Around the Blogosphere This Week
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet......The annual November Barnes & Noble Criterion Collection half-price sale has begun! It runs through December 7th.
...I was sorry to receive letters informing me that two longtime classic film publications, Classic Images and Films of the Golden Age, ceased publishing in October. These magazines were favorites of both my late father and myself, and I have back issues going back a great many years. Longtime contributor Laura Wagner, especially known for her book reviews, has posted on Facebook and Instagram that she was as blindsided as subscribers. She hopes to start a new classic film magazine.
...The American Cinematheque has named Chris LeMaire Director of Programming. He's been promoted from Senior Film Programmer.
...A quartet of Claudette Colbert films are coming to Blu-ray next month from Universal: I MET HIM IN PARIS (1937), MAID OF SALEM (1937), ZAZA (1939), and SKYLARK (1941). Thanks to reader Ashley for sending me the information!
...Here's a terrific article on Randolph Scott and the Ranown films by Hannah Long.
...Martha Ross of the Bay Area News Group has written about writer-director Delmer Daves, whose film BROKEN ARROW (1950) is the subject of a new book by Angela Aleiss.
...Glenn Erickson's latest CineSavant reviews include I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES (1955) from the Warner Archive Collection and THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1927) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. I'm very much looking forward to reviewing I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES soon, especially to see its familiar locations in Lone Pine and Keeler, California.
...Attention Southern Californians: FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) will be screened next weekend, on November 15th, at the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana. A promo for the screening may be viewed on YouTube.
...Notable Passings: Two great British actresses have passed on. Pauline Collins, whom I first knew as Sarah on UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS (portrayed from 1971-73), has died at 85. Collins was known for her Oscar-winning role as SHIRLEY VALENTINE (1989). She was long married to her UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS costar John Alderton (seen here); their characters even spun off into THOMAS AND SARAH (1979)...Prunella Scales has also left us at 93. The FAWLTY TOWERS (1975-79) star was long married to Timothy West (EDWARD THE KING), who passed on just about a year ago, and was the mother of Samuel West (ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL).
...More Notable Passings: Emmy-nominated actress Maria Riva, the daughter of Marlene Dietrich, has died at the age of 100. She was active in '50s television and appeared in a small handful of films including SCROOGED (1988)...Diane Ladd, a three-time Oscar nominee who was the mother of Oscar-winning actress Laura Dern, has passed away at 89...Margaret DePriest, who was the head writer on GENERAL HOSPITAL during some of its best years (1978-81), has passed on at 94.
...I was overjoyed that the Los Angeles Dodgers followed last year's World Series Championship with another World Series win. It was an incredibly memorable series, including the classic 18-inning Game 3, won by Freddie Freeman's 18th-inning walkoff home run. The same Freddie Freeman who won Game 1 of the 2024 series with an incredible grand slam home run! I will never forget this series for a host of reasons.
...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my October 25th column.
posted by Laura @ 3:30 PM
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