Around the Blogosphere This Week

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

...News from Kino Lorber Studio Classics: THE GRACIE ALLEN MURDER CASE (1939) comes to Blu-ray November 18th. She costars with a good cast including Warren William, Kent Taylor, and Ellen Drew. The previously announced French Noir Collection II will be out November 25th. And "coming soon" will be Fred MacMurray in THE TEXAS RANGERS (1936).

...In her Noir Nook column for Classic Movie Hub, Karen Burroughs Hannsberry shares several noir titles to enjoy this autumn.

...The wonderful 2002 book on the history of the Automat has just been republished by Horn & Hardart. You can read more about both the book and the Automat in my review of the documentary THE AUTOMAT (2021).

...The Great American Family Channel has announced its 2025 Christmas movie lineup.

...Colin's latest review at Riding the High Country is DIAL 1119 (1950)...For more on that film, I reviewed it after seeing it at the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival a couple of years ago.

...Film historian J.B. Kaufman's "Movie of the Month" is LAW AND ORDER with Walter Huston (seen here) and Harry Carey Sr., which I reviewed here a few weeks ago.

...There are lots more fun random classic film reviews and photos from Greenbriar Picture Shows here and here.

...And over at The Hannibal 8, Toby Roan reviews the sci-fi classic THEM! (1954) on Blu-ray.

...It's fall cookbook season! Among this year's new titles: GOOD THINGS: RECIPES AND RITUALS TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE YOU LOVE by Samin Nosrat (SALT FAT ACID HEAT) and THE SHEET PAN from America's Test Kitchen.

...Notable Passing: Claudia Cardinale has passed away at 87. Among her many films were THE PINK PANTHER (1963), BLINDFOLD (1966), and ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968). The Tinseltown Twins have posted a photo-filled tribute.

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my September 20th column.

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