogosphere This Week

Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the internet...

...Coming to Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics on January 30th: HE WALKED BY NIGHT (1948). This Special Edition will have a new commentary track by the great Imogen Sara Smith and also include the commentary track with Alan K. Rode and Julie Kirgo which first appeared on the ClassicFlix release of this film a few years ago.

...Other titles coming soon from Kino Lorber: UNDERWORLD (1927), direced by Josef von Sternberg; BLOOD ON THE SUN (1945) starring James Cagney; and DAISY MILLER (1974), starring Cybill Shepherd.

...Here's a review from the blog Staircase Wit of the 2017 book WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE CASABLANCA by Noah Isenberg. Isenberg has also authored books on Edgar G. Ulmer and Billy Wilder.

...I have long owned a couple of books on my favorite TV series, MAVERICK, and just learned of a new book on the show from Bear Manor Media. MAVERICK: A HISTORY OF THE TELEVISION SERIES is by Linda Alexader, Steven Thompson, and Martin Grams, Jr. It was published last May. Alexander wrote a biography of MAVERICK star Jack Kelly which I reviewed here in 2012.

...At Another Old Movie Blog, Jacqueline shares brief thoughts on some lovely Christmas-themed scenes in OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES (1945), which starred Margaret O'Brien.

...Dave Filoni, producer of THE MANDALORIAN, has been named Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm.

...Erica of Poppity Talks Classic Film will be hosting a "Party Like It's 1899" blogathon at year end.

...The long-running CBS series BLUE BLOODS will come to an end with Season 14, which will be split into two parts, running in early 2024 and then concluding in the fall of 2024.

...The documentary CHRISTMAS WITH WALT DISNEY (2009) is currently streaming on Disney+ for the first time. It was originally created for the Walt Disney Family Museum, directed by Don Hahn.

...As a longtime GENERAL HOSPITAL fan I enjoyed this story on GH star Genie Francis and her husband, STAR TREK star Jonathan Frakes.

...Kendahl Cruver's e-book THE CLASSIC FILM FAN USA TRAVEL GUIDE is now available in a paperback edition! As of this writing the digital edition is on sale for .99 cents.

...Notable Passings: British actor Joss Ackland, whose screen career stretched for 65 years, has died at 93. His notable roles included Andrei Lysenko in THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990)...TV producer Marty Krofft has died at 86. He and his brother Sid created children's programming including H.R. PUFFNSTUFF (1969-70) and THE BUGALOOS (1970-71). I liked the variety show he produced, BARBARA MANDRELL AND THE MANDRELL SISTERS (1980-82).

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please check out my November 18th roundup.

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