Around the Blosophere This Week

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

...Kino Lorber has just announced that the John Wayne film THE WAR WAGON (1967) is coming soon as a 4K release. Burt Kennedy directed. I'm assuming, as it wasn't mentioned, that this will be 4K only and not have a standard Blu-ray release, but I'll be watching for more news.

...Recently enjoyed 2025 releases F:1 THE MOVIE (2025) and DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE (2025) will be out on Blu-ray October 7th and November 11th, respectively. And THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS (2025), which I liked so much I went to see it twice, is out on October 14th.

...At Riding the High Country Colin shares notes on a month of Hitchcock viewing...Toby reviews Anthony Mann's DEVIL'S DOORWAY (1950) at 50 Westerns From the 50s...and Glenn Erickson reviews Kurosawa's superb HIGH AND LOW (1963) at Trailers From Hell.

...Notable Passing: I was sorry to learn of the recent death of James (Jim) Mitchum at the age of 84; he died on September 20th. Jim Mitchum was the older of the two acting sons of Robert Mitchum, followed a couple years later by brother Chris (BIG JAKE). Over a decade after Chris's birth their little sister Petrine was born; she authored HOLLYWOOD HOOFBEATS, about movie horses. Chris and Petrine both survive their brother, along with other family members. Jim Mitchum notably played his father's kid brother in THUNDER ROAD (1958), seen here, and appeared in a number of other films including RIDE THE WILD SURF (1964) and IN HARMS' WAY (1965).

...This was a short news week ahead of my upcoming vacation. Please note that Around the Blogosphere This Week will not appear the weekend of October 11th, when I'll be attending the Lone Pine Film Festival. The column will return on Saturday, October 18th.

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my September 27th column.

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