Around the Blogosphere This Week

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

...Great news from Kino Lorber Studio Classics: THE MAVERICK QUEEN (1955), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Sullivan, is "coming soon" to Blu-ray. The movie had a VHS release but to my knowledge never came out on DVD. It's described as a "brand-new HD master by Paramount Preservation from a 4K scan of the 35mm Trucolor negative." I'm very happy to hear about this!

...Last month Kino Lorber announced a Brit Noir Collection I Blu-ray set, which is due out May 26th. Kino Lorber has now announced a Brit Noir Collection II set coming in June. The titles are HOME AT SEVEN (1952), also known as MURDER ON MONDAY; THE INTRUDER (1953); and THE LONG ARM (1956), aka THE THIRD KEY. Jack Hawkins stars in all three films.

...Netflix is raising prices again.

...The Criterion Channel's April streaming lineup includes "Corporate Thrillers" and "Three Noirs by Jacques Tourneur."

...CHARADE (1963) might be the first Criterion Collection Blu-ray in my collection. It's now available on Blu-ray.

...From Leonard Maltin: "Catching Up With Blu-rays."

...Coming for fall cookbook season: FOODS OF LA FRONTERA by Pati Jinich for Harper Collins and HAVE YOU EATEN YET? FAMILY RECIPES FROM A RESTAURANT DAUGHTER by actress Ming-Na Wen for Simon & Schuster.

...The long-running CBS series NCIS has hit 500 episodes.

...Coming in September from actress-author Illeana Douglas for Lyons Press: JUNGLE RED! THE MAKING OF MGM'S THE WOMEN. Douglas previously wrote CONNECTICUT IN THE MOVIES and I BLAME DENNIS HOPPER.

...There's also a book on THE WOMEN in the works by Alison Macor, author of MAKING THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, from the University of Texas Press.

...I revisited Tyrone Power in THE LUCK OF THE IRISH (1948) for St. Patrick's Day and thoroughly enjoyed it!

...Donna Reed's former Palm Springs home, which she owned from 1955 to 1966, is on the market.

...Reviews I've enjoyed in the last few days include a look at I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU (1946) by Jessica Pickens for Comet Over Hollywood...Colin has reviewed MIRAGE (1965) at Riding the High Country...CineSavant Glenn Erickson has reviewed THE VERDICT (1946) from the Warner Archive Collection and CLASSE TOUS RISQUES (1960), aka THE BIG RISK, from the Criterion Collection. I just ordered the latter film, starring Lino Ventura, from a Criterion Collection 24-hour half-price sale last week...Kristina has written about a big favorite, THE NARROW MARGIN (1952), for her blog Speakeasy.

...Thanks to Aventuras de Tom Tyler for sharing my Classic Movie Hub review of the two-film Tom Tyler Blu-ray set!

...Henry C. Parke has covered the Cowboys exhibit at the Reagan Presidential Library for True West...look for my article and photos coming soon to my Classic Movie Hub Western RoundUp column!

...My favorite Los Angeles French Dip restaurant, Philippe's, is getting rid of sawdust on the floor.  The change, after over a century, is for insurance reasons.

...A reminder that the Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray sale at Movie Zyng continues through Tuesday, March 31st. A number of additional titles have just been added to the sale.

...Notable Passings: The legendary Chuck Norris passed away at 86...Actress Judy Pace, remembered by me as Linda Sayers in BRIAN'S SONG (1971), has passed on at 83...Actress Valerine Perrine, always remembered by many of us as Miss Teschmacher in SUPERMAN (1978), seen here in a still, died at 82...Hanna-Barbera composer Ted Nichols has died at 97...Actor Ed Bernard (POLICE WOMAN, THE WHITE SHADOW) has passed at 86...Western character actor Matt Clark has passed on at 89...Character actor James Tolkan, memorable in the original TOP GUN (1986), has died at 94. He uttered the memorable line to Tom Cruise, "Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash"...Michael S. Rosenwald has written a lovely tribute to film historian and locations sleuth John Bengtson, published in The New York Times.

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my March 14th column.

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