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Does Watching Classic Films Make You Anti-Social?
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I've been asking myself this question a lot lately and I've come up with two answers: Yes and No.
YES - During my days as an undergrad and the year or so before I started grad school, I was a loner. I had very few friends, and those friends lived quite a distance away and I only saw them maybe onc read more
Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Hedy Lamarr
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hedy Lamarr, inventions
"Heddy invented as a hobby. Since she made two or three movies a year, each one taking about a month to shoot, she had spare time to fill. She didn't drink and she didn't like to party, so she took up inventing. When she was a girl, her father, a Viennese banker, had enco read more
Dervish Dust: The Life and Words of James Coburn by Robyn L. Coburn
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Dervish DustThe Life and Words of James Coburnby Robyn L. CoburnPotomac BooksHardcover ISBN: 9781640124059424 pagesDecember 2021Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“I take in all the impressions and information [about the character]. And when the time comes for action, I just let i read more
I Heart Jack Klugman: Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Day of Wine and Roses (1962) was directed by Blake Edwards and stars Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick. Lemmon plays Joe Clay, a public relations man whose job is to make rich clients happy. Even if that means providing them with lots of liquor and hot girls. He meets Kirsten Arnesen (Remick), the secretar read more
Beat the Devil (1954)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Beat the Devil (1954) or 1953 according to some sources, is a Bogie adventure movie that is just plain bad. Available on Netflix Instant, Carlos and I watched this film last night and we are still not sure what it was about. I'll try my best to give you a synopsis. Bogie plays Billy Dannreuther, a m read more
New Year's and Bachelor Mother (1939)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
For Polly Parrish (Ginger Rogers) in Bachelor Mother (1939), the New Year is off to a bad start before it even began. Around Christmas time she gets a note from her employer John P. Merlin & Son, a New York City department store, that her services will no longer be needed after the holiday 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
2011 In Review
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Another year has come and gone and 2012 is just around the corner. This year was definitely a year of reading. I was fed up with having a superficial knowledge of classic cinema that I started diving into many biographies in search of more background information and context to add to my current ment read more
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Filming Locations ~ Part 3 Cambridge Cemetery
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
After finding the filming locations in Downtown Boston and Beacon Hill for The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Carlos and I headed to Cambridge, MA to find the cemetery from the film. Finding specific locations in cemeteries is more difficult than it seems. I personally have tried to find the grav read more
It (1927) with Clara Bow
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
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Clara Bow was one of those mega-watt stars whose light
burned bright in the silent film era. What makes an actress like Clara Bow a
star? The x-factor and she had “it”. Now the x-factor isn’t one solitary thing.
It’s a combination of things including personal read more
The Sport Parade (1932)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Sport Parade (1932) was directed by Dudley Murphy and produced by David O. Selznick for RKO. It stars Joel McCrea, Marian Marsh, William Gargan and Robert Benchley. The screenplay was adapted from a story by Jerry Corwin and depending on the source Corey Ford, Francis Cockrell and Robert B read more
2013 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge: First Roundup
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
We are past the first month mark so I'm sharing some entries for the 2013 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge.
Everyone can chose to read up to 6 books but if you read a total 6 and review them by September 15th, you are eligible to win a prize. The prize in question is your choice of any si read more
Trumbo by Bruce Cook
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Trumbo
by Bruce Cook
Grand Central Publishing
originally published 1977
ISBN: 97814555564972
352 pages
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
Dalton Trumbo changed my life. The year was 1997. I was a junior in high school and up until that point English was my worst subject. My English teacher assigned us read more
God Speed James Garner
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
James Garner and his wife Lois Fleischman Clarke. Source: AP
James Garner
1928-2014
I was very sad and somewhat shocked to hear of the death of actor James Garner. On screen, he was always charming and gave consistently good performances. And boy was he handsome!
James Garner was read more
Portrait of an Artist: The Life and Work of Edward Sorel
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
On a chilly Sunday afternoon, we headed into Boston for a very special event. Boston University's Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center was hosting a grand opening for their new exhibition entitled Portrait of an Artist: The Life and Work of Edward Sorel. Celebrated artist Edward Sorel was on hand read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (3)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Get your wallets ready because I have a brand new list of upcoming classic film books. Publication dates for these titles range from June to October 2015.
Are you new to my book lists? Here are the details. Books include biographies, memoirs, scholary texts, coffee table books and more from a varie read more
DVD Netflix Holiday Twitter Giveaway
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This giveaway is sponsored by DVD Netflix.
As a special treat for my readers, I have a holiday giveaway just for you! I've partnered up with DVD Netflix to giveaway three $100 DVD Netflix gift cards. One gift card equals a year's subscription at the 1 disc at a time tier. However the credit can be read more
The Life of Raymond Chandler
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
A Mysterious Something in the Light: The Life of Raymond Chandler
by Tom Williams
Chicago Review Press
9781613736784 - 384 pages
January 2012
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
Was Raymond Chandler, the author who invented detective Phillip Marlowe, as interesting as his creation? This question w read more
Final Summer Reading Round-Up
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
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Andy of Journeys in Darkness and Light
Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film by Alan K. Rode
Emily on Instagram
Every Frenchman Has One by Olivia de Havilland
Gloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star by Stephen Michael Shearer
Sylvia Sidney: Paid by the Tear by Scott O'B read more
Beggars of Life (1928)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
1928 is one of the most fascinating years in film history. Hollywood was in a state of transition, quickly trying to learn how to match visuals with sounds to deliver talking pictures to an eager public. The industry had already mastered the silent film making process and were churning out good qual read more