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It's not a Dream...
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Oct 4, 2008
Marguerite: It's you. It's not a dream.Armand: No, it's not a dream. I'm here with you in my arms, at last.Marguerite: At last.Armand: You're weak.Marguerite: No, no. Strong. It's my heart. It's not used to being happy. I think the highlight of this week's orgy of movie-watching was revisiting, for read more
The Wonder of Roz, or Life as a Banquet
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Sep 29, 2008
Rosalind Russell ended her career one of the Biggest of the Big - Wonderful Town's gala Ruth, Auntie Mame, Mama Rose.I kind of love, though, that she spent so long paying her dues. It took the Hollywood bigwigs a good five years to realize that their serious dark-haired leading lady was actually a g read more
Farewell to a Class Act
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Sep 27, 2008
When stars like Paul Newman die, the world is made a little duller. From start to finish, Newman was both a Movie Star (in caps) and an actor's actor, at home in Tennessee Williams and art films (heartbreaking in Mr. and Mrs. Bridge) and at the same time capable of making real entertainment out of s read more
Shining a light
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Sep 8, 2008
The Paralympic Games in Beijing opened on September 6th, 2008 with the most awe-inspiring and humbling moment I have ever witnessed on television.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kciyrz_ZCkY&feature=related read more
A lot of weather we've been having lately!
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jun 16, 2008
Severe thunderstorms hit Toronto this past weekend. We haven't seen the like in many a year. Lightning shows to rival Canada Day fireworks. Rolling thunder! Genuine rolling thunder, just like in a Louis L'Amour novel! Sudden, unexpected downpours. If we didn't feel Mother Nature's wrath like our ben read more
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby!
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Apr 19, 2008
George O'Brien1899 - 1985Greetings classic movie fans and welcome to this April 19th online birthday card for the late movie star and U.S. Navy hero, George O'Brien.A lot of George's fans come to him through "Sunrise" (1927), but I'm a backwards gal. I first fell for the tragic and interesting Colli read more
Baseball is a Game
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Apr 6, 2008
Baseball is a game of statisticsDid the announcer say this was the Blue Jays 32nd home opener? How can that be? I was but a teenager that historic first game in the snow. That means I'll be...51 in a couple of weeks. I've heard it said that statistics are easily manipulated. Manipulate me that one!B read more
Into the Dark by Mark A. Vieira
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Into the Dark: The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950
by Mark A. Vieira
336 pages - 9780762455232
May 2016
Running Press and TCM
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powell's
“When I walk onto a set, I never have the slightest idea what I’m going to shoot. Then I sit in a chair for a few minu read more
heckyeahrobertmitchum Tumblr & a Q&A with James Mitchum
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
New on Tumblr is a heckyeahrobertmichum blog created by yours truly. If you are not familiar with Tumblr, it's a blogging service that lends itself to multimedia streaming and reblogging/sharing. heckyeahrobertmitchum will feature photographs, quotes, links, videos, etc. on all things Robert Mi read more
On Blogging for a Decade: Three Bloggers Share Their Journeys
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This month I'm celebrating 10 years of blogging. Before I share the story of my own journey I thought it would fun to highlight some other classic film bloggers who've been blogging for close or more than a decade. A big thank you to Jessica, Laura and Terry for participating.
Jessica at Robert read more
The Pride of the Yankees: Lou Gehrig, Gary Cooper, and the Making of a Classic
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Pride of the Yankees: Lou Gehrig, Gary Cooper, and the Making of a Classic
by Richard Sandomir
Hachette Books
304 pages
Hardcover ISBN: 9780316355056
June 2017
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The Pride of the Yankees (1942) is considered one of the greatest sports films of all time. It se read more
A Trio of Musicals On Blu-ray: Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940), Athena (1954), and The Tender Trap (1955)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
While I’ve never been a particular fan of musicals, I’ve found them to be a wonderful escape in these tense times. Recently I enjoyed a trio of them on newly-released Blu-rays from Warner Archive.Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) Ginger Rogers is rightfully Fred Astaire’s most fa read more
Todos a bordo! Filmes com trens - Parte 2
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Todos a bordo! Filmes com trens - Parte 2 Depois de uma rápida parada na estação ferroviária, convido todos vocês a subirem a bordo novamente para o resto da viagem pelos filmes que tratam de trens. Pacto de Sangue / Double Indemnity (1944): A perigosa e sedutora Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbar read more
Todos a bordo! Filmes com trens - Parte 1
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Todos a bordo! Filmes com trens - Parte 1 Sugestão de consumo: Enquanto lê este post, escute esta obra-prima do compositor Heitor Villa-Lobos. O trem foi um meio de transporte utilíssimo e que certamente marcou a vida de muitas pessoas. Acredito que vários leitores tenham doces memórias read more
A morte neste jardim (1956)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A morte neste jardim (1956) Todo diretor tem marcas que o definem e o tornam facilmente identificável por seu público. Mas isso não impede que filmes peculiares surjam dentro de filmografias ricas e sejam quase esquecidos exatamente por sua peculiaridade. Neste filme de 1956, Buñuel passeia read more
It's a Veritable Robert Mitchum Explosion
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
So I've been preparing for months. And months. And months for a Robert Mitchum Week. A follow up on my highly successful Norma Shearer Week. It made sense. Norma Shearer is my favorite actress so why wouldn't I do a second themed week with my favorite actor Robert Mitchum.
I read the Robert Mitchum read more
Out of the Past: A 10th Anniversary
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
At Dick Cavett's TCMFF book signing
It was on this day 10 years ago that I started my classic film blog Out of the Past. It all began with a welcome post followed by a short piece on The Dick Cavett Show with special guest Alfred Hitchcock. Little did I know the journey this blog would read more
A Clandestina (1957) / Manuela (1957)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Clandestina (1957) / Manuela (1957) O significado do nome Manuela é “Deus está conosco”. É um nome mais comum em países de língua espanhola, por isso é natural que o filme “Manuela”, conhecido por aqui pelo título “A Clandestina”, comece num povoado read more
A dança não pode parar
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A dança não pode parar O musical é um gênero cinematográfico sem meio-termo: ou você ama ou odeia. A cantoria e as longas sequências de dança que surgem do nada não agradam a todos. Para os fãs mais apressadinhos, mesmo a dança em excesso cansa. Essa é uma seleção de números musicais read more
Mean... Moody... Magnificent!: Jane Russell and the Marketing of a Hollywood Legend by Christina Rice
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Mean... Moody... Magnificent!
Jane Russell and the Marketing of a Hollywood Legend
by Christina RiceUniversity Press of KentuckyISBN: 9780813181080June 2021392 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells “The movie star turned out to be devastatingly human. read more