Around the Blogosphere This Week

...I'm back from a wonderful vacation! In the coming weeks I hope to share photos of some of the interesting movie locations we saw while on our road trip.

...August Blu-ray releases from Kino Lorber Studio Classics will include HUCKLEBERRY FINN (1931), THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER (1940), and a pre-Code double feature set with two films starring Sylvia Sidney. And "coming soon" will be the four-film French Noir Collection 2. The first French Noir Collection will be released at the end of July.

...Jim Hemphill of Indiewire has an article on silent film historian-organist Ben Model and his new book THE SILENT FILM UNIVERSE.

...A few weeks ago I reviewed THE ART OF CLASSIC CRIME AND MYSTERY MOVIES by Ed Hulse. While on vacation earlier this week I discovered that last year Hulse also wrote THE ART OF THE CLASSIC WESTERN MOVIE POSTER, which is now in my collection.

...This fall the Criterion Collection will release the animated Oscar winner FLOW (2024) in a variety of formats.

...The annual Barnes & Noble half-price Criterion Collection sale is reported to be set for June 27th.

...A new Westerns channel is coming to U.S. TV this fall.

...Here's Michael Lyons of Cartoon Research on the 30th annivesary of Disney's POCAHONTAS (1995).

...Jane Russell was born June 21, 1921. In honor of her birthday I'm posting the link to my 2021 review of Christina Rice's excellent Russell bio.

...Attention Southern Californians: The American Cinematheque's 70mm festival returns to the Egyptian and Aero Theatres July 3rd through August 4th. The schedule is here.

...Notable Passings: Another sad GENERAL HOSPITAL passing: Chris Robinson, who played Dr. Rick Webber in over a thousand episodes, has passed away at the age of 86. Robinson's costars Leslie Charleson and Denise Alexander passed away earlier this year, in January and March, respectively. Robinson is seen here with Charleson and Stuart Damon (on right), who passed in 2021...Pippa Scott, who will always be Lucy Edwards in THE SEARCHERS (1956) for me, has died at 90. Three cast members from THE SEARCHERS remain with us: Vera Miles, Patrick Wayne, and Lana Wood...Lynn Hamilton, a semiregular as Verdie on one of my favorite TV shows, THE WALTONS, has died at 95...Harris Yulin, a busy working actor for decades, has died at 87...Actor Jack Betts has died at 96.

...Please note that Around the Blogosphere This Week will not appear next week on Saturday, June 28th, when I'll again be traveling.  

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my June 7th column.

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