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Young Man With a Horn by Dorothy Baker
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Young Man With a Horn
by Dorothy Baker
New York Review of Books
Paperback, 192 pages
Originally Published 1938
ISBN 9781590175774
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
Powell's
Young Man With a Horn by Dorothy Baker is considered to be the first ever Jazz novel. It was published in 1938 and was a cri read more
Book Review: Conversations with Classic Film Stars (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era
by James Bawden and Ron Miller
9780813167107 - 440 pages
The University Press of Kentucky
April 2016
“We possessed a treasure trove of rare interviews with some of the greatest stars of Hollywood’s golden ye read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Recap #1 (2)
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
Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Harold Lloyd (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Harold Lloyd, Great Danes
The great silent screen actor Harold Lloyd really loved dogs, especially Great Danes. His favorite was “Prince” who often appeared in family photographs and home videos. Lloyd had as many as 65 Great Danes, maybe even more, in his kennel on his Greenacres estat read more
Panique (1946) with Pierre Simenon at #TCMFF (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Pierre Simenon and Bruce Golstein at TCMFF Based on Georges Simenon's novel Les Fiançailles de M. Hire, Panique (1946) is a thrilling French Noir directed by the great Julien Duvivier. This rarely seen film was screened at this year's TCM Classic Film Festival . Last year I had attended the scr read more
The Prize (1963) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Directed by Mark Robson, The Prize (1963) stars Paul Newman as Andrew Craig, a celebrated novelist with a penchant for booze and women. Having just won the Nobel Prize in literature, Craig is whisked away to Stockholm, Sweden to accept the honor and fraternize with his fellow laureates. Li read more
#30in30FavoriteStars (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
During the month of September I did a series on Twitter called 30 in 30 Favorite Stars. Each day I shared a photo of one of my favorite stars and used the hashtag #30in30FavoriteStars so folks could follow along. I encouraged other classic film fans to participate and it got a great response! I had read more
My Cinema Shame Statement for 2018 (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
In 2018 I will embrace my Cinema Shame! What exactly is Cinema Shame you ask? It's the regret you feel for not having watched that big movie everyone has seen, or the one that's won all the awards or that film you meant to get to but haven't... for years. There are numerous shades of cinema shame. I read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (19) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
It's that time again! I've poured over countless publisher catalogs to find some classic film book gems so you don't have to. Here is another robust list of new and upcoming releases with something for every classic movie enthusiast.Are you new to my list? Here are the details. The books include bio read more
Christmas in the Movies by Jeremy Arnold
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Christmas in the Movies35 Classics to Celebrate the SeasonRevised and Expanded Editionby Jeremy ArnoldTCM and Running PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762481040280 pagesOctober 2023Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's — Larry Edmunds"When we view [Christmas movies], we journey back to read more
Cinema Shame: 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
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (17) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I'm back with another doozy of a list! There are so many great titles especially from some of my favorite publishers like University Press of Kentucky and TCM/Running Press. And lots of reissues of previously out of print books. This is probably my favorite list so far that I've compiled!Are you new read more
Happy 93rd Birthday Hunka Kirk Douglas (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
You rock my world! read more
Hollywood Victory by Christian Blauvelt (2)
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
Classic Movie Tag (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Tag. You're it!
I'm calling all classic movie aficionados to participate in my #ClassicMovieTag. Below are 10 prompts to answer. You can post your responses any time you'd like. This would be a great blog post, YouTube video (like the one I did below), Instagram slideshow, Twitter thread, Fac read more
Dinner and a Movie: They Died With Their Boots On (1941) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Who cares if it's not historically accurate? It's Errolivia for Pete's Sake. That's box-office gold. ka-ching!
I've been spending some time with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland recently, better known to some as Errolivia. It was quite by accident that I started by watching their last film t read more
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022) (1)
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
TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Recap #4 (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Day #3 of the TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off with one of the screenings I was most excited about: the 50th anniversary of one of my very favorite movies Bullitt (1968).
I got in line a couple hours early (by accident) and it was lucky for me that my husband and Robby, of Dea read more
Tuesday Weld ~ I'll Take Sweden (1965) ja ja ja (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
On the surface I'll Take Sweden (1965) is your typical teen vs. parent '60s comedy. Yet on a deeper level this film is representative of the changing sexual mores in society, especially when it comes to youth sexuality, and how that was affecting American culture. What's interesting about I'll Take read more
These Amazing Shadows at the Coolidge Corner Theatre (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Some weeks ago, I received an email from director Kurt Norton about These Amazing Shadows. I've been in kind of a classic movie slump and I was really hoping that this documentary (read/watch more about it here and read my review here) would help bring me out of it. And boy it did!
Carlos an read more