Around the Blogosphere This Week

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

...Great news from the Warner Archive Collection: One of my favorite Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy musicals, SWEETHEARTS (1938), will be released on Blu-ray in October.

...Other Warner Archive titles coming in October include the TV series A MAN CALLED SHENANDOAH (1965-66), starring Robert Horton; THE RETURN OF DR. X (1936); THE WALKING DEAD (1936); and THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS (1946).

...A brand-new book from McFarland: KING VIDOR IN FOCUS: ON THE FILMMAKER'S ARTISTRY AND VISION by Kevin L. Stoehr and Cullen Gallagher.

...Coming from Kino Lorber in October: A two-film set of Cab Calloway films, HI DE HO (1947) and BOARDING HOUSE BLUES (1948). The Blu-ray set contains 4K restorations from original negatives.

...And coming to Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics: THE COURT-MARTIAL OF BILLY MITCHELL (1955) will be out in October, with CALIFORNIA (1947) to follow in November.

...From the Associated Press: "What's Hot in Theaters? Old Movies - and Some That Aren't So Old." Topics include Fathom Events screenings; Fathom will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year.

...I've been reading Ed Morrissey's columns for a couple decades or so now and was interested to read his take on the new film REAGAN (2024). The cast includes Dennis Quaid in the title role and Lesley-Anne Down as Margaret Thatcher.

...I enjoyed "Crimson Kimono: A Little Tokyo Time Capsule," by J.K. Yamamoto, a story inspired by a recent screening of THE CRIMSON KIMONO (1959) at the Academy Museum. James Shigeta is seen here in a still from the film.

...Attention Southern Californians: In September Leonard Maltin will be hosting half a dozen rarely shown 1930s Universal Pictures films at the New Beverly Cinema. All six films will be screened in 35mm. Maltin shares details on the titles here.

...It's a great classic movie weekend in the Los Angeles area. Although I'm not attending Cinecon over Labor Day Weekend this year, today I saw THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) in 35mm at the Egyptian Theatre, and tomorrow I'll be seeing a digital presentation of STAGECOACH (1939) at the Academy Museum. This will be my first time to see a film in the museum's David Geffen Theater.

...Last month I shared info on an upcoming screening of THE TIME MACHINE (1960) and animated Puppetoons shorts at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills; the screening takes place on October 5th. I've also learned that the following day, October 6th, The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana will screen THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) along with Puppetoons. I had a great time at a similar WAR OF THE WORLDS screening in May and highly recommend going. Both "Flights of Fantasy" screenings include discussions with Arnold Leibovit, who to date has released three volumes of restored Puppetoons on Blu-ray.

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my August 24th column.

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