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Professional Sweetheart (1933)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"I want to sin and suffer. But right now I only suffer." - Glory
Miss Glory Eden (Ginger Rogers), aka The Purity Girl, is a radio sensation. Ipswich (Gregory Ratoff), the owner of the Ippsie Wippsie Wash Cloth Company, which runs their own sponsored radio station, is desperate to lock down Glory wi read more
The Classic Film Collective: Nazimova by Gavin Lambert
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This was originally published in the former The Classic Film Collective Patreon. Nazimova: A Biographyby Gavin LambertUniversity Press of KentuckyPaperback ISBN: 9780813153421432 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble“When I first came to America I had so much luck it frightened me read more
Charlie Chaplin and a Rack of Ribs
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I was at a Grill/Bar of questionable respectability on Sunday evening. I enjoy frequenting such places because I can usually get a good drink as well as indulge in some people watching. This Grill/Bar features waitresses in themed attire, that evening it was Patriots themed, a full bar, booths and o read more
Seven Days in May (1964)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"It was a time of tremendous tension and tremendous fear." - John Frankenheimer
Cold War stories are endlessly fascinating. There is something about the fear of nuclear annihilation and how it alters our perspectives on the future and guides our actions that became the perfect fodder for storytelli read more
Kino Lorber Studio Classics: Lilies of the Field (1963) and The Organization (1971)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Check out my latest YouTube video where I review two Kino Lorber Studio Classics Blu-rays starring Sidney Poitier: Lilies of the Field (1963) and The Organization (1971). I came to really appreciate Lilies of the Field with another viewing on this excellent blu-ray edition. Poitier won an Acad read more
What I learned from Gentleman Jim (1942)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Errol Flynn as James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett
Sometimes it takes a certain message delivered at just the right time to make a big impact. Gentleman Jim (1942) changed my life. And it really shouldn't have happened with this film. If you know me, you know that I avoid historical biopics like the pl read more
Born to Kill (1947) @ Chez Kevin
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
On Sunday night, a few friends came over to Chez Kevin for dessert and a movie. Just this past October, Kevin had purchased his first home. A condo; the first floor in a historic Queen Anne style home. I am not exaggerating when I say that everyone who sees Kevin's place is absolutely gobs read more
SXSW: The Last Movie Stars
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Credit: Philippe Le Tellier/Paris Match via Getty ImagesPaul Newman and Joanne Woodward are the subjects of a new documentary streaming later this year on CNN+ and HBO Max. Told in six chapters, The Last Movie Stars chronicles Newman and Woodward's acting careers, including the sixteen films they ma read more
Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Harold Lloyd
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Harold Lloyd, Great Danes
The great silent screen actor Harold Lloyd really loved dogs, especially Great Danes. His favorite was “Prince” who often appeared in family photographs and home videos. Lloyd had as many as 65 Great Danes, maybe even more, in his kennel on his Greenacres estat read more
Tony and Me: A Story of Friendship by Jack Klugman
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Tony and Me: A Story of Friendship
by Jack Klugman and Burton Rocks
Foreward by Garry Marshall
2005
Good Hill Press
Out of Print but available to purchase online
Comes with DVD of outtakes of The Odd Couple TV Show
When I was watching the extras of The Odd Couple Season 1, I stumbled across a vide read more
#30in30FavoriteStars
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
During the month of September I did a series on Twitter called 30 in 30 Favorite Stars. Each day I shared a photo of one of my favorite stars and used the hashtag #30in30FavoriteStars so folks could follow along. I encouraged other classic film fans to participate and it got a great response! I had read more
The Petrified Forest (1936)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Petrified Forest (1936) is an English major's delight. For those of use who use literature and poetry as a filter through which we see the world. Sometimes we feel isolated when everyone around us takes life as is and doesn't try to see some other type of meaning. So I can sympathize with Gabrie read more
TIFF: Seberg (2019)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
We all recognize the iconic image of Jean Seberg in Jean Luc Godard's Breathless (1960) walking the streets of Paris and wearing her New York Herald Tribune shirt. For those with a richer knowledge of film history we know her film career started with a tortured performance as Joan of Arc i read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (16)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I'm way overdue for another new book round-up. Better late than never! Get ready for a wave of new classic film books!
Are you new to my list? Here are the details. The books include biographies, memoirs, scholarly texts, coffee table books and more from a variety of publishers. Publication dates ra read more
Discovering Oahu, Hawaii with Charlie Chan ~ Part 3
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
In the Charlie Chan film The Black Camel (1931), Shelah Fane (Dorothy Revier) has an appointment to meet with Tarneverro (Bela Lugosi), a mystic, at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. This meeting starts a chain of events that ultimately leads to Shelah's murder and Charlie Chan's (Warner Oland) investigatio read more
The First Auto (1927)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
We are living in a time of rapid and overwhelming technological change. The technologies of 20 years ago pale in comparison to everything we have today. Our culture as we know it is necessarily changing and adapting to these advancements. It's gotten to the point that we've so wholeheartedly accepte read more
If I were a wealthy bidder at Debbie Reynold's auction...
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I would buy the following.
Images from Debbie Reynolds: The Auction
Norma Shearer's Purple Velvet Dress from Romeo & Juliet (1936)
Norma Shearer's Silk Velvet Dress by Adrian from Marie Antoinette (1936)
Norma Shearer's Three Tiered Rhinestone Earrings from Marie Antoinette (1936)
Nor read more
Final Roundup: 2022 Classic Film Reading Challenge
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The 2022 Classic Film Reading Challenge is officially over. I'm so proud of all the participants for tackling their stack of books and for everyone's continued enthusiasm for the challenge. Great work! I look forward to seeing what you all read next year.This year 13 participants finished the challe read more
The Genius of the System by Thomas Schatz
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era
by Thomas Schatz
University of Minnesota Press
Edition: March 2010
Paperback
528 pages
Find the book on
Barnes and Noble
Powell's
IndieBound
Amazon
Some of us are satisfied with enjoying films for what they are, entertainment a read more
Out of the Past, Into the Now - Celebrate Norma Shearer's Birthday, Ke$ha style
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Today is Queen Norma Shearer's Birthday. I wasn't going to do a post but I just couldn't help myself. Jennifer, avid Norma Shearer devotee and curator of the official Norma Shearer Facebook fan page, posted this very enjoyable mash-up of Ke$ha's song Tik-Tok along with clips of Norma Shearer in moti read more