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My Top Picks for the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Me at the 2016 Francis Ford Coppola hand and footprint ceremony
I can't believe it. I'm going to the TCM Classic Film Festival for the fifth time. In a row! After going to the 2013 TCMFF, it was inevitable that another festival would be in my future. But who knew I'd be going so many times? Not me read more
The Woman in the Window (1944) (4)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"Trouble starts from little things. Often from some forgotten natural tendency."
It's impossible to talk about Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window (1944) without talking about its famous ending. I'm not going to even try. You've been warned.
Years ago I taped this film off of T read more
Thunder Road (1958) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Thunder Road (1958) has one of the most interesting backstories of all the films Robert Mitchum made in his long career as an actor. It's not as dramatic as perhaps the one for Out of the Past (1947) which starts with a plane crash, but it's still full of juicy bits of trivia that will keep any film read more
Hollywood Tiki: Film in the Era of the Pineapple Cocktail (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood TikiFilm in the Era of the Pineapple Cocktailby Adam Foshko and Jason HendersonThe History PressPaperback ISBN: 9781467149907208 pagesAugust 2022Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“Tiki Culture was never about a real place but about the escape to imaginary places—n read more
GIVEAWAY: The Girl on the Balcony by Olivia Hussey (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Today I have a special treat for my film book loving readers! Here's your chance to win an autographed copy of The Girl on the Balcony by Olivia Hussey. Yes you read that correctly. Autographed!
I reviewed Hussey's new memoir back in September. You can read the full review here. But to recap here i read more
The Ice Cream Blonde: The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Ice Cream Blonde
The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd
by Michelle Morgan
9781613730386 - 288 pages
Chicago Review Press
November 2015
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How will you be remembered after you die? If you’re like me you dre read more
Ida Lupino: A Biography by William Donati
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Ida Lupino: A Biographyby William DonatiPaperback ISBN: 9780813196480January 2023University Press of Kentucky360 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“Emotionally, Ida was a jumble of contradictions, infused with the polarity often present in intensely creative indivi read more
Image Makers: The Adventures of America’s Pioneer Cinematographers (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
When we talk about the art of classic film many of us tend to focus on the work of the director. It's easy to do that. Their names are directly linked with their work in a way that other crew members, beyond the cast, are not. It's easy to ignore the contributions of the cinematographers who do so m read more
The Maltese Falcon (1941) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The world's best remake
We hate remakes don't we? Hollywood seems to be money hungry now, milking the last few drops out of the golden teats of brands just to make some dough. Nothing is sacred. All those classics you hold near and dear are just waiting to be butchered by some big studio wanting read more
TCM Classic Film Festival: Nichols and May: Take Two (1996) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Premiering tomorrow on TCM as part of the TCM Classic Film Festival is Nichols and May: Take Two, director Phillip Schopper's documentary on the famous comedy duo. It previously aired on PBS back in 1996 but it has been unavailable for many years. This will be the first time TCM is airing it.E read more
A Scandal in Paris (1946) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Born in jail, Eugene Francois Vidocq (George Sanders) seemed destined for a criminal life. On his birthday a few decades later, he finds himself once again behind bars. There he makes friends with fellow career criminal Emile Vernet (Akim Tamiroff). The Vernet matriarch sends Eugene a special birthd read more
God Speed Jean Simmons (1929-2010) & a New Bundle of Joy (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Here are some tributes posted by other bloggers:
What Jean Simmons meant to me... ~ ClassicForever - This one is particularly touching and Millie created a very sweet tribute video.
Jean Simmons - In Memoriam ~ Another Old Movie Blog
RIP Jean Simmons, 1929-2010 ~ The Classic Film Show
Jean Simmons read more
Old Hollywood at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A Columbus Day visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston cost us nothing but gave us many riches in return. Two exhibits in particular made this classic-film-loving-gal's heart sing.
The first exhibit was a collection of photographs by Yousuf Karsh entitled Karsh Goes H read more
2022 TCM Classic Film Festival: Day #2 Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Lily Tomlin Hand and Footprint CeremonyFestivities on the second day of the TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off with a hand and footprint ceremony honoring actress Lily Tomlin. Hosted by TCM and held on the courtyard of the TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's Chinese Theatre), the event b read more
Classic Film Books for the Fall #classicfilmbooks
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Here is a selection of classic film related books due to go on sale this Fall. A few of them are previously published and either being reissued or put into paperback but pretty much all of them are new. I will be reviewing a selection of them here in the coming months so stay tuned.
Nicholas Ray: read more
The Last Command (1955) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Promotional Still from The Last Command (1955). The film was shot in TruColor. (Photo Source)
Director Frank Lloyd's The Last Command (1955) tells the story of Jim Bowie (Sterling Hayden) and the events leading up to the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Tensions between the Mexican government and read more
TCMFF Book Haul (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
My TCMFF Book Haul
In this video I discuss the books I acquired during my trip to the TCM Classic Film Festival. Books are the best souvenirs!
Books mentioned in the video:
Harlow in Hollywood: The Blonde Bombshell in the Glamour Capital 1928-1937 by Darrell Rooney and Mark A. Vieira
Into read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (26)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Happy New Year! Another year, another roundup of classic film books. This is my twelfth year doing these lists and I'm grateful that publishers continue to recognize the market for books about film history. 2026 marks Marilyn Monroe's centennial so you'll see plenty of titles about her here (with mo read more
Happy Halloween! (9)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This crazy still is taken from Riptide (1934) in which Norma Shearer and Herbert Marshall don ridiculous bug costumes for a party. Swell! read more
It's a Wonderful Life: The Official Bailey Family Cookbook (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It's a Wonderful LifeThe Official Bailey Family Cookbookby Insight EditionsOctober 2021Hardcover ISBN: 9781683839453128 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — PowellsGeorge Bailey: There she blows. You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are?Uncle Billy: Uh huh. Breakfast is read more