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It's Ginger Rogers' birthday too. Move over Barbara Stanwyck!
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Ginger is so upset at being overlooked by Stanwyck fans that she is threatening to clonk you all over the head with her trusty wrench!
Thank you to Jonas for the picture. read more
'Til Death Do Us Part ~ Jimmy Stewart and Gloria Stewart
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Photo Credit: Classic Film Scans
Jimmy Stewart and Gloria Stewart
Married for 44 years
One of the sweetest couples Hollywood ever produced. Jimmy Stewart adored Gloria. They had two children together and he adopted Gloria's two children from another marriage. read more
Under Capricorn (1949)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
When everyone is a convict, who can you trust?
The year is 1831. Convict ships transport prisoners from the British Empire to the penal colony of Australia. They also bring with them gentleman looking to make their fortune in a new land. When Charles Adare (Michael Wilding) arrives in Sydney seekin read more
The Ten Commandments (1923) with Jeff Rapsis at the Somerville Theatre
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
What's Easter without a good Biblical epic? When Jeff Rapsis told me he'd be performing at a screening of The Ten Commandments (1923) on Easter Sunday I knew I had to be there. I've been studying Cecil B. DeMille's life and work recently and was really curious about his part-historical part-modern t read more
Dead End (1937)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I've heard a few film-loving folks on Twitter proclaim that sleep is overrated. Hmph! It is indeed NOT overrated. In fact, I would go so far as to say it is highly underrated. A good night's sleep does wonders for ones well-being. And as film enthusiasts, being awake and alert and not drowsy (or the read more
Catching Up With Quelle (12)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Pillow Talk (1959) - My boss gave me a B&N gift card for the holidays and Carlos and I used it to have a date night at our local B&N store. We had some drinks at the cafe and had fun browsing through the DVD/Bluray section. I bought Pillow Talk (1959) on BluRay. It's a restored anniversary e read more
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It's a story as old as time. A mortal sells his soul to the devil for what he really wants only to suffer the consequences later. Bargaining with evil always comes at a cost.
"I'd give my soul to nail him." - Joseph Foster
Joseph Foster (Thomas Mitchell) is a good man by all accounts. He's devot read more
Racing Cars ~ Grand Prix (1966)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
There is no film quite like Grand Prix (1966). It is the quintessential racing movie and while it's not the best film out there we are very lucky to have it. Grand Prix was made during a golden era of race car driving, when Formula 1 was glamorous, safety in driving wasn't all that important, race c read more
The Man Who Seduced Hollywood by B. James Gladstone
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Man Who Seduced Hollywood
The Life and Loves of Greg Bautzer, Tinseltown's Most Powerful Lawyer
by B. James Gladstone
ISBN 9781613745793
Hardcover 352 pages
Chicago Review Press
May 2013
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
Powell's
“... Bautzer’s legacy is the way he created a public image read more
Phantom of the Opera (1925) with live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It's one thing to watch a silent film but it's quite another to watch it on the big screen with a performer playing live music to go with the film. The movie just comes alive in a way that it doesn't with prerecorded music. Jeff Rapsis is a very talented silent film accompanist and on Sunday October read more
Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Jill St. John
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Jill St. John, Model Trains
Singer Grace Slick on visiting Jill St. John - "Her house included an indoor/outdoor swimming pool, a vast array of tropical fish and a basement filled with miniature trains." (Source)
While doing research for my Stars & Their Hobbies series, I stumbled upon a Ne read more
Interview with Matt Phelan, Author/Illustrator of Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Matt Phelan and I at his Bluffton signing - Book Expo America 2013
I had the pleasure of interviewing author/illustrator Matt Phelan about his book Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton. Check out my original review here. You can find Matt Phelan on Twitter as @MattPhelanDraws, on Facebook, on read more
Keep Moving by Dick Van Dyke
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Keep Moving: And Other Tips and Truths About Aging
by Dick Van Dyke and Todd Gold
Weinstein Books
264 pages/5 hours, 20 minutes
October 2015
A legend of TV and film, Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 90th birthday recently. With his new book Keep Moving he’s become the poster boy for living a happ read more
Steve McQueen: A Passion for Speed
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Steve McQueen: A Passion for Speed
by Frederic Brun
Hardcover - 192 pages
ISBN: 9780760342480
MotorBooks
October 2011
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound (Your local bookstore)
Powell's
"McQueen will be remembered as one of the finest exponents of speed to ever grace the big screen." - Brun
Steve read more
Alive and Kicking (2016)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
What do classic movie fans do when they want to pursue their passion in other avenues? They wear vintage clothes and shoes. They style their hair in mid-century up-dos or slicked back styles. They collect big band albums and jazz records. They frequent estate sales and thrift shops. They attend hist read more
The Many Faces of Josephine Baker by Peggy Caravantes
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Many Faces of Josephine Baker
Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
by Peggy Caravantes
Chicago Review Press
Hardcover - ISBN: 9781613730348
February 2015
Barnes and Noble - IndieBound - Powell's
Josephine Baker was an entertainer in the truest sense of the word. She had a charismatic personality that read more
Guy Kibbee Triple Feature
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Guy Kibbee. Photo source: Getty Images
Guy Kibbee is a beloved silver screen figure among many contemporary classic film fans, myself included. Just hearing his name brings me joy. I know whenever Guy Kibbee appears in the credits of a movie that I'm in for a real treat. Kibbee was a Warner Bros. read more
Come Fly With Me
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Was there anything more glamorous than a movie star flying during the golden era of aviation? I remember when I was a little girl and my parents and I dressed up to fly. It was a big deal. I even remember having a TWA bag (too bad we didn't keep it!). Today air travel is a lot more casual but we can read more
Never So Few (1959)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
John Sturges’ Never So Few (1959) is part WWII drama and part exotic melodrama. Inspired by true events, it follows the story of American and British troops in Burma (now Myanmar) working on an attack on the Japanese but are in turn attacked by Chinese guerrillas. The troop is l read more
Beauty for the Asking (1939)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Patric Knowles, Lucille Ball and Donald Woods in Beauty for the Asking (1939)
Beautician Jean Russell (Lucille Ball) has just mastered her formula for astringent cold cream. The business and financial prospects are enough that she can finally marry her live-in beau Denny (Patric Knowles). However, read more