Around the Blogosphere This Week

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

...Kino Lorber has announced a March 4th release date for the Dark Side of Cinema XXIV collection, which will contain UNION STATION (1950), JENNIFER (1953), and THE CROOKED CIRCLE (1957). I especially look forward to a new commentary track on UNION STATION by Alan K. Rode.

...The Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray release of THE SPANISH MAIN (1945) has been pushed back slightly, from December 17th to December 31st. This month's other WAC Blu-ray releases, MR. LUCKY (1943), NORA PRENTISS (1947), and THE TALL TARGET (1951), have arrived and will be reviewed here in due course.

...The January streaming lineup at the Criterion Channel will include a collection titled "Love in Disguise," including LOVE ME TONIGHT (1932) and MIDNIGHT (1939), along with nine other great films.

...Kristina of Speakeasy and Gill of RealWeegieMidgetReviews will be hosting a Journey to Italy blogathon at the end of January.

...The recently rebooted Hallmark streaming service, Hallmark+, will begin streaming films the day after they appear on Hallmark Channel in 2025.

...In her Classic Movie Hub column Noir Nook, Karen Burroughs Hannsberry writes about things she's thankful for in the film noir genre.

...Notable Passings: Diane Delano, who played Officer Semanski on NORTHERN EXPOSURE (1991-95), has passed on at 67...Jill Jacobson, who played P.I. Erin Jones on FALCON CREST (1985-87), has died. Depending on the source, she was 70 or 71.

...With Christmas quickly approaching, it's a relatively slow news week. The annual Christmas movie marathon is now underway at Turner Classic Movies; the complete schedule, including review links, may be found here. I'd like to wish all my readers a very happy Christmas!

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

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