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O Oscar e a surpreendente década de 1950
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
O Oscar e a surpreendente década de 1950 Quem não gosta de uma boa surpresa? Com certeza, quem depende de apostas. Sejam aquelas feitas com dinheiro, ou apenas entre amigos, ninguém gosta de perder uma aposta. E quando a aposta em questão é um bolão do Oscar, um palpite errado pode gerar 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
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: a tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: a tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) Em 1986, um documentário feito para a TV celebrou “o legado de Spencer Tracy” – e foi maravilhosamente apresentado por sua companheira dentro e fora das telas, Katharine Hepburn. Katharine é muito franca o tempo read more
A Mais Querida do Mundo (1962) / Billy Rose’s Jumbo (1962)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Mais Querida do Mundo (1962) / Billy Rose’s Jumbo (1962)
Um
filme sobre o circo. Codirigido por Busby Berkeley, escrito por Sidney Sheldon,
baseado numa peça escrita por Ben Hecht, estrelando Doris Day, Jimmy Durante e
Stephen Boyd – sim, o Messala de “Ben-Hur”. E 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
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
A Mulher de Branco (1948) / The Woman in White (1948)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Mulher de Branco (1948) / The Woman in White (1948) “A Mulher de Branco” me lembra de vários filmes da década de 1940. Pode ser um tema em comum, um personagem, uma situação, um cenário. Como eu fui capaz de fazer tantas conexões, foi com curiosidade e surpresa que descobri read more
Desenho Retrô: A Turma da Gatolândia
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Desenho Retrô: A Turma da Gatolândia Antes dos longa-metragens épicos, antes dos filmes de Hitchcock e Orson Welles, antes dos musicais, antes dos filmes mudos, eu assistia a desenhos antigos. Era por volta de 2003 e eu já tinha uma quedinha por tudo que era velho. E o canal Boomerang veio read more
A [Love] Letter to Elia and Panic in the Streets (1950) at the Brattle
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Last Tuesday, Kevin and I got to see the Martin Scorsese documentary, A Letter to Elia, at the Brattle followed by a screening of Kazan's Panic in the Streets (1950). I really wanted to write this post last week but I didn't have a chance. I especially wanted to write about it before PBS showed the read more
Ella Fitzgerald, a picture book and Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It was very common back in the day for established musicians to grace the silver screen with a cameo in a motion picture. There are a few notable appearances among Jazz greats in classic films. Examples include Louis Armstrong in High Society (1956) and Pennies from Heaven (1936), Duke Ellington in 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
A Bela, a Fera e o silêncio
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Bela, a Fera e o silêncio The Beauty, the Beast and the silence Tendo a honra de ser a única animação a ser indicada ao Oscar de Melhor Filme, “A Bela e a Fera” tornou-se uma obra-prima dentro do universo criado pelos Estúdios Disney desde o dia em que estreou, há exatos 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
Noir 100 at the Brattle - A Rain Day, Double Feature, Noir Matinee
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
August has been a hectic month and I've been out of the loop of everything online that is classic film related. I've been MIA from this blog mostly because I've been spending every spare moment working on moving in with Carlos. I haven't had much time to ::gasp:: watch any movies or ::double gasp:: read more
Memoirs of a Professional Cad by George Sanders
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Memoirs of a Professional Cad
by George Sanders
Dean Street Press
Originally Published 1960
9781910570463 - Paperback
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
Powell's
“You should watch the film for George Sanders.” In one form or another this is a line I’ve repeated often during my yea read more
Cinco filmes para a posteridade
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Cinco filmes para a posteridade Fazendo uma das tarefas de minha aula de espanhol, surgiu a ideia para este post. Eu tinha de responder a uma pergunta já formulada, que segue: Uma caixa com objetos que representam nosso desenvolvimento na Terra está sendo preparada para ser mandada em uma mis read more
A Mulher do Doutor Phibes / Doctor Phibes’ Wife
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Mulher do Doutor Phibes / Doctor Phibes’ Wife Dr Phibes é um homem que preza a família. E, como ele não tem filhos, sua família se resume à sua devotada esposa, Victoria Regina Phibes. Mas nós nunca a conhecemos com vida nos filmes estrelando Dr Phibes. No entanto, é ela o read more
Summer Movie Blog-a-Thon ~ I was NOT a movie-watching child
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
That's right. I admit it. As a child I did not watch movies. It was a pretty rare occasion. And when I did, it usually meant a trip to the Cinema 1 and 2 back in the old Shoppers World in Framingham, MA.
(sidenote: check out Brandon Schaefer's fabulous art work, especially the art w read more
A Cicatriz (1976) / The Scar (1976)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Cicatriz (1976) / The Scar (1976) Alguns nomes são incontornáveis quando estudamos a História do Cinema - sim, com letras maiúsculas. Um destes nomes é difícil de escrever: Krzysztof Kieslowski. Já havia assistido à sua Trilogia das Cores - “A Liberdade é Azul” é meu read more
Roubando a cena: Walter Brennan e Mercedes McCambridge
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Roubando a cena: Walter Brennan e Mercedes McCambridge Alguns personagens realmente chamam toda a atenção para si quando aparecem na tela. O caso mais memorável para mim é de Madame De Farge em “A Queda da Bastilha / A Tale of Two Cities” (1935) que, histericamente, pede que todos read more