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Capitolfest 2016
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Capitol Theatre - Rome, NY
Last week we packed up the car and traveled 300 miles to Rome, NY for Capitolfest #14. This journey was filled with ups and downs but the end goal was always to watch rare movies from the 1920s and 1930s on the big screen with my fellow classic film enthusiasts. We marvel read more
Catching Up with Quelle (9)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Happy Birthday to Me! - I share my birthday with the following actors and actresses:
Kathryn Grant
Charles Emmett Mack
Ricardo Montalban
Nostalgia and Comfort - 2012 has been a year of major change for me and sometimes I want things to just slow down. I find some comfort in thinking about the read more
Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel by Christina Rice
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel
by Christina Rice
Hardcover - 370 pages
9780813144269
University Press of Kentucky
October 2013
Barnes and Noble
Indiebound
Powell's
Amazon
Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel by Christina Rice is one of the finest books I have ever read. It's take read more
Betrayed (1944)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
In 1949, Robert Mitchum was a household name. By that time he had made a splash in the genre that was later dubbed film noir with movies such as The Locket (1946), Undercurrent (1946), Crossfire (1947) and the noir we all know and love Out of the Past (1947). That last film made him famous and his a read more
Cagney by Cagney
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Cagney by Cagney
Doubleday
Paperback, 202 pages
Originally published 1976
ISBN 9780385520263
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
Powell's
"Acting is work, nothing more or less than work, and it comes into existence only with work." - James Cagney
By 1976, at least three biographies had been written ab read more
Anna Karina to visit the US for Band of Outsiders (1964) Restoration Premiere
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Anna Karina in Band of Outsiders
French New Wave legend, Jean-Luc Godard muse, style icon and all around goddess Anna Karina is making a rare visit to the United States. She’ll be in California and New York to promote the US premiere and theatrical release of a new restoration of Band o read more
My Top Picks for the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This time next week I'll be in Hollywood for the TCM Classic Film Festival. It'll be the sixth year attending the festival and also my sixth covering the event as press. Stay tuned as I'll have lots of posts coming up including daily recaps and in-depth looks at individual screenings and panel discu read more
Interview with Sheana Ochoa ~ Author of Stella! Mother of Modern Acting
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I got to meet the lovely Sheana Ochoa at Book Expo America back in May . Her book Stella! Mother of Modern Acting is one of the best biographies I've ever read. She graciously agreed to an interview for this blog which you can read below.
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What made you decide to wr read more
The 50th Anniversary of The Graduate (1967)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the cultural phenomenon that is The Graduate (1967). Prior to this month I had never watched the film in its entirety. Key scenes are so ingrained in our collective pop culture knowledge that there's no escaping them. And no one could spoil the movie for me be read more
Desert Fury (1947)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"I'm a big girl now. I'm allowed to play with matches."
Director Lewis Allen's Desert Fury (1947) stars Lizabeth Scott as Paula Haller, the daughter of a wealthy gambling magnate, Fritzi Haller (Mary Astor), who returns home to the fictional town of Chuckawalla, Nevada. Paula brings home read more
2015 Summer Reading Challenge - Final Round-Up and Winner
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The summer reading challenge is officially over! I'd like to personally thank every one of the participants who all did an amazing job at their challenge. They are read a wide array of interesting and eclectic books. The challenge encourage folks to read up to 6 books this summer and post reviews on read more
Blood and Sand (1941)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is sponsored by DVD Netflix.
How do you capture the look and feel of Spain without having ever been there? This was the challenge director Rouben Mamoulian had working on Twentieth Century Fox's new big budget movie about a Spanish bullfighter. He had to make Mexico City and sta read more
TCM: Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics by John Malahy
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Summer Movies30 Sun-Drenched Classics by John MalahyForeword by Leonard MaltinTCM and Running PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762499298June 2021208 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells — TCM ShopSummer Movies: "an underappreciated category of movies — those that depict the read more
It's a Dog's Life (1955)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"It was strictly dog eat dog on the waterfront." - Wildfire
Before there was A Dog's Purpose (2017) there was It's a Dog's Life (1955). This film tells the story of Wildfire, a bull terrier making it on the mean streets of New York City at the turn of the 20th Century. He's been taking care of his read more
The Big Steal (1949)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is sponsored by DVD Netflix.
In 1949 RKO found themselves in a bit of a bind. Their latest project, The Big Steal, was already in the works when their star, Robert Mitchum, found himself in the clink for possession of narcotics. A couple of years earlier RKO had purchased Richard Worsmer read more
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Directed by George Roy Hill, Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) stars Julie Andrews as the eponymous Millie. As a young woman living in New York City, Millie has big dreams. She sheds her out-of-date style for the new 1920s flapper look and sets her sights on a job so she can ultimately marry her boss read more
Since You Went Away (1944)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Jennifer Jones, Claudette Colbert, Shirley Temple in Since You Went Away (1944)
"This is a story of the Unconquerable Fortress: the American Home..."
During WWII, producer David O. Selznick was searching for a way to contribute to the war effort. He was offered two opportunities by the governmen read more
The Classic Film Collective: Laura by Vera Caspary
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.Lauraby Vera CasparyThe Feminist PressPaperback ISBN: 9781558615052256 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“You have so many friends, your life is so full, you’re always surrounded read more
West Side Story: The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
West Side Story
The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic
by Richard Barrios
TCM & Running Press
Hardcover ISBN: 9780762469482
232 pages
June 2020
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's
When West Side Story was released in 1961, moviegoers had never seen anything quite like read more
Whisky Galore (1949): Review by Kate Gabrielle
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It’s 1943 in wartime Scotland and the residents of the small island of Todday are fighting a battle far worse than anything they could have ever imagined when World War II began — they are plumb out of whisky! In Whisky Galore, a colorful group of characters band together to salvage case read more