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Anna Karina and Band of Outsiders (1964)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Anna Karina in Band of Outsiders (1964)
Band of Outsiders, known in French as Bande à part, is a Jean-Luc Godard film from 1964 starring Godard muse Anna Karina. She plays Odile, a naive young woman studying English with fellow students Franz (Sami Frey) and Arthur (Claude Brasseur). Odile read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." - Groucho Marx
I've been on a reading frenzy lately and with so many good biographies and film books coming out I don't think I'll ever stop. It's so important for classic fil read more
Happy 100th Birthday Norman Lloyd!
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Happy Birthday to Norman Lloyd! He turns 100 today.
I had the pleasure of seeing Norman Lloyd at the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival. I shot a video of him in conversation with Leonard Maltin at the screening of Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). I'm sharing it here today in celebration read more
Where the Boys Are (1960)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
In the late 1950s, the young adult rite of passage known as "spring break" was blossoming. Legions of college students would make the trek to warmer climes. Spending Easter week in the sunshine and sand broke up the monotony of collegiate life. It wasn't until author and English professor Glendon Sw read more
Cry Terror! (1958)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Cry Terror! (1958) has a plot so taut with tension that I watched it wide-eyed at the edge of my seat in wonder and a bit of terror. Based on an original story by director Andrew L. Stone, this fantastic Film Noir from MGM benefits from a brilliant cast, a fast-moving storyline, great editing, excel read more
The New Deal for Artists (1981)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"One of the horrors of a society... is the break with the past, a lack of continuity. Young people know nothing of the past. For that matter even people who lived in the past have forgotten it... the New Deal, The Arts Project, is a good case in point. It's as though it never existed." — Studs read more
Holy Cross Cemetery Tour
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
We recently visited Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California where many classic film stars of the Catholic faith are buried. We didn't have a lot of time to go searching for gravestones but did find a few. Interesting thing about this cemetery is that there are very few upright gravestones. Mo read more
My thoughts on the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival Schedule
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Robert Osborne at last year's TCM Classic Film Fesitval
On Monday TCM released the much anticipated (and rather late) festival schedule. Reactions were mixed however when everyone had time to analyze the full schedule and make their selections. I’m thrilled by many of the festival offerings read more
SXSW Review: Sunset Over Mulholland Drive
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Actress Connie Sawyers
"We take care of our own."
Founded in 1921 by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith, the Motion Picture and Television Fund Home (television was added later) seeks to care for members of the industry who were in need of full-time support. Mo read more
Out of the Past: A 10th Anniversary
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
At Dick Cavett's TCMFF book signing
It was on this day 10 years ago that I started my classic film blog Out of the Past. It all began with a welcome post followed by a short piece on The Dick Cavett Show with special guest Alfred Hitchcock. Little did I know the journey this blog would read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (18)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
New year, new books! Let's kick off the new year (albeit a little late) with some classic film books. Are you new to my list? Here are the details. The books include biographies, memoirs, scholarly texts, coffee table books and more from a variety of publishers. For any scholarly books I make s read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Recap #1
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
My trip to California started off at lightning speed and I'm only now just able to catch my breath. I'm here in Hollywood for the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival. This is my sixth fest and it's always a surreal feeling when I'm actually here. I take a moment to appreciate it when I'm standing in line read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Recap #3
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
On the start of Friday of the TCM Classic Film Festival, I was more than ready for some movies. I met up with my good friend Carley of Married at the Movies (she also recently started a new podcast) and we headed over to the Chinese Multiplex for Intruder in the Dust (1949).
Carley an read more
Coquette (1929)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Directed and produced by Sam Taylor, Coquette (1929): A Drama of the American South stars Mary Pickford in her first ever talking picture. Pickford plays Norma Besant, a "silly little coquette", as she calls herself, who enjoys being the toast of the town. She's the beloved daughter of Dr. read more
Seven Days in May (1964)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"It was a time of tremendous tension and tremendous fear." - John Frankenheimer
Cold War stories are endlessly fascinating. There is something about the fear of nuclear annihilation and how it alters our perspectives on the future and guides our actions that became the perfect fodder for storytelli read more
Summer Reading Challenge - First Round-Up
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Photo via Kate Gabrielle
The enthusiasm level for this year's summer reading challenge is off the charts. Thanks to everyone who jumped in, signed up and got reading. There are lots of great reviews up and people have been sharing their TBR stacks too.
If you're participating in the challenge, m read more
The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"Don't you love your country?"
"Yes, but is it the same country?"
Prisoner #34, Shack Twala (Sidney Poitier) stands trial. It's Capetown, South Africa in the midst of apartheid. Thanks to the remarkable defense work by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk (Prunella Gee), Twala is now free. Rina's boyfriend read more
The Classic Film Collective: 7 Life Lessons from Cicely Tyson’s Memoir
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This was originally published in the former The Classic Film Collective Patreon.Just as I Amby Cicely TysonHarperCollinsPaperback ISBN: 9780062931078432 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Larry Edmund's— Powell'sOn January 26th, 2021, HarperCollins published Cicely Tyson’ read more
Cinema Shame: Tom Horn (1980)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is sponsored by DVD Netflix.
The completist in me has spoken and I must finish Steve McQueen's filmography. Even if that means watching a terrible movie like Tom Horn (1980). And yes it is indeed terrible.
This film is part of my Cinema Shame Challenge for 2019 in which I 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