Around the Blogosphere This Week
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet......Turner Classic Movies has just announced a six-year licensing deal to be the new "home" of Looney Tunes cartoons. In conjunction with that, Bugs Bunny will be TCM's February Star of the Month. More on the TCM February schedule will be posted here soon.
...Leonard Maltin reports that Olivia de Havilland's papers and memorabilia are now in the archives of the University of Texas at Austin. Here's more info from a university press release.
...Coming to Blu-ray in April from ClassicFlix and Cartoon Logic: The Famous Studios Champion Collection, containing 18 cartoons released from 1943 to 1950. They've been restored from 4K scans of original materials.
...Over at 50 Westerns From the 50s, Toby Roan has reviewed Errol Flynn in SILVER RIVER (1948) and Audie Murphy in SIX BLACK HORSES (1962). SILVER RIVER is now out on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, while SIX BLACK HORSES is a region-free Blu-ray from ViaVision, sharing a disc with THE WILD AND THE INNOCENT (1959). I recently bought SILVER RIVER on sale and will be ordering the ViaVision disc soon!
...Please note that Around the Blogosphere This Week will not appear next weekend, on February 7th, when I'll be attending a special event celebrating the silver anniversary of Disney California Adventure.
...The latest additions to the National Film Registry came out last week. As usual, a couple titles caused me to roll my eyes, but I was thrilled by the inclusion of one of my all-time favorite movies, WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954), which also happens to be the first feature film shot in VistaVision. PIxar's THE INCREDIBLES (2004) was also deserving.
...The Academy Foundation has ended an oral history project, established in 1989, and laid off staff. With layoffs over the past couple of years the Academy certain seems to be taking the preservation of film prints and history far less seriously than it should.
...What's anticipated to be the final film in the Fast and Furious series, FAST FOREVER (2028), has announced a release date of March 17, 2028.
...Kino Lorber has announced an April 28, 2026 Blu-ray release date for THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD (1934) starring Claude Rains.
...Michael Barrett of Pop Matters presents a good overview of Kino Lorber's two volumes of French noirs. I have certainly been enjoying them! And as I mentioned in my new review of THE BEAST IS LOOSE (1959), be on the lookout for the Criterion Collection release of Lino Ventura in THE BIG RISK (1960) on March 17th.
...Speaking of Audie Murphy, I loved John McElwee's assessment of NO NAME ON THE BULLET (1956) and Audie Murphy's acting at his site Greenbriar Picture Shows. In the review he refers to NIGHT PASSAGE (1957) and watching "James Stewart do his acting thing while Audie just stands, quietly observes, say little if nothing because the scene is already his." I love James Stewart but he's completely right; NIGHT PASSAGE belongs to Audie Murphy.
...Also check out Glenn Erickson's review of the Warner Archive Collection's new Blu-ray release of THE NARROW MARGIN (1952). I'll be reviewing this film, an all-time favorite, in the near future.
...Notable Passings: Actress Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71...Demond Wilson of TV's SANFORD AND SON (1972-77) has passed on at 79.
...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my January 24th column.
posted by Laura @ 7:15 PM
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