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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
Variações sobre um mesmo tema: A Bela e a Fera (1946, 1991 e além)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Variações sobre um mesmo tema: A Bela e a Fera (1946, 1991 e além) Variations on the same theme: Beauty and the Beast (1946, 1991 and beyond) Tale as old as time True as it can be Barely even friendship Then somebody bends Unexpectedly Just a little change Small to say the least Both 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 Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"A life well-lived goes on and on."
If ever a documentary filled me with hope and broke my heart at the same time, it's this one. A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story is a poignant film about a visionary filmmaker who followed the beat of his own drum and inspired generations of oth read more
A Caminho do Rio / Road to Rio (1947)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Caminho do Rio / Road to Rio (1947) O ano é 1947. Desde 1944 Bing Crosby detinha o título de ator com maior sucesso de bilheteria. Em uma situação muito confortável, ele fez com seus parceiros Bob Hope e Dorothy Lamour o quinto dos sete filmes da série “Road to...”, que mistura read more
Uma Canta, a Outra Não (1977) / One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Uma Canta, a Outra Não (1977) / One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977) Em novembro de 2023 a versão em inglês do Dossiê Agnès Varda foi publicada. Em janeiro de 2024, depois de uma treta com a Amazon, a versão em português do mesmo e-book foi disponibilizada. Nós do Cine Suffragette read more
Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Fay Wray and Robert Riskin
A Hollywood Memoir
by Victoria Riskin
Pantheon
Hardcover ISBN: ISBN 9781524747282
February 2019
416 pages
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells
"My mother had a pioneer resilience, a vulnerability, a need for admiration... she never expected life to magically read more
A força do coração / This is my affair (1937)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A força do coração / This is my affair (1937) Não há nada tão bonito e fofo quanto ver duas pessoas se apaixonando, não é? Nos cinemas, essa situação capaz de colocar um sorriso no rosto de qualquer espectador pode ser conferida com Bogie e Bacall em “Uma aventura na Martinica read more
À Margem da Vida (1950) / Caged (1950)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
À Margem da Vida (1950) / Caged (1950) Diz-se que a prisão muda um homem. Mas o que ela faz com uma mulher? Não importa se a pena é de alguns meses ou muitos anos, ir para a prisão é sempre uma experiência traumática, pois a prisão não melhora ninguém, é só um lugar de punições read more
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror Review
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
On a chilly evening on the eve of Halloween, scores of people made their way towards Symphony Hall in Boston for a truly spectacular event. F.W. Murnau’s classic horror movie Nosferatu (1922) would be projected on a gigantic screen that hung above the orchestra pit. A new score, created by eig read more
William A. Wellman: um realizador obscurecido
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
William A. Wellman: um realizador obscurecido A década de 1930 fiou muito mais marcada pelo nome de grandes produtores que de grandes diretores. Os estúdios controlavam toda a produção e eram aqueles que davam carta branca a um filme que escreveram seus nomes na História, a exemplo de David read more
Greta Garbo Faces Hypocrisy in a Man’s World in ANNA KARENINA (1935) Recently updated !
Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on Nov 30, -0001
This post is written in conjunction with the Russia in Classic Film Blogathon, hosted by Movies, Silently and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Like DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965), ANNA KARENINA gives a cinematic snapshot of the opulent life of Imperial Russia. Although the earlier film is unable to employ the read more
Michael Douglas: A Biography by Marc Eliot
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Michael Douglas: A Biography
by Marc Eliot
Hardcover, 352 pages
9780307952363
Crown Archetype (Random House)
September 2012
Find the book on:
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Indiebound
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Amazon
Thank you to my husband Carlos for submitting this book review of Marc Eliot's latest biography on actor Micha read more
A Quadrilha dos Honestos (1956) / The Band of Honest Men (1956) / La Banda degli Onesti (1956)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Quadrilha dos Honestos (1956) / The Band of Honest Men (1956) / La Banda degli Onesti (1956) No mês de novembro passado, tive a chance de participar de um Festival de Cinema Italiano online. Havia uma seleção “moderna” e uma de “clássicos”, e obviamente eu foquei read more
There is a reason why Janet Leigh's sweater was so tight...
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Holiday Affair (1949)
Janet Leigh's film career began when retired actress Norma Shearer saw a photograph of the young Leigh dressed in ski-wear. Shearer was so impressed with the picture that she used what persuasive powers she had left with MGM and helped get Leigh a contract. Some years later, MG read more
Get Thee to a Notary: Kiss Me Kate Holds Up
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Nov 30, -0001
Now you can be part of this terrified audience through the magic of 3-D! Right in the Coriolanus Why This Is a Great Show Carol Haney: We all should have known her better Ann Miller: Underrated Tommy Rall: Baryshnikovian leaps read more
My, What a Long Face!
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Nov 30, -0001
"Best acting by cartoon bulldog ever." -- Jennifer Robinson (my sister)
The Great Bea Benaderet
Don't you dare bring one more thing into this house.
Feed the Kitty (1952)
The reason I love Warner Bros. cartoons above all others -- apart from the writ read more
O Brasil e o Oscar – ou a traumática falta dele
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
O Brasil e o Oscar – ou a traumática falta dele O Brasil pode ter muitas coisas de que se orgulhar: linda natureza, animado carnaval, povo simpático, biodiversidade incrível, cinco títulos de Copas do Mundo. Mesmo assim, o povo ainda amarga uma questão: não temos nenhum Oscar. read more
Sundance: Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"She's an original and can't being that every minute of her life." — Norman LearActress, singer, dancer, speaker, activist. Rita Moreno can do it all. Not only is she a natural performer but she lives for the spotlight. For someone who has such energy and passion for what she does, it's natura read more
West Side Story: The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
West Side Story
The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic
by Richard Barrios
TCM & Running Press
Hardcover ISBN: 9780762469482
232 pages
June 2020
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's
When West Side Story was released in 1961, moviegoers had never seen anything quite like read more