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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
Warner Archive Wednesday ~ Brother Rat (1938) and Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
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Many moons ago I caught the tail end of the film Brother Rat (1938) on TCM. I was particularly drawn by the film's youthful cast, the collegiate setting and the slapstick humor. When I went to search for a way to watch this film in its entirety I discovered that the film and its sequel Brot read more
2016 Summer Reading Challenge - Second Round-Up
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I'm so proud of all of you for getting your read on this summer! There have been lots of great reviews and I'm impressed how participants are deviating from traditional bios and trying out some interesting books. Memoirs, self-help books, novels and more. Kudos to Danny of Pre-Code.com for his dedic read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." - Groucho Marx
I've been on a reading frenzy lately and with so many good biographies and film books coming out I don't think I'll ever stop. It's so important for classic fil read more
National Dance Day: Interview with Norma Miller and Susan Glatzer
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Norma Miller and Susan Glatzer on media day in April 2017
Today is National Dance Day and I’d like to share with you two interviews I did with dancer Norma Miller, the Queen of Swing, and Susan Glatzer, director of the swing dancing documentary Alive and Kicking which I reviewed back in Apri read more
TCM Classic Film Festival Press Conference
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Left to right: Tabesh, Dorian, Mankiewicz & McGillicuddy
On Wednesday April 27th, TCM held a press conference before the start of their classic film festival. The conference panel consisted of Charles Tabesh, senior VP of programming, Jennifer Dorian, Ben Mankiewicz, host of TCM and Genevieve M read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Recap #3
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
On the start of Friday of the TCM Classic Film Festival, I was more than ready for some movies. I met up with my good friend Carley of Married at the Movies (she also recently started a new podcast) and we headed over to the Chinese Multiplex for Intruder in the Dust (1949).
Carley an read more
The China Syndrome (1979) and Michael Douglas at #TCMFF
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Michael Douglas and Ben Mankiewicz at the 2017 TCMFF. Publicity Photo courtesy of Getty & TCM
Timing is everything. Michael Douglas's nuclear thriller The China Syndrome (1979) debuted on March 16th, 1979 and twelve days later a nuclear meltdown occurred on 3 Mile Island. The fictional event read more
Seven Days in May (1964)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"It was a time of tremendous tension and tremendous fear." - John Frankenheimer
Cold War stories are endlessly fascinating. There is something about the fear of nuclear annihilation and how it alters our perspectives on the future and guides our actions that became the perfect fodder for storytelli read more
The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"Don't you love your country?"
"Yes, but is it the same country?"
Prisoner #34, Shack Twala (Sidney Poitier) stands trial. It's Capetown, South Africa in the midst of apartheid. Thanks to the remarkable defense work by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk (Prunella Gee), Twala is now free. Rina's boyfriend read more
2021 Summer Reading Challenge: Second Round-Up
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
WOW! This is by far the biggest review round-up yet! The Summer Reading Challenge participants have been busy reading some great books and sharing their thoughts about them online. And yes I read every single review. I've been loving the range of books chosen and review styles. I encourage you to do read more
Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Kino Lorber's
Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers Blu-ray Set
curated by Shelley Stamp
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Best Buy — TCM Shop
In collaboration with the Library of Congress, Kino Lorber and film historian Shelley Stamp have curated an read more
Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World by Wil Haygood
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
ColorizationOne Hundred Years of Black Films in a White Worldby Wil HaygoodKnopf464 pagesOctober 2021Hardcover ISBN: 9780525656876Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“If Black Americans were to fight back against what cinema had now done to them, they would need their own filmmaker read more
The Classic Film Collective: Career Women in Love: Ex-Lady (1933), The First Hundred Years (1938) and Woman of the Year (1942)
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.As someone who appreciates classic movies while also watching them through a contemporary lens, I look for the subtle or not so subtle signs of feminism in early films. I want to see how the role of women evolved over th read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (15)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This new list is long overdue. After what seems like a month of research, I finally gathered up some notable classic film book releases. A few of these I have already dived into myself and many more have found a new home on my wish list.
Are you new to my list? Here are the details. The books inclu read more
Bruce Lee ESPN 30 for 30: Be Water
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
“Empty your mind. Be formless like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. If you put water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. If you put water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. It can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee
Directed by Bao Nguyen, ES read more
J'accuse (1938)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"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