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Black Film History: A Reading List
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Whether you want to expand your knowledge or diversify your summer reading challenge selections, here are a variety of classic film books about black film history to consider.
I didn't include any buy links. I encourage you to Google these titles (or click on my reviews if I listed them) if you w read more
A Importância de ser Honesto (1952) / The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Importância de ser Honesto (1952) / The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) Oscar Wilde foi um famoso autor, um dos mais respeitados da década de 1890. Ele escreveu ensaios, contos de ficção, romances, poesia e peças de teatro, e é a uma dessas últimas que damos atenção hoje. “A read more
A Besta de Berlim (1939) / Hitler – Beast of Berlin (1939)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Besta de Berlim (1939) / Hitler – Beast of Berlin (1939) Alguns dias atrás lembramos os 80 anos desde o começo da Segunda Guerra Mundial. O filme de baixo orçamento “A Besta de Berlim” estreou um mês após o início da guerra. Trata-se de um artefato histórico muito 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
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
A Song in the Dark: The Birth of Musical Film
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film
Second Edition
by Richard Barrios
Oxford University Press
Paperback 9780195377347
2009
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
Powell's
"By inviting us to behold vestiges of our past, these movies allow us to revel, if only momentarily, in a time in wh 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
You Got a Little Something There. No there... and there... and well all over really
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Can someone tell me what the name of this type of college sweater is? Someone?! Anyone?!
It was common during the 1920s and 1930s. The pictures above are from Good News (1947) which is based on a musical from the late 1920s and the setting is 1927. I researched sweatshirts and they were sports/co read more
Häxan - A Feitiçaria Através dos Tempos (1922) / Häxan (1922)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Häxan - A Feitiçaria Através dos Tempos (1922) / Häxan (1922) Alguns meses atrás, investiguei a carreira do diretor dinamarquês Urban Gad e mencionei um filme de Benjamin Christensen, “The Mysterious X” (1914). Hoje retorno a Christensen para finalmente assistir à sua obra read more
Não quero ser um homem (1918) / I don’t want to be a man (1918)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Não quero ser um homem (1918) / I don’t want to be a man (1918) Há muitas parcerias entre diretores e artistas no cinema, em todos os países. Por exemplo, você consegue citar uma dupla de ator / diretor famosa do cinema alemão? A primeira que me vem à mente é Klaus Kinski / Werner read more
A Noiva Desconhecida (1949) / In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Noiva Desconhecida (1949) / In the Good Old Summertime (1949) Eles são colegas de trabalho que não se suportam, mas ao mesmo tempo, sem saber, eles trocam cartas nas quais fazem confidências e assim se apaixonam. Sim, você já viu essa história antes: filmada pela primeira vez como read more
A Cruz dos Anos / Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Cruz dos Anos / Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) Eu tenho uma confissão a fazer: eu quase nunca choro em casamentos vendo filmes. Em geral eu consigo separar a experiência fílmica das minhas emoções, e assim sou capaz de analisar um filme criticamente. Mas eu também tenho um calcanhar de read more
A Princesa e o Plebeu / Roman Holiday (1953)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Princesa e o Plebeu / Roman Holiday (1953) Se você gosta de filmes antigos, já deve ter passado por esta situação: na ânsia de compartilhar sua paixão com as pessoas ao seu redor, recebeu como resposta uma careta e a recusa veemente de parar para ver um filme “velho”, em preto 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
Dublar ou não dublar: eis a questão
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Dublar ou não dublar: eis a questão Todos que se aventuram a ver um filme feito em idioma estrangeiro estão frente a um desafio. Para nós brasileiros, esta prática é mais que normal, pois o cinema do exterior domina o cenário cultural. Surge logo uma dúvida capaz de gerar calorosos debates 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
Zulac / zoo-lak / (n.) Beats me, but it doesn’t have a sharper knife than Lauren Bacall.
Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on Nov 30, -0001
The origin of this Kate-word — and temporary url address of this here blog — was asked by the lovely Emmba, some time back. Here’s the story, and sorry for the delay!In Kate’s piece about Lauren Bacall in Roddy McDowall’s book, Double Exposure, I find the following se 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
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953): A Review by Kyle Edwards
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) is an early-1950s British comedy which tells a story similar to many real occurrences throughout the world. After Britain's large, nationalized railroad company "British Railways" decides to cease operations over a rural branch line, a small group of concerned locals read more
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife (1938): A Brackett-Wilder Collaboration
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Nov 30, -0001
A contribution to the Billy Wilder Blogathon, hosted by Once upon a screen… and Outspoken & Freckled. Brackett, reclining, and Wilder hard at work on something awesome. Ernst Lubitsch’s 1938 comedy “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife,” starring Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper, read more