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Hollywood Victory by Christian Blauvelt
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood VictoryThe Movies, Stars, and Stories of World War IIby Christian BlauveltForeword by Dr. Robert M. CitinoHardcover ISBN: 978076249992TCM and Running Press240 pagesNovember 2021Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“By the end of the war, motion pictures, having become the read more
Classic Movie Tag
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Tag. You're it!
I'm calling all classic movie aficionados to participate in my #ClassicMovieTag. Below are 10 prompts to answer. You can post your responses any time you'd like. This would be a great blog post, YouTube video (like the one I did below), Instagram slideshow, Twitter thread, Fac read more
2014 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge - Wrap Up
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's summer reading challenge. I'm impressed with everyone's efforts and I loved reading the reviews. I only managed to get 3 books in this summer, life got in the way and I should have paid more attention to my own advice. Alas, I still have a lot mo read more
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944) and the Gold Key Scandal
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)
The sub-genre of WWII housing shortage films has a following among classic movie enthusiasts. Add Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944) to The More the Merrier (1943), Government Girl (1944) and Standing Room Only (1944). You'll find this film is the read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2017: Day 2 Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Greetings from the Hollywood! On Friday I attended my fifth hand and footprint ceremony and it's my fourth time covering this event for my blog. The honorees this time were Carl Reiner and Rob Reiner. It was the first time a father and son have been honored with dual imprints in cement. There were l read more
Interview with Robert S. Bader, Editor of Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I have had the pleasure of interviewing Robert S. Bader, the editor of the book Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales (read my review of the book here). He shared a lot of wonderful insights on Groucho Marx's writing career. Enjoy!
1) How did you become interested in Groucho Marx? read more
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Director Daniel Raim continues his quest to champion the art of filmmaking with his latest documentary Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022). Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, this documentary takes a deep dive into the making of Fiddler on the Roof (1971), director Norman Jewison's personal and read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Recap #4
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Day #3 of the TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off with one of the screenings I was most excited about: the 50th anniversary of one of my very favorite movies Bullitt (1968).
I got in line a couple hours early (by accident) and it was lucky for me that my husband and Robby, of Dea read more
Coolest Classic Film Stuff I Own (Part One)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Classic film fans are collectors. We can’t help it. Some of us collect movies, others collect autographs and paper ephemera while some chose to collect experiences and memories instead. Part of expressing our love for movies is gathering those objects and memories that mean the most to us.
I read more
Hollywood Enlists!: Propaganda Films of WWII
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Enlists! Propaganda Films of World War II
by Ralph Donald
Rowman and Littlefield
Hardcover ISBN: 9781442277267
March 2017
274 pages
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
Over the years the term "propaganda" has developed a negative connotation. It suggests the brainwashing of its subjects read more
Finding Zsa Zsa: The Gabors Behind the Legend by Sam Staggs
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Finding Zsa Zsa
The Gabors Behind the Legend
by Sam Staggs
Kensington Books
July 2019
448 pages
Hardcover ISBN: 9781496719591
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells
Before the Kardashians there were the Gabors. Zsa Zsa, Eva, Magda and the queen of the tribe Jolie, the Gabors were a force t read more
My Memories of Norman Lloyd at #TCMFF
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Ben Mankiewicz and Norman Lloyd at the Live at the TCM Classic Film Festival screening (Press photo)
Today is Norman Lloyd's 102nd birthday. To celebrate TCM willl be airing the 2015 Norman Lloyd Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival. I was in the studio audience for that legendary interview. It read more
On the Making of River of No Return (1954)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Tommy Rettig and Robert Mitchum in River of No Return (1954)
River of No Return (1954) was supposed to be a small picture; a simple B Western shot on the cheap in Idaho with a small cast and a skeleton crew. Writer Louis Lantz had the idea of taking Vittorio De Sica's The Bicycle Thief and turning read more
Gold Star (2016)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
A daughter. Her dad. The 65 years separating them.
When the age divide between father, mother and child is significant it creates a unique family dynamic. It’s one that few will understand unless they’ve lived in it or have seen it first hand. I grew up in such a family. My father read more
Found at Mostly Lost Vol. 2
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Found at Mostly Lost Vol. 2
On sale October 30th
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Best Buy — Deep Discount
TCM Shop — Undercrank Productions
Earlier this year at the TCM Classic Film Festival I attended a presentation on the Mostly Lost workshop and let read more
Interview with Sloan De Forest, author of Must See Sci-Fi
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Sloan De Forest. Photo credit: Manoah Bowman
I've had the privilege of interviewing Sloan De Forest, author of Must See Sci-Fi: 50 Movies That are Out of This World (TCM/Running Press). She's an actress, writer and film historian and has written about film for Sony, Time Warner Cable, the Mar read more
Reign of Terror (1949) with Norman Lloyd and Eddie Muller
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Press photo of Norman Lloyd and Eddie Muller
Norman Lloyd is a treasure. This is a sentiment echoed by many including Eddie Muller of the Film Noir Foundation who was these same words at the end of his interview with Lloyd at the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival. Norman Lloyd is full of stories he ca read more
Interview with Daniel Raim, Director of Harold and Lillian
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
October marks the home video release of Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story, now available on DVD and Blu-Ray from Kino Lorber. If you follow me on social media, you know I've been a champion for this film ever since I reviewed it back in 2015. I recently hosted a Twitter chat for the movie's read more
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille (2016)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Ten Commandments (1923)
In 1923, Cecil B. DeMille and his crew headed to the Nipomo Dunes of Guadalupe, California, a small town 160 miles north of Hollywood. DeMille brought with him carpenters, electricians, sculptors, painters, set decorators and many more to build a giant set for his new f read more
Harvard, Mystery Street (1950) and Me!
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Did you know that the film Mystery Street (1950) may very well be the first movie filmed on location in Boston?I recently wrote a review of this film for Film Noir of the Week. It's up now, so go check it out: Review of Mystery Street (1950). I was simply delighted that real Massachusetts locations read more