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Assignment in Brittany (1943)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Jean-Pierre Aumont and Susan Peters in Assignment in Brittany (1943)
After completing a dangerous mission in North Africa, Captain Pierre Metard (Jean-Pierre Aumont) is sent back to France for a new assignment. And this one is a doozy. Pierre happens to bear a striking resemblance to one Ber read more
Noir 100 at the Brattle ~ The Sleeping City (1950)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The last film in the Brattle's Noir 100 series was The Sleeping City (1950). My good friend Kevin and I got a chance to see this last night. I had come to the film only with the knowledge that it was a noir starring Richard Conte. I had no understanding of the plot. And by the time I got to Harvard read more
TCM Classic Film Festival: Day #2 Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Lily Tomlin Hand and Footprint CeremonyFestivities on the second day of the TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off with a hand and footprint ceremony honoring actress Lily Tomlin. Hosted by TCM and held on the courtyard of the TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's Chinese Theatre), the event b read more
TCMFF Red Carpet Interviews
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
As promised in my original TCMFF red carpet post, here are the video interviews. I embedded each one individually including a quick intro from me.
This year I approached my videos differently. I invested in a microphone which helped immensely. Thanks to my friend Jonas and my husband Carlos who hel read more
Bye, Bye Birdie (1963) & Mad Men
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This film has been on and off my Netflix queue for goodness knows how long. I was interested in watching it but would always push it off to the side (I do that a lot it seems). However, a few weeks ago on a lazy Sunday evening, I was watching my favorite TV show Mad Men and Bye Bye Birdie (1963) was read more
TCM Classic Film Festival: Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Premiering tomorrow on TCM as part of the TCM Classic Film Festival is Nichols and May: Take Two, director Phillip Schopper's documentary on the famous comedy duo. It previously aired on PBS back in 1996 but it has been unavailable for many years. read more
Out of the Past - Into the Now ~ Charlie Chaplin Honored by Google
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Did you see Google today? They created an original video, an homage to Charlie Chaplin for his 122nd birthday. It's pretty awesome. The only point of this post is that I don't want this to be forgotten so I want to commemorate Google's homage by dedicating a post to it. Although so many of us classi read more
Image Makers: The Adventures of America’s Pioneer Cinematographers
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
When we talk about the art of classic film many of us tend to focus on the work of the director. It's easy to do that. Their names are directly linked with their work in a way that other crew members, beyond the cast, are not. It's easy to ignore the contributions of the cinematographers who do so m read more
Dolce Vita Confidential by Shawn Levy
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Dolce Vita Confidential
Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome
by Shawn Levy
W.W. Norton & Company
9780393247589 - 480 pages
September 2016
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
"Rome had always had a way of making even the most egregious aspects of its pa read more
Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Kirk and Anne
Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood
by Kirk and Anne Douglas with Marcia Newberger
foreword by Michael Douglas
TCM and Running Press
May 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 9780762462179240 pages
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
In March when I visited Boston University' read more
One Girl's Confession (1953) and Joran van der Sloot
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
image from Film Noir Photos
I've been working my way through the various films in the Bad Girls of Noir collections (Vol. 1 and Vol
2) when I came across this little gem: One Girl's Confession (1953). This film is pretty unusual for a noir in one respect: the story focuses on a female pr read more
Hollywood Tiki: Film in the Era of the Pineapple Cocktail
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood TikiFilm in the Era of the Pineapple Cocktailby Adam Foshko and Jason HendersonThe History PressPaperback ISBN: 9781467149907208 pagesAugust 2022Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“Tiki Culture was never about a real place but about the escape to imaginary places—n read more
Warner Archive Wednesday ~ It All Came True (1940)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"Don't worry about me baby. I got myself covered both ways from the middle." Humphrey Bogart as Chips Maguire
It All Came True (1940) is a little film with a big cast. The movie takes place in the Gay '90s (or maybe not, I couldn't quite tell. It could be that they were being nostalgic). The story read more
The Woman in the Window (1944)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"Trouble starts from little things. Often from some forgotten natural tendency."
It's impossible to talk about Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window (1944) without talking about its famous ending. I'm not going to even try. You've been warned.
Years ago I taped this film off of T read more
Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic
by Cecilia de Mille Presley and Mark A. Vieira
Running Press
Hardcover - pages
November 2014
If you're going to invest in a high quality coffee table book, you shouldn't just go for looks alone. There is a pride in ownership of Cecil B. DeMille: Th read more
2023 TCM Classic Film Festival: Day #4 Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The last day of the TCM Classic Film Festival was a tough one for me. I was only able to attend two more events, both in the afternoon and evening and only after spending all morning resting up. I assumed I was suffering from extreme exhaustion so I prioritized the two events most important to read more
Merry Christmas from Out of the Past ~ A Classic Film Blog
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! read more
A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"A life well-lived goes on and on."
If ever a documentary filled me with hope and broke my heart at the same time, it's this one. A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story is a poignant film about a visionary filmmaker who followed the beat of his own drum and inspired generations of oth read more
Classic Film Haul Video
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Products Mentioned
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mills Brothers
Myrna Loy and William Powell Collection
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
Red Dust (1932)
Love In The Rough (1930)
A Lady Of Chance (1928)
Hol read more
The High Commissioner (1968)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Police Sergeant Scobie Malone (Rod Taylor) was summoned from his ranch for a government mission, one of importance but also shrouded in mystery. Australia's High Commissioner, Sir Quentin (Christopher Plummer) is wanted for the murder of his first wife. Malone heads to London to arrest Quentin but w read more