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New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (3) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Get your wallets ready because I have a brand new list of upcoming classic film books. Publication dates for these titles range from June to October 2015.
Are you new to my book lists? Here are the details. Books include biographies, memoirs, scholary texts, coffee table books and more from a varie read more
DVD Netflix Holiday Twitter Giveaway (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This giveaway is sponsored by DVD Netflix.
As a special treat for my readers, I have a holiday giveaway just for you! I've partnered up with DVD Netflix to giveaway three $100 DVD Netflix gift cards. One gift card equals a year's subscription at the 1 disc at a time tier. However the credit can be read more
The Life of Raymond Chandler (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
A Mysterious Something in the Light: The Life of Raymond Chandler
by Tom Williams
Chicago Review Press
9781613736784 - 384 pages
January 2012
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
Was Raymond Chandler, the author who invented detective Phillip Marlowe, as interesting as his creation? This question w read more
Final Summer Reading Round-Up (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Photo via Emily on Instagram
Andy of Journeys in Darkness and Light
Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film by Alan K. Rode
Emily on Instagram
Every Frenchman Has One by Olivia de Havilland
Gloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star by Stephen Michael Shearer
Sylvia Sidney: Paid by the Tear by Scott O'B read more
Beggars of Life (1928) (3)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
1928 is one of the most fascinating years in film history. Hollywood was in a state of transition, quickly trying to learn how to match visuals with sounds to deliver talking pictures to an eager public. The industry had already mastered the silent film making process and were churning out good qual read more
Black Film History: A Reading List (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Whether you want to expand your knowledge or diversify your summer reading challenge selections, here are a variety of classic film books about black film history to consider.
I didn't include any buy links. I encourage you to Google these titles (or click on my reviews if I listed them) if you w read more
Love, Cecil (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"I started out with very little talent but I was so tormented with ambition."
Cecil Beaton (1904-1980)
Cecil Beaton was many things. He was a photographer, a writer, a painter, a set decorator, a costume designer and a socialite. But if we were to put him in one master category it would have read more
The Classic Film Collective: Career Women in Love: Ex-Lady (1933), The First Hundred Years (1938) and Woman of the Year (1942)
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.As someone who appreciates classic movies while also watching them through a contemporary lens, I look for the subtle or not so subtle signs of feminism in early films. I want to see how the role of women evolved over th read more
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (15) (2)
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
Bruce Lee ESPN 30 for 30: Be Water (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
“Empty your mind. Be formless like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. If you put water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. If you put water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. It can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee
Directed by Bao Nguyen, ES read more
Robert Mitchum Video #4 ~ The Night of the Hunter (1955) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The famous scene from The Night of the Hunter (1955) in which Robert Mitchum's character Harry Powell tells the story of Love versus Hate (Good versus Evil) using the tattoos on his knuckles and by dueling with his fists. This scene has become iconic in film history and is referenced in Spike Lee's read more
Interview with John Stangeland, author of Aline MacMahon: Hollywood, the Blacklist, and the Birth of Method Acting (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I'm thrilled to be joined by writer and biographer John Stangeland. We chatted over a decade ago about his Warren William biography (review here and interview here). Now he is back with an excellent new biography on the much-beloved character actress Aline MacMahon, out now from the University Press read more
Trapeze (1956) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
“You really fly high” - Mike
“Because I’m not afraid of anything.” - Lola
As one of the few trapeze artists to ever perform a triple somersault, one of the most dangerous and highly skilled moves, Mike Ribble (Burt Lancaster) seems unstoppable. That is until a fa read more
The Classic Film Collective: All for Beauty
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. All for BeautyMakeup and Hairdressing in Hollywood's Studio Eraby Adrienne L. McLeanRutgers University PressPaperback ISBN: 9780813563589326 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell'sEver since I s read more
Warner Archive Black Friday Sale (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
(click the image above to go to the Warner Archive store)
This sale ends 11/29 (Monday) so if there are some Warner Archive DVDs you've been lusting after NOW is the time to get them. This is a really great deal. $10 each for 5 single-disc DVDs and no shipping cost. Plus, plus, plus.
Are you g read more
Podcast: Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Here's a holiday treat! Listen to the latest episode of The Movie Palace Podcast where host Carl Sweeney and I discuss two classics: Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945).Happy holidays!
Listen to "Going My Way/The Bells of St. Mary's" on Spreaker. read more
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) (3)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Stefan is a tortured artist. A once celebrated composer, he has abandoned his craft for a transient life of excess. He leaves a trail of broken hearts behind him. A wealthy man has challenged him to a duel, one Stefan doesn't plan to go through with. When he arrives at his home, his butler John pres read more
Happy Birthday Jonas! (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Today is the birthday of my very good friend Jonas from All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing!. Jonas and I met virtually over the internet when we both had done posts about Anita Page's passing. His post was in Swedish and while I really wanted to read it, I couldn't manage a way to do so read more
I Heart Jack Klugman ~ The Odd Couple (1970-1975) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Odd Couple was a television series that aired from 1970 to 1975 and starred Jack Klugman as Oscar and Tony Randall as Felix. The original story was a Neil Simon play that was performed on Broadway. The Broadway production had Walter Matthau as Oscar. Matthau would later reprise his role as Oscar read more
Strange Bedfellows (1965) (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"She knew what she wanted when she saw what she wanted."
Strange Bedfellows (1965) stars Rock Hudson as Carter Harrison, a strait-laced American executive living in London. One day he meets feisty activist/painter Toni Vincente (Gina Lollobrigida). The two have instant chemistry and just 24 ho read more