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10 Tips on Getting in More Classic Film Reading
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I hear a lot of people say that they don’t read classic film related books or don’t read enough of them because they don’t have time. This is an issue for all of us really. We lead busy lives and it’s difficult to get a movie in sometimes let alone a whole book!
As you can t read more
TCM: The Essential Directors by Sloan De Forest
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Essential DirectorsThe Art and Impact of Cinema's Most Influential Filmmakersby Sloan De Forestforeword by Peter Bogdanovich and Jacqueline StewartTCM and Running PressPaperback ISBN: 9780762498932344 pagesNovember 2021Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's “Ultimately, the read more
Actors Who Remind Me of My Father
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
If you've been following this blog for a while (or at least have read my archives), you may remember a post I did called "An Ode to my Father". In the post I said:I find that my interest in classic films stems mostly from my constant need to understand my father. The decades fro read more
Song of Russia (1944)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Robert Taylor and Susan Peters in Song of Russia (1944)
1944 was a good year for actress Susan Peters. She was nominated the previous year for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in Random Harvest (1942) and MGM was grooming her for stardom. They were giving her more substantial pa read more
Lightning Flash Giveaway ~ Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein on the Big Screen
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It's time for yet another lightning flash giveaway hosted by TCM and NCM Fathom Events. I'm giving away three pairs of tickets to the Wednesday October 24th double-feature screening of Frankenstein (1931) and The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Check out the NCM Fathom Events page for the screening fo read more
American Titan: Searching for John Wayne by Marc Eliot
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
American Titan: Searching for John Wayne
by Marc Eliot
Dey St. Books (HarperCollins)
97800622690030 - Hardcover
432 pages
November 2014
Barnes and Noble
Powell's
IndieBound (your local Indie bookshop)
"As a crusader for freedom, he loved beating up on bad guys. He was, after all, the king of the c read more
Cinema Shame: Urban Cowboy (1980)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I'm chipping away at my 2019 Cinema Shame challenge. This year I gave myself the goal to watch 10 movies from my birth year 1980 for the very first time. I'm hoping I can tackle a few reviews this summer so I can keep up!
Oh boy. I'm not even sure how Urban Cowboy (1980) made it onto my Cinema Sham read more
Ninotchka (1939) at the Somerville Theater
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Ninotchka (1939) was screened this past Sunday at the Somerville Theater as part of their Summer Classic Film Series. I singled out the two lesser known films in the series, Captain's Courageous and Ninotchka, to watch and made the trek out to Somerville on Sunday mornings to see them both.
I propo read more
Undercurrent (1946)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
In 1946 Robert Mitchum was under contract to RKO. They had loaned him out to MGM for two pictures Undercurrent (1946) and Desire Me (1947) which were filmed back-to-back. He had relatively small roles in both as the third person in a romantic melodrama. Both films turned out to be box office failure read more
Warner Archive Wednesday ~ The Secret Garden (1949)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Dean Stockwell, Margaret O'Brien and Brian Roper in The Secret Garden (1949)
The Secret Garden (1949) is a delightful adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel of the same name. Of the three adaptations I've seen of The Secret Garden, this one is my favorite (although I'm also partial read more
My Top Picks for the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It’s that time of year again when classic film fans from all over the world flock to Hollywood to enjoy a weekend packed with once-in-a-lifetime experiences. The TCM Classic Film Festival is something I look forward to all year round. When you go to this festival you feel like you’re par read more
My Summer Reading Picks and a Giveaway!
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Did you sign up for my Summer Reading Challenge yet? If not there is still plenty of time to do so. I challenge you to read up to 6 classic film books this summer and review them online. This is the perfect opportunity to tackle that TBR stack that's been piling up.
If you are entered into my cha read more
Singin' in the Rain (1952) Encore Performance August 22nd, 2012
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Thanks to TCM and Fathom Events we got to see Singin' in the Rain (1952) on the big screen!
And at a local theater at that! There are two cinemas in my area and neither of them show classic films. I usually have to go further into the city to see one. But for one special day, the AMC read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Recap #2
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
On the first full day of the TCM Classic Film Festival, I was furiously preparing for my red carpet interviews. This is the third year in a row that I've been able to greet and interview guests as they walk the carpet for the opening night premiere.
Before I headed over to the TCL Chinese Theatre c read more
Hollywood Enlists!: Propaganda Films of WWII
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Enlists! Propaganda Films of World War II
by Ralph Donald
Rowman and Littlefield
Hardcover ISBN: 9781442277267
March 2017
274 pages
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
Over the years the term "propaganda" has developed a negative connotation. It suggests the brainwashing of its subjects 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
God Speed Deanna Durbin
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
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Deanna Durbin (1921-2013)
Many people love Deanna Durbin as that bright eyed child star with the voice of an angel. I enjoy her later films and marvel at how she developed into such a gorgeous and voluptuous young woman. Personally, I have always had a girl crush on her, wishing I read more
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is sponsored by DVD Netflix.
"I'll be a boy and rough and hard. I won't care what I do."
Bookkeeper Henry Snow (Edmund Gwenn) is in a terrible jam. To pay off his gambling debts he's been dipping into the company finances. When his coworkers catch wind of Henry's transgressions, he's d read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2017: Day 2 Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Greetings from the Hollywood! On Friday I attended my fifth hand and footprint ceremony and it's my fourth time covering this event for my blog. The honorees this time were Carl Reiner and Rob Reiner. It was the first time a father and son have been honored with dual imprints in cement. There were l read more
Musings on Easy Rider (1969)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The other night my husband Carlos and I made a deal. If he'd watch one of my movies, I'd watch one of his. He had his pick and he chose Easy Rider (1969). I recently showed interest in this movie and he immediately perked up. Really? You want to watch it? he asked enthusiastically. Sure, I guess. Wh read more