Around the Blogosphere This Week
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet......Coming from Lyons Press in February: DAUGHTERS OF DARING: HOLLYWOOD COWGIRL STUNT WOMEN by Chris Enss.
...Jessica of Comet Over Hollywood recently interviewed Jeremy Arnold, author of CHRISTMAS IN THE MOVIES. Her site has both an article and a link to a YouTube conversation with Jeremy.
...Filming begins at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina next month for a spinoff of the A BILTMORE CHRISTMAS (2023). I reviewed A BILTMORE CHRISTMAS last January and really enjoyed it. Jonathan Frakes returns as the Biltmore's mysterious employee, costarring with Niall Matter and Holland Roden.
...Angela of The Hollywood Revue has written an article on "The Complicated Copyright History of It's a Wonderful Life."
...Ignite Films will be releasing multiple editions of the noir classic THE BIG COMBO (1955) this March.
...Beginning in 2029, the annual Academy Awards will air...on YouTube?! Not that I watch the Oscars anymore anyway, but that certainly seems like a death knell, though I'm sure the Academy thinks they will reach the younger generation that way.
...Warner Archive will be releasing multi-film Blu-ray collections of films starring Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire, as well as a set of films based on Broadway musicals, in February 2026.
...Looking further down the calendar, Angela Aleiss, author of a new book on the Western BROKEN ARROW (1950), will introduce the film at the Autry Museum of the American West next May 9th. It will screen as part of the museum's ongoing What is a Western? series. Also screening in the months leading up to BROKEN ARROW: THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962), FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965), STAGECOACH (1939), and HIGH NOON (1952).
...Notable Passings: I was terribly saddened to learn of the recent passing of longtime Disney Imagineer Eddie Sotto. Eddie was a Twitter acquaintance for many years, and such a "regular guy" interacting with all of us that I didn't quite realize at first just what a key figure he'd been at Disney theme parks. Among other things, he designed the Disneyland Paris Main Street U.S.A., including its beautiful arcades; I shared photos here after our trip back in 2009. He was also responsible for onboard audio on Space Mountain in Disneyland here in Anaheim, and for so much more, including projects at Knott's Berry Farm.
Eddie also loved classic films, and I was thrilled to meet him at Noir City Hollywood last spring; what's more, he gave me a sketch of Disneyland's Mark Twain he'd done earlier that day. I will always treasure it. Eddie is seen here with Eddie Muller and the original painting from THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (1944). Please read about his remarkable career here and here. Beyond his accomplishments, he was an incredibly nice man who was generous with his time, chatting and sharing ideas with Disney theme park fans.
...It's been a sad year for fans of GENERAL HOSPITAL, as Anthony Geary, who played the iconic role of Luke Spencer, has died at 78. GENERAL HOSPITAL stars Leslie Charleson, Denise Alexander, Chris Robinson, and Tristan Rogers, who played Luke's best pal Robert Scorpio, have all passed on this year. Geary is seen here sharing a scene with Rogers...Annette Dionne, the last of the Dionne Quintuplets, has died at 91. She and her sisters played themselves in three films in the 1930s...Gil Gerard, who starred as TV's BUCK ROGERS from 1979-81, has passed away at the age of 82...Actress May Britt, who was married to Sammy Davis Jr. for several years in the '60s, has died at 91.
...Hopefully I have replied personally to each individual, but I'd like to express again my thanks to all for the many kind comments and messages I received regarding my mother's passing. I appreciate it very, very much.
...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my December 13th column.
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