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My Summer Reading List (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It's almost July and my Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge is in full swing. If you haven't signed-up yet you have until July 15th! Here is what I'm reading this summer.
The Unconscious Actor: Out of Control, In Full Command
by Darryl Hickman
When I asked Darryl Hickman about fond memories read more
Classic Film Bookshelf Tour (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I don't know about you but I love browsing other people's book collections. If you're the same way then I have a treat for you. I filmed a long and super in-depth tour of my classic film bookshelves. I showcase each of my classic film books with a brief description of each. These include biographies read more
Red Carpet Interviews at the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
On the red carpet at the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival
Chalk it up to being a newbie but I'm still on cloud nine after my first red carpet interviews. It was a nerve-wracking yet thrilling experience. I studied all the TCM Classic Film Festival guests for weeks beforehand, came up with a lengthy read more
Life Beyond Measure by Sidney Poitier (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Grandaughter
by Sidney Poitier
April 2008
HarperOne
285 pages
Barnes and Noble
Powell's
IndieBound (your independent bookstore)
"All I know for sure is that "stories" are the bedrock on which each human life is built." - Sidney Poitier
Inspired by th read more
6 Questions with Alicia Malone on TCM's Mad About Musicals (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This month TCM in conjunction with Ball State University is hosting a free online course and month long programming called Mad About Musicals. The course started on June 3rd but they've extended the deadline for signing up to 6/17!
If you're participating in the course or just tuning in on Tuesda read more
On Blogging for a Decade: Three Bloggers Share Their Journeys (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This month I'm celebrating 10 years of blogging. Before I share the story of my own journey I thought it would fun to highlight some other classic film bloggers who've been blogging for close or more than a decade. A big thank you to Jessica, Laura and Terry for participating.
Jessica at Robert read more
The Alice Howell Collection (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Distilled Love (1920)
Ben Model's Undercrank Productions has released The Alice Howell collection, a two DVD set featuring 12 short films from master silent film comedienne Alice Howell. A mix of screwball and slapstick comedies, Howell knew how to entertain audiences with her knack for phy read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2015: Days Three & Four Recap (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Yours truly at Robert Mitchum's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
On my first trip to Hollywood I took an obscene number of photos of the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The novelty has since worn off. However, I always make a point to stop by Robert Mitchum's star and to pose for a photo. A read more
I Like Your Nerve (1931) (3)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"Why must you always be so unsociable in motor cars?"
Rich people behaving badly always makes for good comedy. The Pre-Code I Like Your Nerve (1931) stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Larry O'Brien, an American causing mayhem in Central America. He gets booted out by the local read more
Kino Lorber Studio Classics: Arise, My Love (1940) and No Time for Love (1943) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Check out my latest YouTube video where I review two Kino Lorber Studio Classics Blu-rays: Arise, My Love (1940) and No Time for Love (1943). Both are Paramount films directed Mitchell Leisen and starring Claudette Colbert. Arise, My Love (1940) is a light romantic drama set in WWII starring R read more
The Black Windmill (1974) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Two young boys are kidnapped. The men hired to do the job are blown up as they drive away. Corruption runs deep as two IRA arms smugglers, Celia (Delphine Seyrig) and Mckee (John Vernon), plot against undercover MI6 agent John Tarrant (Michael Caine). Tarrant soon discovers that one of the boys kidn read more
Dervish Dust: The Life and Words of James Coburn by Robyn L. Coburn (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Dervish DustThe Life and Words of James Coburnby Robyn L. CoburnPotomac BooksHardcover ISBN: 9781640124059424 pagesNovember 2021Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“I take in all the impressions and information [about the character]. And when the time comes for action, I just let i read more
The Arrangement (1969) @ the Harvard Film Archive (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Ever since I've known Kevin, I've been bugging him to watch Elia Kazan's The Arrangement (1969). We both missed watching the film before Kevin's Kazan lecture in November of '07, but finally I pulled the DVD out of the Netflix sleeve and sat down to watch this strange and alluring film a month later read more
Sundance: The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Director Luchino Visconti spent months traveling to Russia, Hungary, Poland, Finland and elsewhere in search of the most beautiful boy in the world. When he traveled to Stockholm, Sweden in February 1970, Visconti found him. Björn Andrésen had just turned 15 years old when his grandmother encouraged read more
The Great McGinty (1940) (3)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Dan McGinty's (Brian Donlevy) life had a meteoric rise and fall and now he finds himself on the other side of things. Working as a bartender in a banana republic he entertains a drunk American banker Tommy (Louis Jean Heydt) and his gal pal (Steffi Duna) with his life story. Told in a flashback, we read more
TCM iPhone App (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Turner Classic Movies came out with an iPhone app a few months ago and I was super excited to get it. It would be a little TCM that I could take with me everywhere I go. So I shelled out the $2.99 for it as soon as it hit the App Store and downloaded it on to my iPhone. What I thought would be a por read more
Desire (1936) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Car engineer Tom Bradley (Gary Cooper) is a Detroit transplant working at the Bronson 8 plant in Paris. He's dreamt of visiting Spain ever since he was a child and when he finally gets some time off for vacation, he takes a new Bronson 8 model car on a roadtrip to the Spanish countryside. There he m read more
Silent Movie (1976) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is sponsored by DVD Netflix
"What's the matter with you? Don't you know who I used to be?"
Once celebrated film director Mel Funn is working on his comeback project. With the help of his best buds Marty Eggs (Marty Feldman) and Dom Bell (Dom DeLuise) they set out to make his drea read more
2023 Classic Film Reading Challenge
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
2023 #ClassicFilmReading ChallengeMay 20th to September 15th, 2023It's my honor to announce that the 2023 #ClassicFilmReading Challenge is now live! Every year I host this challenge to encourage you to read and review six classic film books this summer/winter (depending on which hemispher read more
At what point do you start to cry during TCM Remembers? (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I usually start to bawl towards the end. I try to keep a brave face and make it through the whole thing without a tear but it's usually the big name towards the end, the one they dwell on for a little more time that gets to me. This year it was a bit different. As soon as they showed Dennis Hopper t read more