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IOU: Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Who I Owe: I met illustrator/author Matt Phelan recently at Book Expo. The company I work for publishes some of his books for children. Phelan told me that he was currently working on a graphic novel for younger kids on the childhood of Buster Keaton (see a preview of the artwork for the book here). read more
So is this a legit blog now?
Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on Nov 30, -0001
LET’S TAKE A VOTE. read more
A Epopeia do Jazz / Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Epopeia do Jazz / Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938) Há cem anos, o mundo passava por uma grande turbulência. Estou me referindo, claro, à Primeira Guerra Mundial, que trouxe imensas mudanças na geopolítica, tecnologia e no mundo das artes. O cinema usou o conflito como pano de fundo read more
Aelita – A Rainha de Marte (1924) / Aelita, Queen of Mars (1924)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Aelita – A Rainha de Marte (1924) / Aelita, Queen of Mars (1924) ESTA CRÍTICA TEM SPOILERS / THIS REVIEW HAS SPOILERS Marte! O sonho de muitos aventureiros, astronautas e lunáticos. Um local que já foi visitado, através do cinema: eu já escrevi sobre viagens cinematográficas read more
A Caixa Mágica / The Magic Box (1951)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Caixa Mágica / The Magic Box (1951) Na minha opinião, o melhor cineasta ainda em atividade é Martin Scorsese. Não apenas porque os filmes dele são de excelente qualidade, mas principalmente porque ele ama os filmes antigos. Scorsese é um admirador e apoia as campanhas de conservação read more
Vênus, a Deusa do Amor (1948) / One Touch of Venus (1948)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Vênus, a Deusa do Amor (1948) / One Touch of Venus (1948) Há muitas atrizes do cinema clássico que poderiam ser chamadas de deusas – atrizes demais para citar aqui. Mas foram poucas que de fato interpretaram deusas nas telas. Uma delas foi Rita Hayworth em “Quando os Deuses Amam& read more
Charlie Chaplin: A Brief Life by Peter Ackroyd
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Charlie Chaplin: A Brief Life
by Peter Ackroyd
Hardcover, 304 pages
ISBN: 9780385537377
October 2014
Nan A. Talese (Knopf - Doubleday, an imprint of Penguin Random House)
Barnes and Noble
Powell's
IndieBound
“Like a dancer he needed the full revelation of his art. He seemed to have a speed 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
Édipo Rei: A Tragédia de um Rei (1968) / Oedipus the King (1968)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Édipo Rei: A Tragédia de um Rei (1968) / Oedipus the King (1968) A literatura grega clássica prova ser, continuamente, uma excelente fonte de histórias para o cinema. O exemplo em questão: “Édipo Rei” de Sófocles foi adaptada muitas vezes para as telonas, começando em 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
A Regra do Jogo (1939) / The Rules of the Game (1939)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Regra do Jogo (1939) / The Rules of the Game (1939) A vida de um cinéfilo muitas vezes se resume a sempre tentar completar algum tipo de lista. Pode será lista da AFI dos melhores filmes feitos nos EUA, ou a lista da Sight and Sound dos melhores filmes de todos os tempos. Quantos nós já read more
These Amazing Shadows: The Movies That Made America (2011) a review
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
These Amazing Shadows is a documentary that delivers many messages. Films are important. They need to be preserved for current and future generations before it's too late. The language of film is a human language. Films are a filter through which we view history and culture. Film is love.
Directed read more
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) Uma das razões para o sucesso da Nova Hollywood - nome utilizado para se referir aos cineastas que começaram suas carreiras no final da década de 1960 e início de 1970 - foi que eles não eram apenas cineastas: eram também cinéfilos. O exemplo read more
The Kinetophone: A Fact! A Reality!: Talking Pictures from 1913!
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Jack's Joke (1913)
Photo Credit: courtesy Undercrank Productions/Library of Congress
Before there was the Vitaphone there was Thomas Edison's Kinetophone. Over a decade before Al Jolson proclaimed "you ain't heard nothing yet" in The Jazz Singer (1927), Kinetophone brought talking pictures to audi read more
Grace Kelly: a cobertura na imprensa de um casamento real
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Grace Kelly: a cobertura na imprensa de um casamento real Grace Kelly: a Royal Wedding in the press Não importa onde moramos ou se apoiamos a monarquia. Sempre que um membro da família real – em especial da família real britânica – se casa, nós paramos para ver. Algumas pessoas read more
These Amazing Shadows (2011) - a new documentary on the importance of films
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
These Amazing Shadows is a new documentary that is being screened across the US in May and June. The Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA will be showing it on Tuesday May 10th with one of the two directors introducing the film and a panel discussion with director Paul Mariano, film critic 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
Phantom of the Opera (1925): A Sense of Theatricality
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Nov 30, -0001
I have a question – what is this thing on my head? (still from kinpoisk.ru) The Bay Area’s economy may suck, but it can still be an amazing place to be if you love films (and can afford the occasional pricey event). 2015 was my first year back, after an absence of about 15 years—really, I 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
A Filha de Netuno (1949) / Neptune’s Daughter (1949)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Filha de Netuno (1949) / Neptune’s Daughter (1949) Em 1940, uma nadadora de 18 anos chamada Esther Williams não pôde competir nos Jogos Olímpicos porque o evento foi cancelado por causa da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Os Jogos Olímpicos de 1944 também foram cancelados pelo mesmo read more