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Out of the Past: A 10th Anniversary (2)
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
Professional Sweetheart (1933) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"I want to sin and suffer. But right now I only suffer." - Glory
Miss Glory Eden (Ginger Rogers), aka The Purity Girl, is a radio sensation. Ipswich (Gregory Ratoff), the owner of the Ippsie Wippsie Wash Cloth Company, which runs their own sponsored radio station, is desperate to lock down Glory wi read more
Hank & Jim by Scott Eyman (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hank & Jim
The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart
by Scott Eyman
Hardcover ISBN: 9781501102172
Simon & Schuster
October 20017
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells
Their friendship was an oxymoron. They were polar opposites and they were two peas in a pod. Act read more
Kino Lorber Studio Classics: Lilies of the Field (1963) and The Organization (1971) (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 starring Sidney Poitier: Lilies of the Field (1963) and The Organization (1971). I came to really appreciate Lilies of the Field with another viewing on this excellent blu-ray edition. Poitier won an Acad read more
My Cinema Shame Statement for 2019 (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
For my 2019 Cinema Shame challenge I'm shaking things up a bit by watching films from the year I was born. And there is no shame in telling you that 1980 happens to be my birth year. Although there is a bit of shame in admitting how few films released in 1980 I've actually seen. Not very many. So I read more
Undercrank Productions: Little Old New York (1923) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
What would you do for a million dollars? For Patricia O'Day (Marion Davies), she would go as far as live her life as a boy so that her family could inherit what was rightfully theirs. When Patricia's rich American uncle passes away, she and her father John (J.M. Kerrigan) are visited in Ireland by t read more
Out of the Past - Into the Now ~ Jeff Bailey is a Baseball Player (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
You know you are a die-hard classic film fan, when movie references follow you around in real life. Carlos and I went to a Pawtucket Red Sox game on Sunday and their Left Fielder just happened to be named Jeff Bailey. Out of the Past (1947) anyone?!Things have been hectic lately, hope to return to r read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (16) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I'm way overdue for another new book round-up. Better late than never! Get ready for a wave of new 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. Publication dates ra read more
Bombshells and Dollies (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Inspired by the look of classic pin-up queens and movie stars like Lauren Bacall, Hedy Lamarr, Rita Hayworth, Betty Grable, Ava Gardner, etc., modern day pin-up models embrace the aesthetic of a bygone era. They embody a classic feminine beauty, there is also an acceptance of all women regardless of read more
LAMMY Nomination for Best Classic Movie Blog (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The LAMBs have spoken. Out of the Past is one of the 7 blogs nominated for Best Classic Movie Blog. Last year this blog was nominated for Best Theme and the Classic Movie Blog is brand new. Now the LAMBs are not terribly Classic film blogger friendly. They have shuffled us into that "other" category read more
Final Roundup: 2022 Classic Film Reading Challenge (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The 2022 Classic Film Reading Challenge is officially over. I'm so proud of all the participants for tackling their stack of books and for everyone's continued enthusiasm for the challenge. Great work! I look forward to seeing what you all read next year.This year 13 participants finished the challe read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (11) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It’s time for some more classic film books! Because you can never have enough of those. Right? I’m way over due on my latest new books round-up. For those who have been waiting, thanks for your patience.
Whether you need a last minute option for your summer reading or you’re shopp read more
The Classic Film Collective: 10 Interesting Facts about Chinese-American Actress Soo Yong
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.You may be familiar with Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong from films such as The Thief of Bagdad (1924), Piccadilly (1929) and Shanghai Express (1932). But have you heard of Soo Yong? Yong was a couple years read more
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) at the Brattle (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Lately, I've had this persecution complex that I just can't shake. I feel like everyone is out to get me. I've always had some form of a persecution complex, something I inherited from my mother, but it seems to be at it's peak right now. I feel very neglected, unappreciated, taken for granted but I read more
West Side Story: The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
West Side Story
The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic
by Richard Barrios
TCM & Running Press
Hardcover ISBN: 9780762469482
232 pages
June 2020
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's
When West Side Story was released in 1961, moviegoers had never seen anything quite like read more
Since You Went Away (1944) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Jennifer Jones, Claudette Colbert, Shirley Temple in Since You Went Away (1944)
"This is a story of the Unconquerable Fortress: the American Home..."
During WWII, producer David O. Selznick was searching for a way to contribute to the war effort. He was offered two opportunities by the governmen read more
Super-Sensitive Viewer; How Violence Is NOT GOOD (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Today is the 15th anniversary of the murder of Tejano singer Selena. So I'm in a bit of a sad mood.
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Several things have happened recently which just reiterate the fact that I'm a super-sensitive viewer.
On Saturday night, I was at some trashy bar and there were some 100 s read more
Winner of Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir by Piper Laurie (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The winner of Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir by Piper Laurie is...
Kathy from Florida!
This was Kathy's entry: "My favorite Piper Laurie movie is "Tim" (1979). I like how she gets into the heart of an older woman. At first you see her almost resigned to a lonely life, then s read more
The Big Steal (1949) (4)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is sponsored by DVD Netflix.
In 1949 RKO found themselves in a bit of a bind. Their latest project, The Big Steal, was already in the works when their star, Robert Mitchum, found himself in the clink for possession of narcotics. A couple of years earlier RKO had purchased Richard Worsmer read more
It's a Dog's Life (1955) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"It was strictly dog eat dog on the waterfront." - Wildfire
Before there was A Dog's Purpose (2017) there was It's a Dog's Life (1955). This film tells the story of Wildfire, a bull terrier making it on the mean streets of New York City at the turn of the 20th Century. He's been taking care of his read more