Around the Blogosphere This Week
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the internet......Following last spring's TCM Classic Film Festival, the Hollywood Legion Theater ceased any repertory theater screenings and was not part of recent festivals such as Noir City Hollywood or Cinecon. I heard through the grapevine there were issues with the Legion not wanting to continue to pay a professional projectionist. Reporting from The Hollywood Reporter and Los Angeles Times indicates things at Post 43 are a mess. It was also interesting to learn they dismantled their drive-in theater last June in order to make more money from Hollywood Bowl parking. I hope they can fix the issues and get back to screening classic movies, as it's a remarkable venue.
...Last week Netflix mailed out its final DVDs.
...Thanks to donations from hundreds of people, the remains of the late Oscar-winning actor Edmund Gwenn (MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET), discovered earlier this year in the vaults of Chapel of the Pines crematory, will soon have a niche at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
...Recent reviews: CineSavant Glenn Erickson has reviewed the new Warner Archive Blu-ray release of WESTWARD THE WOMEN (1951)...Glenn also reviewed the new Criterion Collection release of LA BAMBA (1987)...Cereal at Midnight has reviewed Audie Murphy in Kino Lorber's KANSAS RAIDERS (1950)...At Comet Over Hollywood Jessica reviewed the obscure SARGE GOES TO COLLEGE (1947), part of the Monogram Teen Agers series.
...A deluxe edition of the soundtrack for THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) is coming later this year, including tracks recorded by Christopher Plummer. Plummer was dubbed by Bill Lee in the movie. Details were published by Entertainment Weekly and Variety.
...The Criterion Channel has a great October lineup, including 10 films starring Linda Darnell.
...Ed Zwick, creator of one of my favorite TV shows, THIRTYSOMETHING (1987-91), has a memoir coming out next year from Simon & Schuster.
...I enjoyed this new interview with Victoria Principal, Pam of TV's DALLAS.
...Notable Passings: David McCallum, star of MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. and NCIS, has died at 90. He was also part of the large cast of the excellent movie HELL DRIVERS (1957). McCallum's NCIS colleagues paid tribute last week...Michael Gambon has died at 82. I especially enjoyed him in a small role as King George V in THE KING'S SPEECH (2010).
...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please check out my September 23rd roundup.
posted by Laura @ 3:10 PM
1 Comments:
Thank you for the story about Edmund Gwenn. I hadn't heard it yet, and it's very heartwarming to see that within five days, strangers have raised enough money to give him a dignified resting place more than 60 years after his death.
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