Around the Blogosphere This Week

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

...As shared here early last year, the venerable Fox Westwood Village Theater was bought by a large group of filmmakers. It has just been announced that the group, called Village Directors Circle, will partner with the American Cinematheque to run and program the theater, with a scheduled reopening date of 2027. The directors involved in the ownership group include Jason Reitman, Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Nolan, and Steven Spielberg, to name just a few.

...In more good theater news, there is hope that the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood will finally reopen.

...Coming from Kino Lorber Studio Classics in January: HOLD THAT BLONDE! (1945), starring Veronica Lake and Eddie Bracken, and the enjoyable remake of SABRINA (1995) starring Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond.

...Nearly 20 years ago I reviewed THE FAMILY STONE (2006), a very enjoyable Christmas film about a troubled family. There is now talk that there may be a sequel.

...The Letterboxd site plans to start an online streaming service.

...The Kit Parker Blu-ray release of a restored print of Joel McCrea in STRANGER ON HORSEBACK will be released December 16th.

...December's Criterion Channel streaming lineup will include collections focused on "Hotels on Film" and actress Julianne Moore.

...The Warner Archive Collection will release four-film Blu-ray sets of James Stewart and Robert Taylor films in January.

...The latest Hyperion Historical Alliance Annual, which covers Disney history, has just been published. I always buy these Annuals and recommend them.

...Reviews I've enjoyed reading recently include Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on THE WALKING HILLS (1949), starring Randolph Scott, at Shadows and Satin...CineSavant Glenn Erickson has written about the new Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray of THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE (1953) at Trailers From Hell. Errol Flynn stars...Colin's latest review at Riding the High Country is on the Universal Pictures crime film UNDERTOW (1949) starring Scott Brady, John Russell, and Peggy Dow...Tynan at 4 Star Films has reviewed THE UNSUSPECTED (1947) with Claude Rains...DforDoom of Classic Movie Ramblings has reviewed FOREVER AMBER (1947).

...Notable Passings: Actress and Disney artist Dawn Little Sky has died at 95...Richard Zamboni, son of Frank Zamboni -- creator of the famed ice resurfacing machine -- has died at 95.

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my November 15th column.

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