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2013 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge ~ Share Your Reading List
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Did you sign up for my 2013 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge? There is still time to sign up to participate! The deadline is July 15th to sign up for the challenge. All you have to do is fill out my form and review up to 6 classic film books on your blog or Goodreads profile.
For those read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (18)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
New year, new books! Let's kick off the new year (albeit a little late) with some 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. For any scholarly books I make s read more
Hollywood's Hispanic Heritage Blogathon: Cesar Romero
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
“I’ve had a long career in this town. Hasn’t been the greatest but it’s been good and it’s been steady. And I owe a lot to this business.” – Cesar Romero circa 1986
Imagine Hollywood in the late 1930s. A young starlet has been invited to a glamorous read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Recap #1
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
My trip to California started off at lightning speed and I'm only now just able to catch my breath. I'm here in Hollywood for the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival. This is my sixth fest and it's always a surreal feeling when I'm actually here. I take a moment to appreciate it when I'm standing in line read more
TCM Summer Under the Stars Blogathon ~ Sidney Poitier ~ A Patch of Blue (1965)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is my contribution to the TCM Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Jill of Sittin' on a Backyard Fence and Michael of ScribeHard on Film. Sidney Poitier is the featured actor on Tuesday August 7th on TCM.
If you only watch one Sidney Poitier film on Tuesday’s TCM Summer U read more
Dangerous Rhythm: Why Movie Musicals Matter by Richard Barrios
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This is my first review for the 2014 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge.
Dangerous Rhythm: Why Movie Musicals Matter
by Richard Barrios
Oxford University Press
ISBN 9780199973842
Hardcover - 288 pages
May 2014
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound (your local indie bookstore)
Powells
Amazon&n read more
Coquette (1929)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Directed and produced by Sam Taylor, Coquette (1929): A Drama of the American South stars Mary Pickford in her first ever talking picture. Pickford plays Norma Besant, a "silly little coquette", as she calls herself, who enjoys being the toast of the town. She's the beloved daughter of Dr. read more
Till the End of Time (1946)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Till the End of Time (1946) is an RKO melodrama exploring the difficulties of repatriation in post-WWII America. The film stars Guy Madison as Cliff Harper, a highly decorated marine who heads home after almost 4 years at war. His failure to launch into the next phase of his life has his pushy paren read more
Obit. Life on a Deadline (2016)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"Obits have next to nothing to do with the death and absolutely everything to do with the life." - Margalit Fox
Classic film enthusiasts are well-acquainted with obituaries. The deaths of our beloved stars are a common occurrence. When someone dies we take the time to reflect on their life. read more
TCM Classic Film Festival Press Conference - Robert Osborne
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This is the first of my transcripts for the Press Conference that happened on Wednesday April 24th, 2013 at the TCM Classic Film Festival. I tried to be as thorough as possible but there is some paraphrasing along with some quoting. It's not word-for-word but as close as I can get to it. Note that v read more
Reign of Terror (1949) with Norman Lloyd and Eddie Muller
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Press photo of Norman Lloyd and Eddie Muller
Norman Lloyd is a treasure. This is a sentiment echoed by many including Eddie Muller of the Film Noir Foundation who was these same words at the end of his interview with Lloyd at the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival. Norman Lloyd is full of stories he ca read more
#SymphonyofHorror The Boston Pops and the Berklee College of Music team up to give Nosferatu (1922) a new score
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
What: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror #SymphonyofHorror
Where: Symphony Hall in Boston, MA
Who: Keith Lockhart, The Boston Pops and eight student composers from Berklee College of Music
When: October 30th, 2015 at 8 PM (blood drive from 2-7 PM)
How: Tickets available at Bostonpops.org. $37-$4 read more
Summer Reading Challenge - First Round-Up
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Photo via Kate Gabrielle
The enthusiasm level for this year's summer reading challenge is off the charts. Thanks to everyone who jumped in, signed up and got reading. There are lots of great reviews up and people have been sharing their TBR stacks too.
If you're participating in the challenge, m read more
Stay Hungry (1976)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
In the 1970s, Arnold Schwarzenegger was at the height of his bodybuilding career. By 1976, he had already won the IFBB Mr. Olympia competition 6 consecutive times (1970-1975). Shortly after his 6th win he announced his retirement from bodybuilding. He would briefly come out of his retirement to comp read more
TCM Classic Film Festival Day Five Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
My last day at the TCM Classic Film Festival was a lot less hectic than the previous days. I unfortunately missed the screening of The Fiddler on the Roof and didn't get an opportunity to see director Norman Jewison in person. I really needed some extra sleep if I was going to make it through the la read more
The Real James Dean
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Real James Dean
Intimate Memories from Those Who Knew Him Best
edited by Peter L. Winkler
Chicago Review Press
9781613734728 - 368 pages
August 2016
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
When we look at the legacy of classic film actors and actresses there is a natural hierarchy. There are those read more
Beauty for the Asking (1939)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Patric Knowles, Lucille Ball and Donald Woods in Beauty for the Asking (1939)
Beautician Jean Russell (Lucille Ball) has just mastered her formula for astringent cold cream. The business and financial prospects are enough that she can finally marry her live-in beau Denny (Patric Knowles). However, read more
It's Love I'm After (1937)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"I can't understand why a man I'm so crazy about takes such a fiendish delight in tormenting me." - Bette Davis as Joyce Arden
They hate each other. They love each other. Stage actors Joyce Arden (Bette Davis) and Basil Underwood (Leslie Howard) have the most tempestuous romance. Under the lights read more
Wings of the Navy (1939)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Wings of the Navy (1939) shines a spotlight on U.S. naval aviation. This Warner Bros. film was directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Cosmopolitan Productions (a Hearst company). It stars George Brent as Cass Harrington. Cass and his younger brother Jerry (John Payne) have followed in their father' read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2016: Day #3 Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Thursday was the opening day of the TCM Classic Film Festival but day number 3 in my festival adventures. I spent the morning locked in my hotel room anxiously studying my notes, writing down questions, doing my hair and make-up and generally getting ready for my first red carpet event as a member o read more