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Stan & Ollie (2018)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"They had reached the top..."
The year was 1937. Comedic duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, simply known as Laurel and Hardy, were at the top of their game. While filming Way Out West, Laurel, who had been taking a more active role in the writing, direction and production of their films, had a fall read more
There is a reason why Janet Leigh's sweater was so tight...
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Holiday Affair (1949)
Janet Leigh's film career began when retired actress Norma Shearer saw a photograph of the young Leigh dressed in ski-wear. Shearer was so impressed with the picture that she used what persuasive powers she had left with MGM and helped get Leigh a contract. Some years later, MG read more
Till the End of Time (1946)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Till the End of Time (1946) is an RKO melodrama exploring the difficulties of repatriation in post-WWII America. The film stars Guy Madison as Cliff Harper, a highly decorated marine who heads home after almost 4 years at war. His failure to launch into the next phase of his life has his pushy paren read more
Fright Favorites: Review by Ally Russell
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Photo source: @OneDarkAlly on InstagramFright Favorites31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond by David J. SkalTCM and Running Press224 pagesSeptember 2020Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell'sFright Favorites Is a Seasonal Treat!
Was Bela Lugosi buried read more
Les Girls (1957)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The year is 1957. Major movie studios are feeling pressure to get people back into the theaters and away from their television sets. Cinemas were losing business and subsequently closing locations. International moviemakers, who had fewer restrictions in showing sex and other themes in the films tha read more
Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director by Patrick McGilligan
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director
by Patrick McGilligan
9780060731373 Hardcover
It Books (Harper Collins)
July 2011
560 pages
He had always been, at least potentially, an avant-garde, "arty" filmmaker, but perhaps one who had followed the wrong muse and ended up mism read more
Hollywood in Kodachrome: 1940-1949
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood in Kodachrome: 1940-1949
by David Wills
November 2013
It Books (Now Del Street Books)
Hardcover - 9780062265548
352 pages
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
Powell's
While perusing the gift shop at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston recently I came across a copy of Hollywood in K read more
Wallflower (1948)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Robert Hutton, Joyce Reynolds and Janis Paige in Wallflower (1948)
Sisters Jackie (Joyce Reynolds) and Joy (Janis Paige) are polar opposites. Joy is the flirtatious fun-loving one, always getting attention from the opposite sex. Jackie is the sensible one. A bit too sensible. She scares all the gu read more
Virginia City (1940)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Bogie? As a Mexican Bandito? What the heck was Warner Bros. thinking?
It's interesting that a 24-movie boxed set devoted to Humphrey Bogart showcases various films in which Bogie is overlooked or misused. Case in point, Virginia City (1940) a Michael Curtiz movie that would have been another read more
The Big House (1930)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"They all want to throw people into prison but they don't want to
provide for them after they are in. You mark my words Pop. Some day
we're going to pay for this shortsightedness." - Warden (Lewis Stone)
MGM's The Big House (1930) came at a time when Hollywood was still transitioning to talking p read more
Lightning Flash Giveaway ~ Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 50th Anniversary Event
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It's time for another Lightning Flash giveaway hosted by Sony Pictures Entertainment and NCM Fathom Events!
I'm giving a way 3 pairs of tickets for Lawrence of Arabia (1962) screening on Thursday October 4th in select US theaters. Check out NCM Fathom Events' official pag read more
The Way West (1967)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Traveling from the Missouri River to the valleys of Oregon, being a pioneer on the Oregon Trail was a hard life. The journey was so treacherous there is no guarantee you'd make it. The motivation of an ultimate reward, a new home and a chance at prosperity, drove many to take that chance. Led by Sen read more
Summer of Classic Films in Boston - July 2011
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Lots of great films for July!
Brattle Theater - Cambridge
Tickets are $9.75, Matinees before 5 pm are $7.75. Students $7.75 with ID. Seniors $6.75. Children under 12 $6.75. You can also purchase one of many different membership packages.
The Leopard (1963)
July 8th - 10th (Friday - Sunday) read more
Book Review: Conversations with Classic Film Stars
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews Hollywood's Golden Era
by James Bawden and Ron Miller
9780813167107 - 440 pages
The University Press of Kentucky
April 2016
“We possessed a treasure trove of rare interviews with some of the greatest stars of Hollywood’s golden years. read more
Ultimate Gangsters Collection: Classics Blu-Ray Review
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Ultimate Gangsters Collection: Classics Blu-Ray
On Sale May, 21 2013
Buy on:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Best Buy
Warner Bros.
The Ultimate Gangsters Collection: Classics Blu-Ray boxed set went on sale this week. There is also a Contemporary version of the same set with 4 different movies. The read more
Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Clara Bow
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Clara Bow, Sports
"I became a regular tomboy - played baseball, football and learned to box." - Clara Bow
Clara Bow playing baseball circa 1926 - Source
Clara Bow boxing in heels - Source
Clara Bow playing tennis
Clara Bow was a tough cookie. She had a rough childhood and growing u read more
'Til Death Do Us Part ~ Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw
Married 53 years
Peter Shaw was a businessman and an actor and helped oversee Angela Lansbury's long career in film. They were married until he passed away in 2003.
I hope you enjoyed my wedding extravaganza! There are a lot of other couples I wish I could h read more
Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Artists
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Many actors and actresses from the golden age of Hollywood found solace in painting, sculpting, drawing and other art forms. It was away to express themselves creatively but in a much more private space than in front of a camera.
So far in the series I've devoted each post to one hobby and one st read more
Bachelor Mother (1939) at TCMFF and My Thoughts
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Seeing Bachelor Mother (1939) on the big screen has been a dream of mine for a long time and I'm so grateful to TCM for making that dream happen at their classic film festival. I cherished every moment of this experience and I'm so grateful to have seen my beloved film on the big screen in Hollywood read more
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) is a Western and the last film produced by the independent outfit Robert Goldstein Productions. The film was directed by Burt Kennedy and features a wonderful cast including Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, both David and John Carradine and Martin Balsam. Other n read more