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Finding Zsa Zsa: The Gabors Behind the Legend by Sam Staggs
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Finding Zsa Zsa
The Gabors Behind the Legend
by Sam Staggs
Kensington Books
July 2019
448 pages
Hardcover ISBN: 9781496719591
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells
Before the Kardashians there were the Gabors. Zsa Zsa, Eva, Magda and the queen of the tribe Jolie, the Gabors were a force t read more
2016 Classic Film Holiday Gift Guide
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Is your loved one a bonafide classic film nut? Do you have absolutely no idea what to get them for the holidays? Look no further! I have some excellent ideas for you. These gifts range in price and fit any budget and will be guaranteed to please.
For the classic film fan who thinks they've see read more
2021 Summer Reading Challenge: First Round-Up
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I've never been more impressed with the summer reading challenge participants as I have been this year. They have been killing it with some awesome reads and even more awesome reviews. Keep up the good work! Seeing their social media mentions and the #classicfilmreading hashtag pop up and read read more
A Star is Born Book Review and Giveaway
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
A Star is Born
Judy Garland and the Film That Got Away
by Lorna Luft and Jeffrey Vance
Running Press
Hardcover ISBN: 9780762464814
248 pages
September 2018
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells
I'm doing things a little different this time with a video book review! Thank you to TCM read more
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Director Daniel Raim continues his quest to champion the art of filmmaking with his latest documentary Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022). Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, this documentary takes a deep dive into the making of Fiddler on the Roof (1971), director Norman Jewison's personal and read more
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It's a story as old as time. A mortal sells his soul to the devil for what he really wants only to suffer the consequences later. Bargaining with evil always comes at a cost.
"I'd give my soul to nail him." - Joseph Foster
Joseph Foster (Thomas Mitchell) is a good man by all accounts. He's devot read more
Desert Fury (1947)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"I'm a big girl now. I'm allowed to play with matches."
Director Lewis Allen's Desert Fury (1947) stars Lizabeth Scott as Paula Haller, the daughter of a wealthy gambling magnate, Fritzi Haller (Mary Astor), who returns home to the fictional town of Chuckawalla, Nevada. Paula brings home read more
Hollywood Victory by Christian Blauvelt
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood VictoryThe Movies, Stars, and Stories of World War IIby Christian BlauveltForeword by Dr. Robert M. CitinoHardcover ISBN: 978076249992TCM and Running Press240 pagesNovember 2021Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“By the end of the war, motion pictures, having become the read more
Under Capricorn (1949)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
When everyone is a convict, who can you trust?
The year is 1831. Convict ships transport prisoners from the British Empire to the penal colony of Australia. They also bring with them gentleman looking to make their fortune in a new land. When Charles Adare (Michael Wilding) arrives in Sydney seekin read more
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
In 1955, Thomas E. Gaddis, a prison consultant, psychologist and writer, profiled the remarkable story of prisoner Robert Stroud in his book Birdman of Alcatraz. A few years after its publication, 20th Century Fox was interested in adapting the biography into a movie. They received pressure by the F read more
National Dance Day: Interview with Norma Miller and Susan Glatzer
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Norma Miller and Susan Glatzer on media day in April 2017
Today is National Dance Day and I’d like to share with you two interviews I did with dancer Norma Miller, the Queen of Swing, and Susan Glatzer, director of the swing dancing documentary Alive and Kicking which I reviewed back in Apri read more
Xanadu (1980)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is sponsored by DVD Netflix.
When I was crafting my Cinema Shame list for 2019 Xanadu (1980) was the first film that came to mind. A roller skating disco fantasy? Yes, please! If you're unfamiliar with Cinema Shame make sure you visit the official website for details. Cinema Shame is read more
AKA Lucy by Sarah Royal
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
AKA LucyThe Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ballby Sarah RoyalForeword by Amy PoehlerRunning PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762484263240 pagesOctober 2023Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“Lucy is one of America’s greatest works of art.” — Amy PoehlerLucil read more
2016 Summer Reading Challenge - Second Round-Up
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I'm so proud of all of you for getting your read on this summer! There have been lots of great reviews and I'm impressed how participants are deviating from traditional bios and trying out some interesting books. Memoirs, self-help books, novels and more. Kudos to Danny of Pre-Code.com for his dedic read more
Love, Cecil
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"I started out with very little talent but I was so tormented with ambition."
Cecil Beaton (1904-1980)
Cecil Beaton was many things. He was a photographer, a writer, a painter, a set decorator, a costume designer and a socialite. But if we were to put him in one master category it would have read more
Charles Emmett Mack (McNerney) ~ Old San Francisco (1927)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Actor Charles Emmett Mack (McNerney) must not have been scared to tackle heavy topics in his movies. In The First Auto (1927), the audience follows Mack's character and through him and others we see the effects that the invention of the automobile, and it's replacement of the horse-drawn carriage, h read more
Beggars of Life (1928)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
1928 is one of the most fascinating years in film history. Hollywood was in a state of transition, quickly trying to learn how to match visuals with sounds to deliver talking pictures to an eager public. The industry had already mastered the silent film making process and were churning out good qual read more
Leading Men shorter than Richard Widmark
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I saw this the other day on Twitter.
Really? That's a fact? I don't buy it. Okay maybe it's the case with Panic in the Streets (1950) where Richard Widmark is placed against all 6' 4" of Jack Palance but I refuse to believe that most leading men were over 5' 10". In fact, there were a lot of really read more
Gold Star (2016)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
A daughter. Her dad. The 65 years separating them.
When the age divide between father, mother and child is significant it creates a unique family dynamic. It’s one few understand unless they’ve lived in it or have seen it first hand. I grew up in such a family. My father was 58 ye read more
Stanley Donen @ the HFA ~ Two for the Road (1967)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I went back for more...This time the Stanley Donen film being featured was Two for the Road (1967). It stars Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn as a married couple on the verge of breaking up. The film takes an unconventional look at marriage, in a both humorous and saddening way. The story focuses on read more