Around the Blogosphere This Week

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

...Great news from Kino Lorber Studio Classics: CATTLE DRIVE (1951), starring Joel McCrea, will be coming to Blu-ray on November 19th. Coincidentally I recommended this film in my latest Classic Movie Hub Western RoundUp column, "Westerns for Young Viewers."

...Also out on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber on November 19th: CALIFORNIA (1947) starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ray Milland.

...More Kino Lorber news: On November 26th they will release a seven-film Blu-ray set containing all of the Hope-Crosby-Lamour "Road" movies. Just in time for Christmas!

...And "coming soon" from Kino Lorber: THE CONQUEROR (1956) with John Wayne and Susan Hayward, directed by Dick Powell. Unfortunately it is best known today for the unfortunate effects filming at a radioactive location had on the health of cast and crew.

...Disney+ is now officially cracking down on family members outside the same household sharing passwords.

...The new book MOGULS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HOLLYWOOD FILM PIONEERS NICHOLAS AND JOSEPH SCHENCK has been reviewed by Stephen Reginald at Classic Movie Man. The book was written by Michael Benson and Craig Singer, published by Citadel Press.

...Check out the latest "Noir Nook" columns by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry for Classic Movie Hub: "International Femmes" and "Uncommon Ladies of Noir: Rhonda Fleming."

...At Riding the High Country Colin writes about CRIPPLE CREEK (1952) and RIDE OUT FOR REVENGE (1957), starring George Montgomery and Rory Calhoun.

...Universal has announced 10 new titles it will be restoring, including PHANTOM LADY (1944), TILL WE MEET AGAIN (1944), BEND OF THE RIVER (1952), and CHARADE (1963). The full list is here. The inclusion of Frank Borzage's TILL WE MEET AGAIN, starring Ray Milland and Barbara Britton, is particularly exciting to me as it's a real rarity.

...Some of you who stopped by in the last few days received an inadvertent preview of my upcoming Western RoundUp Classic Movie Hub column. It's been a very hectic few days and I didn't even notice I'd accidentally published it here. It's been taken down, but watch for my new column on "B" Westerns from Lippert Pictures, coming soon to Classic Movie Hub!

...Florence Pugh (LITTLE WOMEN, BLACK WIDOW) will be starring in a remake of EAST OF EDEN for Netflix.

...Next month Fathom Events will host 35th anniversary screenings of KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE (1989) nationwide. I thoroughly enjoyed it last year and might go see it again.

...Attention Southern Californians: On Halloween night NOSFERATU (1922) will be screened at the Walt Disney Concert Disney Hall with live organ accompaniment by Clark Wilson.

...For anyone who may have missed it, check out my preview of next month's Lone Pine Film Festival!

...Notable Passing: The great Maggie Smith has passed on at 89. She had a long, great career but will always be DOWNTON ABBEY's Lady Violet to me. "What is a week-end?"

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my September 21st column.

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