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The Big Steal (1949)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is sponsored by DVD Netflix.
In 1949 RKO found themselves in a bit of a bind. Their latest project, The Big Steal, was already in the works when their star, Robert Mitchum, found himself in the clink for possession of narcotics. A couple of years earlier RKO had purchased Richard Worsmer read more
Warner Archive Wednesday - Anne of Green Gables (1934)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Anne Shirley and O.P. Heggie in a publicity shot for Anne of Green Gables (1934)
"I cannot imagine my red hair away. I do my best but it's no use. It will be my lifelong sorrow." - Annie Shirley
It's the film that gave actress Anne Shirley her name.
Anne of Green Gables (1934) star read more
Invisible Stripes (1939) Screen Caps
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This movie just lent itself to screen caps. I had several "WTF", "OMG" and "FTW" moments while watching the film and there were just way too many choice images I wanted to capture. And here they are! Enjoy.
Naked. I fully expect to get traffic from "George Raft Naked" and "Humphrey Bogart read more
Catching Up with Quelle (3)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Classic Film Dress at the MFA - Recently I went to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and in the Contemporary Art wing I saw this:
The piece is called "Hollywood Stars Paper Dress" and it's from 1968. It's a paper dress which were popular in the late '60s. This one was made by Universal Stud read more
Blood and Sand (1941)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is sponsored by DVD Netflix.
How do you capture the look and feel of Spain without having ever been there? This was the challenge director Rouben Mamoulian had working on Twentieth Century Fox's new big budget movie about a Spanish bullfighter. He had to make Mexico City and sta read more
Elizabeth Taylor: A Passion for Life by Joseph Papa
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Elizabeth Taylor: A Passion for Life
The Wit and Wisdom of a Legend
by Joseph Papa
Harper Design
April 2011
9780062008398
Hardcover $16.99
My motto has always been to be true to myself, whether it pleases others or not. - Elizabeth Taylor
Compiled by Richmond native and NYC publicist and writer Jo read more
Hollywood Cemetery Tour
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
On the last day of my California trip in March, Laura of Laura's Miscellaneous Musings generously offered to take Carlos and I to two Hollywood cemeteries: Hollywood Forever and Westwood Village Memorial Park. It's been a dream of mine to pay my respects to those fr read more
Warner Archive Wednesday ~ So This is College (1929)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
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So This is College (1929) is fun collegiate romp and comes to us from the early talkie era. Eddie (Elliott Nugent) and Biff (Robert Montgomery) are college roommates at a USC fraternity and best buddies.
Their bromance has carried them through until their senior year. They compete and r read more
50th Anniversary of The Graduate (1967)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the cultural phenomenon that is The Graduate (1967). Prior to this month I had never watched the film in its entirety. Key scenes are so ingrained in our collective pop culture knowledge that there's no escaping them. And no one could spoil the movie for me be read more
5th Anniversary Giveaway Winner!
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The winner of the Out of the Past ~ A Classic Film Blog 5th Anniversary Giveaway is...
CONNIE
Congratulations Connie and thank you to everyone who entered. Here is Connie's entry for the contest (the prompt was to either tell me about your favorite classic Hollywood couple or your favorite wedd read more
Classic Film Books at Book Expo America
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
A recent business trip took me to New York City for Book Expo America, the largest and most well-known book industry convention. Although my work schedule was packed, I was lucky enough to have some time to meet two very wonderful ladies.
On the first day of the show, I headed over to The Ove read more
My First Day in Hollywood in Pictures
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Today I got to spend the day in Hollywood. This is the very first time I have visited Hollywood and it was a real treat. First stop was our hotel. It's a wonderful little hotel filled with lots of great Hollywood memorabilia. (thank you to Jill of Sittin' on a Backyard Fence for recommending this ho read more
The Ten Commandments (1923) with Jeff Rapsis at the Somerville Theatre
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
What's Easter without a good Biblical epic? When Jeff Rapsis told me he'd be performing at a screening of The Ten Commandments (1923) on Easter Sunday I knew I had to be there. I've been studying Cecil B. DeMille's life and work recently and was really curious about his part-historical part-modern t read more
TCM Classic Film Festival Day Three Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
On the third day and the first full day of the festival, I headed over to the TCL Chinese IMAX (aka Grauman's) to wait in line for the Charlton Heston Stamp Dedication Ceremony.
The ceremony was spectacular. It was co-hosted by TCM and USPS and Ben Mankiewicz was the master of ceremonies. C read more
Anna Karina and Band of Outsiders (1964)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Anna Karina in Band of Outsiders (1964)
Band of Outsiders, known in French as Bande à part, is a Jean-Luc Godard film from 1964 starring Godard muse Anna Karina. She plays Odile, a naive young woman studying English with fellow students Franz (Sami Frey) and Arthur (Claude Brasseur). Odile read more
Happy 100th Birthday Norman Lloyd!
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Happy Birthday to Norman Lloyd! He turns 100 today.
I had the pleasure of seeing Norman Lloyd at the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival. I shot a video of him in conversation with Leonard Maltin at the screening of Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). I'm sharing it here today in celebration read more
Hotel Paradiso (1966)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Writer's block is demoralizing for any artist. It can last days, months, years and sometimes stall a brilliant writing career forever. And there is nothing like the feeling when a bit of inspiration comes along and breaks through the barrier between you and your words.
In the film Hotel Paradiso (1 read more
Fritz Lang's Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
On the surface Tom Garrett (Dana Andrews) has everything going for him. He's a successful novelist and engaged to the beautiful and wealthy Susan Spencer (Joan Fontaine). But the restless Tom keeps postponing their marriage. When Susan's father, newspaper publisher Austin Spencer (Sidney Blackm read more
Warner Bros.: The Making of an American Movie Studio
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Warner Bros.
The Making of an American Movie Studio
by David Thomson
Yale University Press
Hardcover ISBN: 9780300197600
232 pages
August 2017
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When the film industry was in it's early years, Warner Bros. studio stood out as a leader and harbinger read more
Letters from Hollywood
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
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Letters from Hollywood
Inside the Private World of Classic American Moviemaking
by Rocky Lang and Barbara Hall
foreword by Peter Bogdanovich
ABRAMS Books
352 pages
Hardcover ISBN: 9781419738098
September 2019
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Letters from Hollywood is truly read more