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Hollywood Enlists!: Propaganda Films of WWII
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Enlists! Propaganda Films of World War II
by Ralph Donald
Rowman and Littlefield
Hardcover ISBN: 9781442277267
March 2017
274 pages
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Over the years the term "propaganda" has developed a negative connotation. It suggests the brainwashing of its subjects read more
Classic Film Lovers Guide to Hulu
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
If you missed an episode of Family Guy or Dollhouse, chances are you'll run to Hulu.com to watch said episode online. Full-length TV episodes are what this site is most known for. But did you know Hulu has a big selection of full-length classic film features available for viewing?I ran across the fu read more
These Amazing Shadows (2011) - a new documentary on the importance of films
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
These Amazing Shadows is a new documentary that is being screened across the US in May and June. The Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA will be showing it on Tuesday May 10th with one of the two directors introducing the film and a panel discussion with director Paul Mariano, film critic read more
Finding Zsa Zsa: The Gabors Behind the Legend by Sam Staggs
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Finding Zsa Zsa
The Gabors Behind the Legend
by Sam Staggs
Kensington Books
July 2019
448 pages
Hardcover ISBN: 9781496719591
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Before the Kardashians there were the Gabors. Zsa Zsa, Eva, Magda and the queen of the tribe Jolie, the Gabors were a force t read more
Gold Star (2016)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
A daughter. Her dad. The 65 years separating them.
When the age divide between father, mother and child is significant it creates a unique family dynamic. It’s one that few will understand unless they’ve lived in it or have seen it first hand. I grew up in such a family. My father read more
On the Making of River of No Return (1954)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Tommy Rettig and Robert Mitchum in River of No Return (1954)
River of No Return (1954) was supposed to be a small picture; a simple B Western shot on the cheap in Idaho with a small cast and a skeleton crew. Writer Louis Lantz had the idea of taking Vittorio De Sica's The Bicycle Thief and turning read more
Found at Mostly Lost Vol. 2
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Found at Mostly Lost Vol. 2
On sale October 30th
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Earlier this year at the TCM Classic Film Festival I attended a presentation on the Mostly Lost workshop and let read more
Charlie Chan teaches us about Classic Film distribution
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hasty conclusion like gunpowder. Easy to explode. - Charlie Chan
Do you ever wonder why TCM won't show a particular movie? Do you ever think to yourself,"How did they pick the movies for that boxed set"? Do you find that your head starts to spin whenever you try to keep all the movie studio nam read more
Warner Archive Wednesday - The Mating Game (1959)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
If you love '90s British television as much as I do, you may be familiar with
the show The Darling Buds of May (1991). Based on a novel by the same name, the TV series follows the eccentric and fun loving Larkin family circa 1950s England. The Larkins live in idyllic Kent and are such loveable and h read more
Interview with Sloan De Forest, author of Must See Sci-Fi
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Sloan De Forest. Photo credit: Manoah Bowman
I've had the privilege of interviewing Sloan De Forest, author of Must See Sci-Fi: 50 Movies That are Out of This World (TCM/Running Press). She's an actress, writer and film historian and has written about film for Sony, Time Warner Cable, the Mar read more
Interview with Daniel Raim, Director of Harold and Lillian
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
October marks the home video release of Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story, now available on DVD and Blu-Ray from Kino Lorber. If you follow me on social media, you know I've been a champion for this film ever since I reviewed it back in 2015. I recently hosted a Twitter chat for the movie's read more
2023 TCM Classic Film Festival: Day #2 Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
My festival experience this year was scaled back immensely due to unforeseen circumstances, both good and bad. For the rest of the festival I was able to attend two events each day while also building in some time with friends.On the first full day of the festival, I sat down with documentaria read more
The Assassination Bureau (1969): Review by Kate Gabrielle
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Assassination Bureau (1969) is an energetic, suspenseful, and imaginative romp through an alternate version of turn-of-the-century Europe where the chair of a secretive murder-for-hire organization, Ivan Dragomiroff (Oliver Reed), teams up with feminist journalist Miss Winter (Diana Rigg) to pre read more
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
While I was watching the extras in the Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection (see my review and vlog here), a trailer for Bullets or Ballots (1936) caught my eye. I was so dazzled by the cast that I just went "gimme gimme". It went to the top of my Netflix queue and I eagerly anticipated it's ar read more
God Speed - Jack Klugman (1922-2012)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Jack Klugman
1922-2012
My heart is broken. Many of you know that I absolutely adore Jack Klugman. He is one of my favorite actors and is someone whom I affectionately refer to as "my boyfriend". In fact I even devoted a week to him called "I Heart Jack Klugman Week" on this blog in w 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
Cinema Shame: Le samouraï (1967)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
When I was curating my Cinema Shame list for 2018, I looked to FilmStruck for some inspiration. Le samouraï (1967) is a staple on FilmStruck's Criterion Channel and one of the first films I noticed on the service when I signed up as a beta user. I wasn’t familiar with director Jean-P read more
Robert Mitchum Video #1 ~ The Reluctant Star
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This is an hour long documentary on the career of Robert Mitchum, provided to you by Hulu.com.
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These Amazing Shadows on PBS and a Blu-Ray Giveaway
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"All these people who worked on these things, who are all gone now, but they've left behind these amazing shadows for us to enjoy." - George Willeman
Back in May, I had the amazing opportunity to watch the documentary These Amazing Shadows (2011) at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA (you read more
10 Tips on Getting in More Classic Film Reading
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I hear a lot of people say that they don’t read classic film related books or don’t read enough of them because they don’t have time. This is an issue for all of us really. We lead busy lives and it’s difficult to get a movie in sometimes let alone a whole book!
As you can t read more