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'Til Death Do Us Part ~ Bob Hope and Dolores Hope
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Bob Hope and Dolores Hope
Married 69 years
Not only is it incredible that they were married for nearly seven decades, they both became centenarians! Bob Hope died at the age of 100 and Dolores at the age of 102. What was in the water they drank? 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 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-Pierr read more
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) with Millie Perkins & Diane Baker at #TCMFF
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Scene from The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day and I thought it fitting to share with you the details of a special screening of The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) at the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF). When I initially saw this screening listed on the TCMFF schedul read more
2010 Year In Review
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
January
I advise classic film fans how to make the most of their non-TCM resources. I watched Chinatown (1974) on the big screen and lived to talk about it. And I waged a full-on war against the Pakistani blog thief who dared to steal my content. He messed with the wrong person.
February
Jean Sim read more
New Year's and The Bride Walks Out (1936)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I have talked about this film before so I'll just share the summary I wrote:
The Bride Walks Out (1936) stars Barbara Stanwyck as Carolyn, a model who makes decent money and enjoys her independence. She's got her own apartment, a steady job and even a maid. Her beau Michael (G 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
Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales
Selected Writings of Groucho Marx
Updated and Expanded Edition
Edited by Robert S. Bader
9781557837912
Paperback 312 Pages
$19.99
November 2011
Groucho Marx had a way with words. To me, his famous puns and one-liners are what made him so funny, mo read more
Room 1219: The Life of Fatty Arbuckle, the Mysterious Death of Virginia Rappe, and the Scandal That Changed Hollywood
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Room 1219
The Life of Fatty Arbuckle, the Mysterious Death of Virginia Rappe, and the Scandal That Changed Hollywood
by Greg Merritt
Hardcover - 440 pages
ISBN 9781613747926
Chicago Review Press
September 2013
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
Powells
"He is forever the life of the party, forever read more
Warner Archive Wednesday ~ The Bride Walks Out (1936)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Bride Walks Out (1936) stars Barbara Stanwyck as Carolyn, a model who makes decent money and enjoys her independence. She's got her own apartment, a steady job and even a maid.
Her beau Michael (Gene Raymond) is an engineer who is down on his luck. It's the Depression and there aren't enoug read more
Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Eli Wallach
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"Let me tell you a little about myself. As an actor I've played more bandits, thieves, killers, war lords, molesters and mafiose that you can shake a stick at... As a civilian I collect antique clocks, tell endless stories of my days as a medic in World War II, watch every tennis match, live for my read more
Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton by Matt Phelan
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton
by Matt Phelan
240 pages - Hardcover
Candlewick Press
9780763650797
July 2013
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
IndieBound
Powell's
Maybe I'm a little biased because I work for the publisher but I think this book is fantastic. A couple of years ago I was at a comp read more
#30in30FavoriteMovies
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I had so much fun hosting #30in30FavoriteStars back in September that I brought it back in November with #30in30FavoriteMovies. I encouraged folks to share 1 favorite film each day throughout the month of November accompanied by a photo, GIF or video. It got such a great response on Twitter! read more
2014 Summer Reading Challenge - First Round-Up
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Woah. Hey there, Summer. Why don't you slow down a bit? The days of June and July felt like they were on fast forward. Next thing I noticed it was already August and I only have 1 out of 6 books reviewed. Yikes! I have to catch up. Right now I'm finishing a 1,000 page biography on Barbara Stanwyck ( read more
Mary Astor's Purple Diary by Edward Sorel
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Mary Astor's Purple Diary
The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936
by Edward Sorel
Liveright (W.W. Norton & Co)
October 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 9781631490231
165 pages
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powell's
It was the 1960s. Edward Sorel and his new bride had just moved into their apartment on the Up read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Recap #4
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Day #3 of the TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off with one of the screenings I was most excited about: the 50th anniversary of one of my very favorite movies Bullitt (1968).
I got in line a couple hours early (by accident) and it was lucky for me that my husband and Robby, of Dea read more
What's Up, Doc? (1972) with Peter Bogdanovich #TCMFF
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Peter Bogdanovich and Dave Karger at the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival - Photo source: Getty/TCM
Director Peter Bogdanovich's follow-up to his Academy Award-winning drama The Last Picture Show (1971) was something wildly different. What's Up, Doc? (1972) is an homage to the screwball comedies read more
Classic Movie Tag
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Tag. You're it!
I'm calling all classic movie aficionados to participate in my #ClassicMovieTag. Below are 10 prompts to answer. You can post your responses any time you'd like. This would be a great blog post, YouTube video (like the one I did below), Instagram slideshow, Twitter thread, Fac 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
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (17)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I'm back with another doozy of a list! There are so many great titles especially from some of my favorite publishers like University Press of Kentucky and TCM/Running Press. And lots of reissues of previously out of print books. This is probably my favo 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