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Hollywood Enlists!: Propaganda Films of WWII (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Enlists! Propaganda Films of World War II
by Ralph Donald
Rowman and Littlefield
Hardcover ISBN: 9781442277267
March 2017
274 pages
Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells
Over the years the term "propaganda" has developed a negative connotation. It suggests the brainwashing of its subjects read more
Gold Star (2016) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
A daughter. Her dad. The 65 years separating them.
When the age divide between father, mother and child is significant it creates a unique family dynamic. It’s one that few will understand unless they’ve lived in it or have seen it first hand. I grew up in such a family. My father read more
Casablanca (1942) Round-Up (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I'm surprised how few posts there are on Casablanca (1942). Here are the only ones I could find from my list of favorite bloggers. If you love this film, you should really take a moment out to dedicate a post about it! If you have a post on Casablanca that you'd like me to link here, drop me a line! read more
Found at Mostly Lost Vol. 2 (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Found at Mostly Lost Vol. 2
On sale October 30th
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Best Buy — Deep Discount
TCM Shop — Undercrank Productions
Earlier this year at the TCM Classic Film Festival I attended a presentation on the Mostly Lost workshop and let read more
Interview with Daniel Raim, Director of Harold and Lillian (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
October marks the home video release of Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story, now available on DVD and Blu-Ray from Kino Lorber. If you follow me on social media, you know I've been a champion for this film ever since I reviewed it back in 2015. I recently hosted a Twitter chat for the movie's read more
Noir 100 at the Brattle ~ The Sleeping City (1950) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The last film in the Brattle's Noir 100 series was The Sleeping City (1950). My good friend Kevin and I got a chance to see this last night. I had come to the film only with the knowledge that it was a noir starring Richard Conte. I had no understanding of the plot. And by the time I got to Harvard read more
The Assassination Bureau (1969): Review by Kate Gabrielle (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Assassination Bureau (1969) is an energetic, suspenseful, and imaginative romp through an alternate version of turn-of-the-century Europe where the chair of a secretive murder-for-hire organization, Ivan Dragomiroff (Oliver Reed), teams up with feminist journalist Miss Winter (Diana Rigg) to pre read more
Bye, Bye Birdie (1963) & Mad Men (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This film has been on and off my Netflix queue for goodness knows how long. I was interested in watching it but would always push it off to the side (I do that a lot it seems). However, a few weeks ago on a lazy Sunday evening, I was watching my favorite TV show Mad Men and Bye Bye Birdie (1963) was read more
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944) and the Gold Key Scandal (1)
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
Cinema Shame: Le samouraï (1967) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
When I was curating my Cinema Shame list for 2018, I looked to FilmStruck for some inspiration. Le samouraï (1967) is a staple on FilmStruck's Criterion Channel and one of the first films I noticed on the service when I signed up as a beta user. I wasn’t familiar with director Jean-P read more
Out of the Past - Into the Now ~ Charlie Chaplin Honored by Google (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Did you see Google today? They created an original video, an homage to Charlie Chaplin for his 122nd birthday. It's pretty awesome. The only point of this post is that I don't want this to be forgotten so I want to commemorate Google's homage by dedicating a post to it. Although so many of us classi read more
Armageddon (1977) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
After the sudden death of his younger brother, repairman Louis Carrier (Jean Yanne) acquires a large inheritance and he sees an opportunity to make something of his life. Louis has always lived in obscurity and poverty. With his new found wealth, he concocts a plan. He wants the celebrity that read more
One Girl's Confession (1953) and Joran van der Sloot (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
image from Film Noir Photos
I've been working my way through the various films in the Bad Girls of Noir collections (Vol. 1 and Vol
2) when I came across this little gem: One Girl's Confession (1953). This film is pretty unusual for a noir in one respect: the story focuses on a female pr read more
Classic Film Indiegogo Campaigns (1)
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
TIFF: Seberg (2019) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
We all recognize the iconic image of Jean Seberg in Jean Luc Godard's Breathless (1960) walking the streets of Paris and wearing her New York Herald Tribune shirt. For those with a richer knowledge of film history we know her film career started with a tortured performance as Joan of Arc i read more
Warner Archive Wednesday ~ It All Came True (1940) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"Don't worry about me baby. I got myself covered both ways from the middle." Humphrey Bogart as Chips Maguire
It All Came True (1940) is a little film with a big cast. The movie takes place in the Gay '90s (or maybe not, I couldn't quite tell. It could be that they were being nostalgic). The story read more
2023 TCM Classic Film Festival: Day #4 Recap
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The last day of the TCM Classic Film Festival was a tough one for me. I was only able to attend two more events, both in the afternoon and evening and only after spending all morning resting up. I assumed I was suffering from extreme exhaustion so I prioritized the two events most important to read more
Mae West Blu-rays from Kino Lorber (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Source: Kino LorberMae West was a force of nature. Born into a showbiz family, West seemed destined to take the industry by storm at an early age. After a successful career in vaudeville and theater, West made her film debut at the age of 40 with Night After Night (1932). West wasn't conve read more
Merry Christmas from Out of the Past ~ A Classic Film Blog (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! read more
SXSW: The Last Movie Stars (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Credit: Philippe Le Tellier/Paris Match via Getty ImagesPaul Newman and Joanne Woodward are the subjects of a new documentary streaming later this year on HBO Max. Told in six chapters, The Last Movie Stars chronicles Newman and Woodward's acting careers, including the sixteen films they made togeth read more