Around the Blogosphere This Week

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

...The American Cinematheque has announced the "first annual" Los Angeles Silent Film Festival, held in conjunction with Retroformat Silent Films and Mount St. Mary's. It will be held at the Los Feliz Theatre from Friday, September 12th, through Sunday, September 14th. Opening night will include a screening of Harold Lloyd in THE FRESHMAN (1925), with live accompaniment by Cliff Retallick, and a tribute to Suzanne Lloyd, keeper of her grandfather's legacy. The complete schedule may be found at the American Cinematheque website.

...Blu-rays of public domain films coming from Film Masters: POINTED HEELS (1929), THE RED HOUSE (1947), and KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952). All will have commentary tracks, with my friend Karen Burroughs Hannsberry doing the honors on THE RED HOUSE. The POINTED HEELS disc will also include a significant collection of Betty Boop cartoons.

...In October Kino Lorber Studio Classics will release a special edition with the roadshow version of FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (1943). Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman star, directed by Sam Wood.

...Season 5 of ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING is coming September 9th. The trailer is included in this story from The Hollywood Reporter.

...There's a new post up from Bud and RR over at Jeff Arnold's West, on Sam Fuller's THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE (1950). This is a movie I don't know at all, and I always enjoy reading their thoughts.

...The September Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray releases will including I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES (1955) and THE BEAST OF THE CITY (1932). I'm especially looking forward to I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES, a HIGH SIERRA (1941) remake which filmed numerous scenes in Lone Pine and nearby Keeler, California.

...Glenn Erickson has reviewed the Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray release of THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE (1945) at Trailers From Hell. He didn't enjoy it as much as I did, but I always find value in reading his takes...Glenn Kenny has reviewed a whole bunch of recent classic film releases in an entertaining column at Some Came Running, and there are more recent reviews from him here.

...For anyone who missed the link in my review of MARCELLA (2024), Merle Oberon biographer Mayukh Sen wrote a very nice piece on Linda Darnell for the Criterion Collection in 2023.

...Lesley Ann Warren turns 79 on August 16th. She was my childhood CINDERELLA (1965), and her live duet with Hayley Mills of "Let's Get Together" from THE PARENT TRAP (1961) at the 2024 Disney D23 Expo was thus an unforgettably thrilling experience.

...Ann Blyth turns 97 on August 16th. I invite readers to visit my past birthday tribute to her, which is filled with movie review links.

...Notable Passings: This year has been exceptionally sad for GENERAL HOSPITAL and its fans, with the losses of longtime cast members Leslie Charleson, Denise Alexander, and Chris Robinson. The news that's hit the hardest of all was learning of the death yesterday of all-time favorite Tristan Rogers, the Australian actor who played Robert Scorpio for 45 years. Rogers' death was announced by GH executive producer Frank Valenti. Rogers was part of two iconic romances on the show, with Finola Hughes and Emma Samms; Samms (seen here) and Rogers went off into the sunset together last November. Rogers also voiced Jake in the Disney cartoon THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER (1990).

...Additional Notable Passing: Dan Tana, founder of the famed eponymous restaurant, has passed away at 90.

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my August 9th column.

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