Around the Blogosphere This Week

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

...I was away the past two weekends, first at the TCM Classic Film Festival and then at the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival. I'll be posting overviews of both festivals as soon as possible, but in the meantime, here is a gigantic news roundup!

...The Warner Archive Collection has announced its June Blu-ray releases. Titles include ROSE-MARIE (1936), STRANGE CARGO (1940), COME LIVE WITH ME (1941), THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO (1944), NIGHT AND DAY (1946), and, best of all, LETTY LYNTON (1932).

...Upcoming June Blu-ray releases from Kino Lorber Studio Classics include James Garner in A MAN COULD GET KILLED (1966), Marcel Bozzuffi -- a familiar face in numerous French noir films -- in VERTIGO FOR A KILLER (1970), and Gregory Peck in MACARTHUR (1977).

...And coming in July from Kino Lorber Studio Classics: Denzel Washington in FLIGHT RISK (2012) and the Brit Noir Collection III.

...Over at 50 Westerns From the 50s, Toby Roan reports there's a rumor THE BOUNTY HUNTER (1954), starring Randolph Scott and Marie Windsor, may possibly be coming to Blu-ray.

...I reported in February that one of Film Masters' upcoming releases is Shirley Temple in A LITTLE PRINCESS (1939). Home Theater Forum says it will be a new scan; there will not be extras but that it will be close-captioned. I will be reviewing this disc in the next few weeks.

...I'll insert a note here that, after being gone much of April and early May, I have a great many pending disc reviews; some discs are already here and others are on the way to me. Stay tuned! First up will be NIGHT WORLD (1932) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, which will be released this week.

...I wish I could visit the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York this summer, as the museum is hosting a fantastic series of Universal Westerns from June 5th through July 3rd. The lineup includes the delightful, rarely seen TRAIL OF THE VIGILANTES (1940) with Franchot Tone and the terrific APACHE DRUMS (1951), produced by Val Lewton. Toby Roan lists some of his favorite picks from the series at 50 Westerns From the 50s.

...Actress Eve Plumb has a new book: HAPPINESS INCLUDED: JAN BRADY AND BEYOND, from Kensington Publishing. Related story: Tours are now available of the actual Brady Bunch home, which as been meticulously reconstructed. 

...The Hollywood Reporter has published a great interview Chris Yogerst conduction with Charlotte Barker, director of film restoration at Paramount Pictures. I've had the pleasure of meeting Charlotte, and she deeply loves movies and knows her stuff.

...The June streaming lineup for the Criterion Channel includes a trio of James Bond films and memorable movie weddings...I also want to recommend a Criterion essay by the always-great Imogen Sara Smith, "Far From Home: Three Noirs by Jacques Tourneur," published in conjunction with a current Criterion Channel collection.

...The latest CineSavant Blu-ray disc reviews from Glenn Erickson at Trailers From Hell include CRACK-UP (1946) from the Warner Archive Collection, the Brit Noir Collection I from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, MILLION DOLLAR LEGS (1932) from Universal Pictures, and THE BIG COMBO (1955) from Ignite Films. I was particularly interested that Erikson liked CRACK-UP much more than he did when he last saw it in 2010; I like it quite well myself.

...As a fan of the Fast and Furious movie series, I enjoyed this new interview with Jordana Brewster. The eleventh and final film in the series, FAST FOREVER, is due out in March 2028.

...A public hearing was held on the closed Cinerama Dome theater in Hollywood last week. Variety and IndieWire have reports.

...Also from IndieWire: "The Golden Age of Repertory Cinema is Now."

...Anne Hockens, Communications Director of the Film Noir Foundation, has put together a list of French film noir recommendations at Letterboxd...Incidentally, there's a fun shoutout from Anne and Eddie Muller in their latest "Ask Eddie" conversation on YouTube, around the 28-minute mark...And did you know that Anne puts together a Letterboxd list of all the films she and Eddie discuss in their chats?  Here's the May 14th list.

...More recent film reviews I've enjoyed reading: James L. Neibaur has reviewed the new Kino Lorber Blu-rays THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD (1934) and BEND OF THE RIVER (1952)...Colin's latest review at Riding the High Country is of FLAMINGO ROAD (1949)...at Comet Over Hollywood Jessica Pickens has reviewed TWO THOROUGHBREDS (1939) and I'LL GET BY (1951)...at The Hannibal 8 Toby reviews the Ma and Pa Kettle Complete Comedy Collection...Tynan of 4 Star Films reviews the fondly recalled SUMMER SCHOOL (1987) starring Mark Harmon..and here's a look at movies watched in April at Phyllis Loves Classic Movies.

...This summer the Academy Museum's David Geffen Theater will host a 16-film VistaVision series from August 20th through 31st.

...Stay tuned to the Cinecon website for news on this year's festival, to be held Labor Day weekend, September 3rd through 7th, at the Nuart Theatre.

...Sadly, the Columbus Moving Picture Show has announced their 2026 event -- to be held from May 21st through 24th -- will be the last one. The announcement cited the current hotel location eliminating its event staff, along with "an aging base, increasing costs, and lack of viable venues."

...Notable Passings: I was sorry to recently learn of the passing last fall of film historian Les Adams, whose 1978 book SHOOT-EM-UPS, cowritten with Buck Rainey, was an early addition to my film book library. I shared a little about the book a couple years ago in one of my Western Film Book Library columns at Classic Movie Hub...Ted Turner has died at 87. He had a widely varied life and career, but for classic film fans the most important aspect of his history was the creation of Turner Classic Movies...Film critic Rex Reed has died at 87. Here are obituaries from Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

...More Notable Passings: Mariclare Costello, who played teacher Rosemary Hunter on THE WALTONS from 1972-77 (as seen here), has died at 90.  She was the widow of actor Allan Arbus...Broadway dancer Bambi Linn, who created the role of Louise in the original production of CAROUSEL (1945) and danced on screen in both OKLAHOMA! (1955) and CAROUSEL (1956), has passed on at 100...Actress-singer Claudine Longet, the one-time wife of Andy Williams who was embroiled in an infamous shooting in the '70s, has died at 84...Former ONE LIFE TO LIVE actress Jennifer Harmon, who also acted on Broadway, has died at 82...Child actor Dennis Rush (MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES) has passed on at 74...

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my April 25th column.

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