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IOU: Madam Satan (1930)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Person I owe: Jonas of All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing!. I owe Jonas more than just this movie. I owe him a lot. He has sent me lots of great early talkies and silent films (more early talkies because that's his specialty). It's been hard to find the time to watch all those wonderful treasures read more
GIVEAWAY: Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
A couple of months ago I attended Book Expo in New York City and I was on the look out for some good classic film books. Author Robert Mazen was there to promote his new biography on Audrey Hepburn. As a treat for my readers, I grabbed a sign copy to give to YOU!
About the Book:
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The Real James Dean and a Giveaway
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Real James Dean
Intimate Memories from Those Who Knew Him Best
edited by Peter L. Winkler
Chicago Review Press
9781613734728 - 368 pages
August 2016
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
When we look at the legacy of classic film actors and actresses there is a natural hierarchy. There are those read more
Film Noir: Light and Shadow Giveaway
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Film Noir: Light and Shadow
edited by Alain Silver and James Ursini
Paperback ISBN: 9781495058974
February 2017
352 pages
Applause Theatre and Cinema Books
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
Purchase Film Noir: Light and Shadow at the Backwing online store for 25% off and free shipping.
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Breathless (1960) 50th Anniversary Restoration at the Kendall
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Rialto Pictures has been touring a 50th Anniversary Restoration of the classic French New Wave film Breathless (1960) across the United States. I managed to catch the very last showing that took place in the Boston area on Thursday evening. Good friends Kevin and Lisa as well as my beau Carlos came read more
Weddings in Film ~ Big Wedding or Small Wedding? ~ The Catered Affair (1956)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
My Weddings in Film series explores the different stages of getting married as seen through classic movies. The second film, The Catered Affair (1956), asks the question: Big wedding or small wedding?
Now that you've found the right person and you are engaged to be married, it's time to read more
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) Blu-Ray from Warner Archive
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"The film is magic and still astounds today." - Howard Keel, 1996
How does one accidentally produce one of the greatest musicals ever made? MGM managed to do just that with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). Intended to be a B-movie musical, MGM threw more of their time and money into another read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2015: Day One Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This trip has been such a whirlwind of activity and excitement I don't know quite where to begin! The day started off with a 3 hour tour through Hollywood and L.A. courtesy of the TCM Movie Locations Tour bus. Ben Mankiewicz was there in person to send us off and our tour guide Michael entertained u read more
The Uglification of Bette Davis & the Oscars
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Oscars are just around the corner and in thinking of these awards, I'm reminded how, in the past 10 years or so, the Academy has favored actresses who have transformed themselves physically for their movie role with nominations and/or Oscar statuettes. In an industry that is so focused on a spec read more
5 films you can watch for free on TCM.com
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Did you know that TCM (Turner Classic Movies) has 5 full-length feature films from the 1930s available to watch for free on their website? I have listed the films below and have included the video. The links are to the IMDB pages and the Media Room - TCM page for each movie.
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Hotel (1967)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"I'm an old-fashioned innkeeper. I take care of my employees and they take care of my guests. That's the way I want it to be. I don't want it to change." - Melvyn Douglas as Warren Trent
Hotel (1967) follows the story of the fictitious New Orleans hotel the St. Gregory. Pete McDermott (Rod Taylor) read more
Interview with Bill Marx, author of Son of Harpo Speaks!
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I've had the absolute pleasure of getting to interview Bill Marx, the adopted son of actors Harpo Marx and Susan Fleming and the author of the book Son of Harpo Speaks! which I reviewed yesterday.
I tried to keep the questions spoiler-free so that you all will be encouraged to pick up the book yo read more
Warner Archive Wednesday ~ Hildegarde Withers Mysteries Collection
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries was a B-movie detective serial from RKO. It consists of six films each of which follow busybody schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers as she assists the disgruntled Inspector Oscar Piper in various murder investigations. They are based on the popular Hildegarde Withers read more
The Entertainer by Margaret Talbot
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Entertainer:
Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century
by Margaret Talbot
November 2012
Riverhead (Penguin)
Hardcover ISBN: 9781594487064
$28.95 US retail
In her captivating, impeccably researched narrative - a charmed combination of Hollywood history, social history, and family mem read more
Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Artists
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Many actors and actresses from the golden age of Hollywood found solace in painting, sculpting, drawing and other art forms. It was away to express themselves creatively but in a much more private space than in front of a camera.
So far in the series I've devoted each post to one hobby and one st 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
Where the Boys Are (1960)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
In the late 1950s, the young adult rite of passage known as "spring break" was blossoming. Legions of college students would make the trek to warmer climes. Spending Easter week in the sunshine and sand broke up the monotony of collegiate life. It wasn't until author and English professor Glendon Sw read more
Holy Cross Cemetery Tour
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
We recently visited Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California where many classic film stars of the Catholic faith are buried. We didn't have a lot of time to go searching for gravestones but did find a few. Interesting thing about this cemetery is that there are very few upright gravestones. Mo read more