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Gold Star Boston Premiere
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
On Monday, I had the honor of introducing the film Gold Star at its Boston area premiere and moderating a Q&A after the screening. Special guests included filmmaker Victoria Negri, composer Ben Levin and casting director Judy Bowman.
A big thanks to my husband Carlos who recorded both the intro read more
TCM comes to a city near you. Whether you like it or not.
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
TCM is doing a 5-City Tour called Road to Hollywood that will lead up to their first Classic Film Festival. I think TCM might have a vendetta against me (I don't know why that is because I love them). First of all, I haven't been able to afford the channel (that will change later in the year th read more
Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Colleen Moore
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Colleen Moore, Doll Houses
Thank you to my good friend Jonas of All Talking! All Dancing! All Singing! for letting me know about this! Silent film star Colleen Moore was obsessed with creating the doll house of her dreams. The financial freedom of being a Hollywood star gave her the opportu read more
I have a lot of reading to do
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Reviews (and giveaways!) to come. Slowly...
On the list
Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History
John Huston: Courage and Art
Possessed: The Life of Joan Crawford
Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American read more
Ask Us Anything About Movies
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I so enjoyed doing the Ask Me Anything: Classic Movies Edition that I decided it would be fun to do a couples version with my movie-loving husband Carlos! I solicited questions from Twitter and Instagram and we got some great responses. Some thought-provoking prompts and some fun questions too. A bi 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
The Brothers Warner (2008) Documentary
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Brothers Warner - documentary
The Brothers Warner - book
This documentary follows the history of the Warner Bros. studio through the lives of the 4 brothers who founded it: Harry, Sam, Albert and Jack. It's written and directed by Cass Warner Sperling, granddaughter of Harry Warner an read more
Turner Classic Film Festival 2013 April 25-28
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Here are the details from TCM. I really hope I can go this year!
TCM host and film historian Robert Osborne will serve as official host of the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival, with TCM's Ben Mankiewicz also introducing various events during the festival. The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel,
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My Favorite Classic Movies, A Milestone and a New Look!
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is a big deal. Why? It's my 1,000th! To celebrate I have four big announcements to make.
The FIRST is Out of the Past now has a brand new design courtesy of the super talented Kate Gabrielle. Take a look around and let me know what you think! The look also extends to my social media chann read more
Captains Courageous (1937) at The Somerville Theater
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn't belong.
Does your local theater have this kind of variety? I doubt it!
Please, sir. Could you show me the way to the main theater?
The Somerville Theater recently kicked off their Classic Film Series read more
France Nuyen and Mitzi Gaynor at the Screening of South Pacific (1958)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
My photo
On Thursday April 25th, 2013, I attended a special screening of South Pacific (1958) at the pool of the historial Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. It began right after the opening night party and I got to hang out with Jessica of Comet Over Hollywood and Kaci. There were drinks and hors d'o read more
The Beguiled (1971)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Union soldier John "McB" (Clint Eastwood) finds himself injured in Confederate territory. A young girl named Amy (Pamelyn Ferdin), is out in the forest picking mushrooms and stumbles upon him. He's near death and Amy takes pity on him and brings him back to her all girls school. The women are reluct read more
Weddings in Film ~ Newlywed Life ~ Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"My
Weddings in Film series explores the different stages of getting
married as seen through classic movies. The sixth film, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), takes a look at the struggles of newlywed life.
Congratulations on your recent nuptials! Now it's time to enjoy newlywed life. Becau read more
TCM at 20: Inspired by the Classics at the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Press Photo
The TCM at 20: Inspired by the Classics panel kicked off the opening of Club TCM for the first night of the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival. TCM's Pola Chagnon interviewed four of the ten artists including actress Kim Novak, actor/playwright Charles Busch, actress Jane Seymour and artis read more
TCM Road to Hollywood - Jane Powell and Leonard Maltin present Royal Wedding (1951)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending the TCM Road to Hollywood event at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA. Presented by Turner Classic Movies, hosted by Leonard Maltin and featuring special guest Jane Powell, last night’s event was nothing short of spectacular.
I have been excited ab read more
Cinefest, Part II: The Films
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Read Part I here.
Thursday at Cinefest was a warm-up; it didn’t quite feel like a first day at a festival. I spent most of the day traveling, hanging out with my friend Jonas, drinking a gin and tonic and when I had some energy I took in a couple of films. I caught the tail end of The King of read more
TCM Film Festival 2014 – Updates and What We're Excited About
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The highly coveted full shedule for the 2014 TCM Film Festival was posted yesterday. You can find it here and they also posted the full list of special guests here. I also have TCM’s official press release about the new updates on my Google+ page
(As a side note, I’m posting a lo read more
The First Film: The Greatest Mystery in Cinema History
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Who created the first film? It may not be who you think.
During the late 19th century, several inventors were working furiously on the technology that would produce moving pictures. Some of these figures are well-known including the Lumiere Brothers, Thomas Edison and others not so much. But have read more
The Lusty Men (1952)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Lusty Men (1952) is a rodeo film exploring the reality and danger of the sport. It was produced by RKO and directed by Nicholas Ray (and also by Robert Parrish for a few days while Ray was ill).
"A strong back and a weak mind." - Jeff McCloud
Robert Mitchum plays Jeff McCloud, a rodeo star read more
The Beloved Brat (1938)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Beloved Brat (1938) could just be a story of a spoiled brat who learns the error of her ways and transforms into a well-behaved child. This Warner Bros. film is much more than that. In its mere 62 minutes of screen time it packs a wallop with two big takeaways: 1) there are big conseque read more