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Mae West and the Power of Suggestion - Noir Girl retweeted the following from @SonyVine on  " Did You Know?: Mae West never spoke a "dirty" word on screen nor did she ever kiss a leading man. http://via.me/-5w8o66c " Wow! Really? That is simply quite amazing. Goes to show you the power of sugge read more

Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker (1962) It seemed like an impossible task. How does one teach a young girl who is blind, deaf, and mute how to communicate with the world? It would take a teacher of great strength who would persist against all odds. It would take a miracle worker. read more

Clara Bow, Sports "I became a regular tomboy - played baseball, football and learned to box." - Clara Bow Clara Bow playing baseball circa 1926 - Source Clara Bow boxing in heels - Source Clara Bow playing tennis Clara Bow was a tough cookie. She had a rough childhood and growing u read more

Recently, I had the opportunity to watch 2 Buster Keaton shorts and 1 full-length film on the big screen with live musical accompaniment (read more about the experience here). The music was courtesy of Silent Film Accompanist Jeff Rapsis who travels all over the Northeast of the US screening silent read more

A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film Second Edition by Richard Barrios Oxford University Press Paperback 9780195377347 2009 Amazon Barnes and Noble IndieBound Powell's "By inviting us to behold vestiges of our past, these movies allow us to revel, if only momentarily, in a time in wh read more

Thank you to the good folks at TCM for hosting another fantastic festival and for allowing me media access for the fifth year in a row. I feel so privileged to have been to this festival so many times and to share the love of classic film with my fellow movie lovers. TCM Classic Film Festival is mag read more

Holiday season is almost here! Treat yourself, or be treated, to some new books and indulge in your favorite past time: classic movies. I’ve got you covered with a brand new list of upcoming classic film books. Publication dates range from October 2015 to January 2016. I was going to make the read more

As many of you know, TCM and NCM Fathom are presenting an encore performance of Singin' in the Rain (1952) in theaters across the United States on Wednesday August 22nd, 2012 at 7pm (local time). You can find out more about this nationwide performance on the Fathom Events website. The performance read more

I've had the pleasure of interviewing Richard Barrios, author of Dangerous Rhythm: Why Movie Musicals Matter. Check out my review of the book here. Raquel Stecher: Some people love musicals and other people hate them. It always seems to be one extreme or the other. Why do film lovers have suc read more

"I dedicate this film to the dead of the war of tomorrow, who will no doubt watch it skeptically without recognizing in it their own image." - Abel Gance Yesterday my husband and I had a lovely conversation with a 93 year old WWII veteran who fought on D-Day in 1944. He told us about the time whe read more

Friday was the second official day of the TCM Classic Film Festival but my third day. As I had predicted, I didn't wake up early enough to go see Libeled Lady (1936). I wish I had more energy and a personal driver to take me everywhere I need to go. I spent the day with my husband which was nice read more

On March 26th, 2015 TCM held a special 50th Anniversary screening of The Sound of Music (1965) complete with a red carpet event and an interview with stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. While I didn't attend the screening I did get to sit in the bleachers for an excellent view of the red ca read more

"But Mr. Middleton, music is the most important thing to me." "No Mr. Bone. The most important thing is your life." Obsession can destroy a person. In the 1940s, venerated actor Laird Cregar was making strides in Hollywood. He had success in films such as Blood and Sand (1941), I Wake Up read more

"I didn't know being a nurse was going to be part of the job." Robert Osborne Here are some highlights from the press conference with Robert Osborne at the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival. Note that this is paraphrasing and not direct quotation. On how TCM has affected his life - TCM has given him read more

Los Tallos Amargos At the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival, attendees were treated to a special screening of Los Tallos Amargos (translated in English as The Bitter Stems), a 1956 Film Noir from Argentina. Eddie Muller of the Film Noir Foundation introduced the film and regaled us with the fascinatin read more

Miss D & Me Life with the Invincible Bette Davis by Kathryn Sermak with Danelle Morton Hachette Book Group 288 pages Paperback edition On sale: September 11, 2018 Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells What was Bette Davis REALLY like? Her longtime assistant Kathryn Sermak, who worked read more

Coolidge Corner Theatre sign lit up at night is a beauty to behold. Lonesome (1928) on the Coolidge Corner Theatre marquee. Last night was simply magical. I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Pál Fejös’ Lonesome (1928) on the big screen. This event took place at the Coolidge Corner Thea read more

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's Summer Reading Challenge. It doesn't matter if you read one book or all six, I'm proud of the work you've done and your commitment to participating. I've had such a blast reading all of your reviews, seeing your blog posts, Instagram photos read more

Directed by Jacqueline Audry, Olivia (1950) is a little-known French drama about an English student who, while attending a French finishing school, falls in love with her headmistress. The film is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Dorothy Bussy and stars Marie-Claire Olivia as the title ch read more

It's almost July and my Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge is in full swing. If you haven't signed-up yet you have until July 15th! Here is what I'm reading this summer. The Unconscious Actor: Out of Control, In Full Command by Darryl Hickman When I asked Darryl Hickman about fond memories read more