Around the Blogosphere This Week

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

...Coming from the University Press of Mississippi in February: ANIMATING THE VICTORIANS: DISNEY'S LITERARY HISTORY by Patrick C. Fleming.

...The latest list of 25 films added to the National Film Registry has been announced. I found the list, heavily slanted toward films dating from the '60s and onward, to be disappointing this year, especially given that older movies are in greater need of preservation. ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (1938) and INVADERS FROM MARS (1953) are among the handful of pre-'60s titles on the list.

...Colin reviews the Humphrey Bogart-Lauren Bacall classic for Howard Hawks, TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944), at Riding the High Country. This was one of the movies which kickstarted my love for classic films at a young age, and I really enjoyed reading his appreciation of the film.

...Coming soon from Kino Lorber Studio Classics: CRACK IN THE WORLD (1965), from a 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative. Dana Andrews stars.

...Over at Speakeasy, Kristina has an interesting look back at her year of viewing. Her mention of DESPERATE SEARCH (1952), with Howard Keel, Jane Greer, and Patricia Medina, has me interested in revisiting it for the first time in over a dozen years.

...Charles Tabesh of Turner Classic Movies has been awarded the 2024 Silver Light Award by the Association of Moving Image Archivists.

...The latest disc reviews by CineSavant Glenn Erickson for Trailers From Hell including THE TALL TARGET (1951), THE SEARCHERS (1956), and PANIC IN YEAR ZERO! (1962). Incidentally I've now watched the very beautiful TALL TARGET Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection and will be reviewing it here in the near future.  (Update: Here is my review!)

...I enjoyed Toby's reflections on the bounty of film viewing we can currently enjoy. Visit his post at 50 Westerns From the 50s, and be sure to also read the very enjoyable discussion which follows in the comments.

...The 110-year-old Ojai Playhouse in Ojai, California, is due to reopen as a movie theater after being closed for the past decade. Thanks to Christine for passing on the article. You can read more about this historic theater at Cinema Treasures.

...Actor Lee Bowman was born 110 years ago today, on December 28, 1914. Please enjoy my 2022 tribute to this underrated actor, which is packed with photos and movie review links.

...Attention Southern Californians: Film historian Jeremy Arnold will host a screening of the enjoyable "B" film THE PREVIEW MURDER MYSTERY (1936) at the American Cinematheque's Los Feliz 3 Theatre on Sunday afternoon, January 12th. The movie will screen in 35mm. Hope to see some of my readers there!

...Notable Passings: Actress Olivia Hussey has passed away at the age of 73. I particularly remember her not from one of her better-known films, but from TV's THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII (1984)...Model and actress Dayle Haddon has died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning at a home owned by her daughter and son-in-law, Hallmark Channel actor Marc Blucas. Haddon, who was 76, was in a number of movies, including Disney's THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE (1973)...Geoffrey Deuel, who played Billy the Kid in the John Wayne film CHISUM (1970), has died at 81. He was the younger brother of the late ALIAS SMITH AND JONES (1971-72) star Peter Deuel...Writer-Director-Producer Charles Shyer has passed on at 83. His credits included a particular favorite of mine, BABY BOOM (1987), which he directed from a script he co-wrote with his one-time wife, Nancy Meyers.

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

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