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My Memories of Norman Lloyd at #TCMFF
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Ben Mankiewicz and Norman Lloyd at the Live at the TCM Classic Film Festival screening (Press photo)
Today is Norman Lloyd's 102nd birthday. To celebrate TCM willl be airing the 2015 Norman Lloyd Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival. I was in the studio audience for that legendary interview. It read more
The Great McGinty (1940)
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
Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Humphrey Bogart
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Humphrey Bogart aboard his yacht "Santana" circa 1945.
Source: LIFE Magazine
Humphrey Bogart, Sailing
“Unless you really understand the water and understand the reason for being on it and understand the love of sailing and the feeling of quietness and solitude, you don't really belond on a read more
The Way West (1967)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Traveling from the Missouri River to the valleys of Oregon, being a pioneer on the Oregon Trail was a hard life. The journey was so treacherous there is no guarantee you'd make it. The motivation of an ultimate reward, a new home and a chance at prosperity, drove many to take that chance. Led by Sen read more
Interview with Sloan De Forest, author of Must See Sci-Fi
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Sloan De Forest. Photo credit: Manoah Bowman
I've had the privilege of interviewing Sloan De Forest, author of Must See Sci-Fi: 50 Movies That are Out of This World (TCM/Running Press). She's an actress, writer and film historian and has written about film for Sony, Time Warner Cable, the Mar read more
#30in30FavoriteMovies
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
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
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
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
TCM Classic Film Festival: Day #6 Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Raquel at the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival
By Sunday morning I was really exhausted. I always try to keep my Sunday TCMFF schedule pretty light to conserve my energy. By the end of the festival I was also sick of festival-goers misbehaving. Smelly people leaning on me, people using their tablets read more
Straight Lady: The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, "The Fifth Marx Brother"
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Straight LadyThe Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, "The Fifth Marx Brother" by Chris Enss and Howard KazanjianLyons PressHardcover ISBN: 9781493060405208 pagesOctober 2022Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“For more than four decades, the statuesque funny lady played th read more
Gentleman Jim (1942) and Opportunities
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Merriam-Webster provides the following two definitions for the word "opportunity":
a favorable juncture of circumstances
a good chance for advancement or progress
We talk about opportunities passing us by, grabbing an opportunity when we can, and scolding others for being opportunists. Opportuni read more
When the Sheltered Are Set Free
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I've been harboring a lot of resentment lately. It's been bubbling up and it's now at the surface and I feel myself about to explode. Even though I'm in a place that I've always wanted to be in life, I can't help but feel anger at how long it took me to get here. And at how difficult the o read more
I Heart Jack Klugman ~ Quincy M.E. (1976-1983)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Quincy M.E. is a TV show starring Jack Klugman as the title character. It aired from 1976 to 1983 and is well-known as the antecedent to the popular CSI and forensic TV shows of today. It's a formulaic show in which Quincy, a Medical Examiner for the Coroner's Office in L.A., solves murders. Each sh read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (10)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
My Summer Reading Challenge starts in just a couple of months! You have plenty of time to work on your to-be-read-list and maybe to check out some new books to include in your challenge. You'll want to stock up now so you'll have plenty to read on vacation! Need some suggestions? I’ve got you read more
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The 1920s gets a lot of love, even today, decades later. We see the 1920s in shows like Boardwalk Empire, in Halloween flapper costumes, in artwork, fashion, books, movies, etc. We love bootleggers, speakeasies, dancing the Charleston, fringe dresses, rolled stockings, C read more
Catching Up with 'Quelle (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I thought I’d start a new series on this blog (one that I can stick
with!) called Catching Up with ‘Quelle. I feel like a lot of my posts take so
much time and are so focused that I don’t get a chance to talk about the random
classic film related stuff that doesn’t merit an e read more
Film Noir: Light and Shadow Giveaway
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Film Noir: Light and Shadow
edited by Alain Silver and James Ursini
Paperback ISBN: 9781495058974
February 2017
352 pages
Applause Theatre and Cinema Books
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
Purchase Film Noir: Light and Shadow at the Backwing online store for 25% off and free shipping.
Film no read more
Silent Film Stars Historic Records Available on Ancestry.com
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Below is a press release from Ancestry.com. I think this will be very interesting for folks who are researching information about silent era film stars and coming across major obstacles. I have a few film stars I'd like to research. I hope this will be a good source for biographers which may mean mo read more
Leonard Maltin interviews Stanley Rubin at the screening of River of No Return (1954)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Press Photo
On Friday April 26th, 2013, Carlos and I attended a special screening of River of No Return (1954) at the Chinese Multiplex in Hollywood. You can see both of us in the photograph above (note TCM marked this photo as being a shot of the audience of Voyage to Italy but it was i read more
Final Summer Reading Round-Up
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Photo via Emily on Instagram
Andy of Journeys in Darkness and Light
Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film by Alan K. Rode
Emily on Instagram
Every Frenchman Has One by Olivia de Havilland
Gloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star by Stephen Michael Shearer
Sylvia Sidney: Paid by the Tear by Scott O'B read more