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The Yearling (1946) (3)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Yearling (1946) stars Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman as Penny and Ora, married pioneer farmers who live and work deep in the Florida backwoods. Their son Jody (Claude Jarman Jr.) is their sole surviving child. Fearing that her l read more
Piccadilly (1929) Kino Lorber Blu-ray
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Jameson Thomas and Anna May Wong in Piccadilly (1929)Directed by E.A. Dupont, Piccadilly (1929) stars Anna May Wong as Sosho, a beautiful young woman who works as a dishwasher at the Piccadilly nightclub in London. Piccadilly is run by Valentine Wilmot (Jameson Thomas), a man as keen on making his b read more
TIFF: Judy (2019) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Image courtesy of TIFF
Directed by Rupert Goold, Judy avoids the cradle-to-grave story and focuses on two of the most difficult periods in the life of Judy Garland. The story flashes back to 1939 when a teenage Judy Garland (Darci Shaw) is on the MGM lot making The Wizard of Oz (1939). I read more
They Won't Believe Me (1947) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"I can't walk out Harry. You'll have to do the walking."This is the story of one man and three women. The man in question, stockbroker Larry Ballentine (Robert Young), is on trial for the murder of one of those three. A flashback takes us to when it all started. Larry was having an affair Jani read more
Christmas in Connecticut (1945) Menus (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Every December I cling to one Christmas film which I proceed to watch over-and-over again. Last year it was Holiday Affair (1949) and the year before it was Love Actually (2004). This year it's Christmas in Connecticut (1945). My particular fascination with this film is all the food that is men read more
SXSW: Still Working 9 to 5 (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Directed by Camille Hardman and Gary Lane, Still Working 9 to 5 (2022) chronicles the making of 9 to 5 (1980), its impact on our culture and its legacy while also examining the continued struggle women face in the workplace.In the late 1970s, a movement was gaining steam. With ev read more
Cinema Shame: American Gigolo (1980) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
My 2019 Cinema Shame challenge got off to an auspicious start. Seven days into the year not only had I posted my challenge but I had also already seen two of the movies on my list. Then months passed, I never reviewed those films and now I find myself mid-April having to start all over again. B read more
#Errolivia Errol & Olivia: Ego and Obsession in Golden Era Hollywood by Robert Matzen
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
When I finished the book, I didn't know whether to kiss it or throw it across the room. In the end, I kissed it because I enjoyed the journey, frustrations and all.
Errol & Olivia: Ego & Obsession in Golden Era Hollywood
by Robert Matzen
October 2010
$39.95 US
Paladin Commun read more
Sundance: Living (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It's been a long time since I've had a strong emotional reaction to a film like I had with this one. It really spoke to my soul in such a way that I was a wreck afterwards. It's brilliant, heartbreaking and soul-reviving. It breathed new life into me.Written by acclaimed author Kazuo Ishiguro read more
Topaze (1933) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Myrna Loy and John Barrymore in Topaze
Professor Auguste A. Topaze (John Barrymore) teaches his young pupils about the moral philosophies that will make them honest and kind men. But one spoiled little rich kid, Charlemagne (Jackie Searl) doesn't want to hear it. Topaze gives him failing grades bu read more
TCM Monthly Audio Podcasts (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Here is some exciting news regarding TCM. They are turning their Private Screening interviews into monthly audio podcasts available at iTunes and on the TCM website. Yay! Now I just have my fingers crossed that TCM will develop an iPhone app (a girl can dream!).-----------------------------For Relea read more
IOU: Hot Enough for June (1964) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Person I Owe: Kate Gabrielle of Scathingly Brilliant and Discovering Dirk Bogarde. It's no secret that Kate Gabrielle is a huge Dirk Bogarde fan. She really wants to get as many people on the Dirk Bogarde bandwagon because she believes in him that much. She sent me a burnt copy of Hot Enough for Jun read more
Cinema Shame: Tom Horn (1980) (1)
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
The Pride of the Yankees: Lou Gehrig, Gary Cooper, and the Making of a Classic (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Pride of the Yankees: Lou Gehrig, Gary Cooper, and the Making of a Classic
by Richard Sandomir
Hachette Books
304 pages
Hardcover ISBN: 9780316355056
June 2017
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The Pride of the Yankees (1942) is considered one of the greatest sports films of all time. It se read more
Robert Mitchum on Saturday Night Live (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Jackpot! I've been searching for a clip (any clip) of Robert Mitchum hosting Saturday Night Live back in 1987. Thanks to the wonder of Twitter searches (and Tumblr ones too), I found a link to a clip recently posted on YouTube. It's of the skit "Death Be Not Deadly" in which Mitchum and Kevin Nealon read more
Catching Up with 'Quelle (2) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Image Source
Movie Star Diet – Something Celeste Holm said in an
interview about High Society (1956) has wedged itself in my brain and hasn’t wanted to
let go. She said that Grace Kelly was very conscious about her weight and her
lunch on set was always a cup of tea with honey and a gra read more
The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) (1)
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
Winner of the Fourth Blogiversary Giveaway (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
And the winner of my Fourth Blogiversary giveaway is... (drumroll, please)
Jill! AKA Kitten Biscuits from the classic film blog Sittin' on a Backyard Fence. You can also follow her on @BiscuitKitten on Twitter.
This was her entry:
"My all time favorite Cary Grant film is Hitchcoc read more
Unsinkable: A Memoir by Debbie Reynolds
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Unsinkable: A Memoir by Debbie Reynolds
Hardcover
9780062213655
April 2013
William Morrow
320 pages
Indiebound - Shop Indie Bookstores
Barnes and Noble
Amazon
In 1988, Debbie Reynold's autobiography Debbie: My Life was released. It depicted the often times tumultuous life of the perky and vi read more
The China Syndrome (1979) and Michael Douglas at #TCMFF (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Michael Douglas and Ben Mankiewicz at the 2017 TCMFF. Publicity Photo courtesy of Getty & TCM
Timing is everything. Michael Douglas's nuclear thriller The China Syndrome (1979) debuted on March 16th, 1979 and twelve days later a nuclear meltdown occurred on 3 Mile Island. The fictional event read more