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About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. "I certainly admire people who do things." - BrunoMy second viewing of this film went really well. It was great to see it on the big screen in a proper theatre with good friends close by. read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. My well-loved copy of the Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide (ISBN-13: 978-0-4522-8620-7) is a familiar sight in my apartment. Unlike most books in my personal library, it is not shelved read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. The time has come for me to come to terms with this movie. My first viewing happened during a very difficult time in my life, in which I was struggling with the impending deaths of two lo read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. I had so much fun compiling a list of what I thought were some of the sexiest scenes in film history that I thought I'd come up with 8 more sizzling scenes to share. These are scenes that read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. I just had the pleasure of watching Private Lives (1931) which recently aired on TCM and I had managed to tape it. It's so difficult to find Norma Shearer films to watch (see my previous r read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. I had never put much thought into it but when I recently did a repeat viewing of The Asphalt Jungle (1950) for my film noir class, I kept thinking about the various publicity pictures and read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. I didn't quite have the time before my first class to watch Double Indemnity (1944) two more times, but was lucky enough to be able watch it once in an interactive manner. By which I mean, read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. In preparation for my first Film Noir class next week, I will be watching the classic, Double Indemnity (1944). I have already seen this film but it was some months ago and a refresher see read more

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About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Boston is my town. I love it here and always have. Yet, the Boston in classic films is not the Boston I know and love. It's very different. My Boston is made of many different shades: mode read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Why is it, that on this good, green earth there has yet to exist a boxed set of DVDs of Norma Shearer films? It seems shameful that there are legions of classic film fans out there that ar read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Many folks say that the famous beach shot of Burt Lancaster and a blonde Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity (1953) is one of the sexiest scenes in film history. I had that in mind when read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. The virtues of a blonde Bette Davis are many and go largely unacknowledged. Most know Bette Davis as a wide-eyed brunette; fiesty and domineering. The films she's best known for are all i read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. I must share my love for Bobby Darin with you... with the world. When most people hear his name, they automatically think "Splish, Splash", "Dream Lover" and Sandra Dee. My mind's image o read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. If you haven't watched The Dick Cavett Show yet, shame on you! For the classic film fanatic, it is absolutely essential to watch. Where else will you see amazing one-hour interviews with read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Welcome to my classic film blog. This is a new venture for me, as my devotion to films started just as a budding interest and has now developed into a full-fledged passion. This won't be y read more

"Let me tell you a little about myself. As an actor I've played more bandits, thieves, killers, war lords, molesters and mafiose that you can shake a stick at... As a civilian I collect antique clocks, tell endless stories of my days as a medic in World War II, watch every tennis match, live for my read more

Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton by Matt Phelan 240 pages - Hardcover Candlewick Press 9780763650797 July 2013 Amazon Barnes & Noble IndieBound Powell's Maybe I'm a little biased because I work for the publisher but I think this book is fantastic. A couple of years ago I was at a comp read more

I had so much fun hosting #30in30FavoriteStars back in September that I brought it back in November with #30in30FavoriteMovies.  I encouraged folks to share 1 favorite film each day throughout the month of November accompanied by a photo, GIF or video. It got such a great response on Twitter! read more

Woah. Hey there, Summer. Why don't you slow down a bit? The days of June and July felt like they were on fast forward. Next thing I noticed it was already August and I only have 1 out of 6 books reviewed. Yikes! I have to catch up. Right now I'm finishing a 1,000 page biography on Barbara Stanwyck ( read more