Around the Blogosphere This Week
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet......John DiLeo, whose last film book was THERE ARE NO SMALL PARTS in 2022, has a new book coming from Glitterati this fall, NOT EVEN NOMINATED: 40 OVERLOOKED COSTARS OF OSCAR-WINNING PERFORMANCES. I've reviewed John's books going back for many years -- links may be found in my review of his last book -- and have found them uniformly enjoyable, so I'm certain I'll enjoy this one also.
...In April I mentioned the forthcoming Kino Lorber Dark Side of Cinema XX Collection. That set, which contains CAPTAIN CAREY, USA (1950), APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER (1951), and MAKE HASTE TO LIVE (1954), now has an August 27th release date. As usual, the set will come with commentary tracks for each title.
...Last week I paid tribute to Eva Marie Saint, who celebrated her 100th birthday on the 4th of July. Saint was interviewed by People and shared "I certainly don't feel 100 years old" and that her daily pleasures include watching Dodgers games.
...There's a new documentary, HOLLYWOOD FALLOUT, on the ill-fated THE CONQUEROR (1956). A significant number of the cast and crew, including stars John Wayne and Susan Hayward and director Dick Powell, would later die of cancer. Details are available from Leonard Maltin as well as Zack Budryk at The Hill.
...I mentioned in May that DOWNTON ABBEY 3 is on the way...it's now been announced it will be released in the fall of 2025.
...Some of the latest Blu-ray reviews from CineSavant Glenn Erickson at Trailers From Hell are VICTIMS OF SIN (1951), aka VICTIMAS DEL PECADO, from the Criterion Collection and THE MAN I LOVE (1946) and ACT OF VIOLENCE (1948) from the Warner Archive Collection.
...From Thomas K. Arnold at Media Play News: "The Disc is Not Dead; Neither is Brick-and-Mortar Retailing."
...Author Noah Gittell was interviewed about his new book BASEBALL: THE MOVIE. As I mentioned in May, I've bought it, but as of now it's still in my summer reading stack. I love the subject matter.
...It was great to read this Classic Movie Blog Association interview with Rachel of Hamlette's Soliloquy, a blog I've enjoyed for many years. Rachel is a fellow Alan Ladd fan!
...Aurora pays tribute to Betty Grable with a review of MOTHER WORE TIGHTS (1947) at Once Upon a Screen...At Comet Over Hollywood Jessica reviewed Gene Autry and Ann Miller in another musical, MELODY RANCH (1940)...and Colin reviews Jeff Chandler and Joan Crawford in FEMALE AT THE BEACH (1955) at Riding the High Country. FEMALE AT THE BEACH was directed by Joseph Pevney, and Colin plans to write on more of his movies this summer.
...Notable Passings: Screenwriter Robert Towne (CHINATOWN) has passed away at the age of 89...and be sure to read the lovely new tribute to Jeff, written by his nephew, at Jeff Arnold's West.
...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my June 22nd column.
posted by Laura @ 1:40 PM
2 Comments:
Thanks for linking that Media Play News article, Laura. I gave up on Barnes & Noble years ago when I realized that I had more physical media in the house than they carried in the two locations nearest me. Probably the two locations combined (haha). Just abysmal. But maybe they'd be worth a visit now the next time I'm near one of them.
That said, the picture in that article of the physical-media section in the North Carolina location doesn't inspire a lot of hope. Still seems like a whole lotta nothin', albeit attractively presented.
Oh well, there's nowhere to go but up. Especially here in the Chicago area, which HAS to feature the most-barren physical-media landscape among major metro areas. Speaking of Barnes & Noble, boy, do I miss Borders...
Wow, the Cinecon schedule seems to include a screening of "The Harvester" (1936-Rep). Always heard that was a lost film!
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