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New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (15)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This new list is long overdue. After what seems like a month of research, I finally gathered up some notable classic film book releases. A few of these I have already dived into myself and many more have found a new home on my wish list.
Are you new to my list? Here are the details. The books inclu read more
Capitolfest 2016
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Capitol Theatre - Rome, NY
Last week we packed up the car and traveled 300 miles to Rome, NY for Capitolfest #14. This journey was filled with ups and downs but the end goal was always to watch rare movies from the 1920s and 1930s on the big screen with my fellow classic film enthusiasts. We marvel read more
Cinema Shame: Rocky
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Before this year I had never seen a single movie in the Rocky franchise. Not one.
My friend Jay hosts a Cinema Shame podcast in which he invites a cinephile to watch a big film they've never seen before and come on to the show to discuss. On Twitter Jay challenged me to watch Rocky.
Did you jus read more
Catching Up with Quelle (9)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Happy Birthday to Me! - I share my birthday with the following actors and actresses:
Kathryn Grant
Charles Emmett Mack
Ricardo Montalban
Nostalgia and Comfort - 2012 has been a year of major change for me and sometimes I want things to just slow down. I find some comfort in thinking about the read more
Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel by Christina Rice
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel
by Christina Rice
Hardcover - 370 pages
9780813144269
University Press of Kentucky
October 2013
Barnes and Noble
Indiebound
Powell's
Amazon
Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel by Christina Rice is one of the finest books I have ever read. It's take read more
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944) and the Gold Key Scandal
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)
The sub-genre of WWII housing shortage films has a following among classic movie enthusiasts. Add Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944) to The More the Merrier (1943), Government Girl (1944) and Standing Room Only (1944). You'll find this film is the read more
Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Kino Lorber's
Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers Blu-ray Set
curated by Shelley Stamp
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Best Buy — TCM Shop
In collaboration with the Library of Congress, Kino Lorber and film historian Shelley Stamp have curated an read more
Betrayed (1944)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
In 1949, Robert Mitchum was a household name. By that time he had made a splash in the genre that was later dubbed film noir with movies such as The Locket (1946), Undercurrent (1946), Crossfire (1947) and the noir we all know and love Out of the Past (1947). That last film made him famous and his a read more
Cagney by Cagney
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Cagney by Cagney
Doubleday
Paperback, 202 pages
Originally published 1976
ISBN 9780385520263
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
Powell's
"Acting is work, nothing more or less than work, and it comes into existence only with work." - James Cagney
By 1976, at least three biographies had been written ab read more
Anna Karina to visit the US for Band of Outsiders (1964) Restoration Premiere
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Anna Karina in Band of Outsiders
French New Wave legend, Jean-Luc Godard muse, style icon and all around goddess Anna Karina is making a rare visit to the United States. She’ll be in California and New York to promote the US premiere and theatrical release of a new restoration of Band o read more
Classic Film Indiegogo Campaigns
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Do you love classic films? Consider putting your money where your mouth is and support an Indiegogo campaign. Here are a few classic film related campaigns looking for donors.
Do you know of a campaign I missed? Let me know in the comments section below. read more
The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"Don't you love your country?"
"Yes, but is it the same country?"
Prisoner #34, Shack Twala (Sidney Poitier) stands trial. It's Capetown, South Africa in the midst of apartheid. Thanks to the remarkable defense work by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk (Prunella Gee), Twala is now free. Rina's boyfriend read more
My Top Picks for the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This time next week I'll be in Hollywood for the TCM Classic Film Festival. It'll be the sixth year attending the festival and also my sixth covering the event as press. Stay tuned as I'll have lots of posts coming up including daily recaps and in-depth looks at individual screenings and panel discu read more
Interview with Sheana Ochoa ~ Author of Stella! Mother of Modern Acting
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I got to meet the lovely Sheana Ochoa at Book Expo America back in May . Her book Stella! Mother of Modern Acting is one of the best biographies I've ever read. She graciously agreed to an interview for this blog which you can read below.
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What made you decide to wr read more
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 50th Anniversary of The Graduate (1967)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the cultural phenomenon that is The Graduate (1967). Prior to this month I had never watched the film in its entirety. Key scenes are so ingrained in our collective pop culture knowledge that there's no escaping them. And no one could spoil the movie for me be 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
2015 Summer Reading Challenge - Final Round-Up and Winner
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The summer reading challenge is officially over! I'd like to personally thank every one of the participants who all did an amazing job at their challenge. They are read a wide array of interesting and eclectic books. The challenge encourage folks to read up to 6 books this summer and post reviews on 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
Blood and Sand (1941)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This post is sponsored by DVD Netflix.
How do you capture the look and feel of Spain without having ever been there? This was the challenge director Rouben Mamoulian had working on Twentieth Century Fox's new big budget movie about a Spanish bullfighter. He had to make Mexico City and sta read more