Around the Blogosphere This Week

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

...Coming to Blu-ray in July from the Criterion Collection: THE BIG HEAT (1953) starring Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame.

...Upcoming Kino Lorber titles include ROCK, PRETTY BABY! (1956) and MAIGRET SEES RED (1963).

...A rally was held a few days ago to advocate for the reopening of the historic Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. The current owner, Pacific Theatres, has had the theater shuttered for years.

...I especially loved Jessica's recent Comet Over Hollywood review of Deanna Durbin in NICE GIRL? (1941): "Watching this feels like waking up on a summer day in your childhood room with nothing to do but play outside... Isn't Deanna Durbin an angel?" And over at Phyllis Loves Classic Movies, there's a great look at the interior of the house designed for that film. For more on NICE GIRL?, please visit my 2008 review.

...The Criterion Channel May streaming lineup will include "Coastal Thrillers" and "Noir and the Blacklist" collections.

...Various bloggers have made their schedule picks for next week's TCM Classic Film Festival, and it's great fun reading the variety of thoughts. Please visit I See a Dark Theater, Cinema Sentries, Shadows and Satin, The Hollywood Revue, Once Upon a Screen, and Cinema Cities. If I've missed a festival "picks" post please feel free to drop your link in the comments!

...Notable Passings: Patrick Adiarte, who appeared in the Broadway and film versions of THE KING AND I (1956) and FLOWER DRUM SONG (1961), has died at 82...Jean Marsh, creator and star of TV's UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS (1971-75), has died at 90...Longtime Los Angeles newscaster Ed Arnold has passed on at 86.

...Please note that Around the Blogosphere This Week will not appear on April 26th, when I'll be covering the TCM Classic Film Festival. The column will return on May 3rd.

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my April 12th column.

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