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Book Review--Mean..Moody...Magnificent! Jane Russell and the Marketing of a Hollywood Legend
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Mean..Moody..Magnificent Christina Rice University Press of Kentucky, 2021 I’ve been eagerly anticipating Mean...Moody…Magnificent, because I couldn’t put down Christina Rice’s first biography, about Ann Dvorak. While this book is not the passion projec read more
Interview with B. James Gladstone, author of The Man Who Seduced Hollywood (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I've had the pleasure of interviewing author B. James Gladstone, the author of The Man Who Seduced Hollywood: The Life and Loves of
Greg Bautzer, Tinseltown’s Most Powerful Lawyer. Gladstone’s book is not only
fascinating and informative, it’s also endlessly entertaining. Who needs read more
Lembranças de Hollywood, de Dulce Damasceno de Brito (4)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Lembranças de Hollywood, de Dulce Damasceno de Brito Quando “A ponte do rio Kwai” ganhou sete Oscars, ela estava lá. Quando Elizabeth Taylor deixou as marcas de suas mãos no cimento, ela estava lá. Quando Carmen Miranda, Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable e James Dean morreram, ela estav read more
Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance by Brent Phillips (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance
by Brent Phillips
Hardcover, 368 pages
ISBN: 9780813147215
November 2014
University Press of Kentucky
Barnes and Noble
Powell's
IndieBound
“He was born to dance.” – Brent Phillips on Chuck Walters
When I started my classic read more
Hollywood Victory by Christian Blauvelt (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood VictoryThe Movies, Stars, and Stories of World War IIby Christian BlauveltForeword by Dr. Robert M. CitinoHardcover ISBN: 978076249992TCM and Running Press240 pagesNovember 2021Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“By the end of the war, motion pictures, having become the read more
Warren William: Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Warren William
Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood
by John Stangeland
February 2011
212 pages
9780786448784
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
In the complete portrait of Warren William there is no legacy, only a career. What we are doing when we see him on screen is simply watching read more
Hollywood Victory by Christian Blauvelt (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood VictoryThe Movies, Stars, and Stories of World War IIby Christian BlauveltForeword by Dr. Robert M. CitinoHardcover ISBN: 978076249992TCM and Running Press240 pagesNovember 2021Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“By the end of the war, motion pictures, having become the read more
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015) (3)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
HaroldandLillian.com - #HaroldandLillian
“They were the heart of Hollywood.” – Bill Krohn, film critic
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015) will have its US premiere today at DOC NYC. From director Daniel Raim and executive producer Danny DeVito comes a touching a read more
TCM Road to Hollywood - Jane Powell and Leonard Maltin present Royal Wedding (1951) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending the TCM Road to Hollywood event at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA. Presented by Turner Classic Movies, hosted by Leonard Maltin and featuring special guest Jane Powell, last night’s event was nothing short of spectacular.
I have been excited ab read more
Interview with John Stangeland, author of Aline MacMahon: Hollywood, the Blacklist, and the Birth of Method Acting (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I'm thrilled to be joined by writer and biographer John Stangeland. We chatted over a decade ago about his Warren William biography (review here and interview here). Now he is back with an excellent new biography on the much-beloved character actress Aline MacMahon, out now from the University Press read more
Designing Hollywood: Studio Wardrobe in the Golden Age by Christian Esquevin
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Designing HollywoodStudio Wardrobe in the Golden Ageby Christian EsquevinHardcover ISBN: 9780813197913August 2023University Press of Kentucky 256 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's"Modern glamour was born in Hollywood, where the combination of beautiful stars dresse read more
Hollywood Enlists!: Propaganda Films of WWII (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Enlists! Propaganda Films of World War II
by Ralph Donald
Rowman and Littlefield
Hardcover ISBN: 9781442277267
March 2017
274 pages
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
Over the years the term "propaganda" has developed a negative connotation. It suggests the brainwashing of its subjects read more