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Mr. Capra Goes to War: Frank Capra's World War II Documentaries (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
You may be familiar with Frank Capra's Hollywood films but how much do you know about the propaganda documentaries he made during WWII? The Sicilian born Frank Capra emigrated to the US in 1903. Here he developed a fervent patriotism that helped chart the course of his life and career. After failed read more
Girls on Film by Alicia Malone (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Girls on FilmLessons from a Life of Watching Women in Moviesby Alicia MaloneMango PublishingPaperback ISBN: 9781642506563 March 2022 224 pages Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Larry Edmunds — Powell'sThis review was originally published at the Classic Film Collective read more
The High Commissioner (1968) (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Police Sergeant Scobie Malone (Rod Taylor) was summoned from his ranch for a government mission, one of importance but also shrouded in mystery. Australia's High Commissioner, Sir Quentin (Christopher Plummer) is wanted for the murder of his first wife. Malone heads to London to arrest Quentin but w read more
The Classic Film Collective: The Lady from the Black Lagoon
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.The Lady from the Black LagoonHollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrickby Mallory O'MearaPaperback ISBN: 9781335010131Hanover Square Press336 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Larry Edmu read more
A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story (2)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"A life well-lived goes on and on."
If ever a documentary filled me with hope and broke my heart at the same time, it's this one. A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story is a poignant film about a visionary filmmaker who followed the beat of his own drum and inspired generations of oth read more
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, The Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock by Christina Lane (1)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Phantom Lady
Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison
The Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock
by Christina Lane
Chicago Review Press
Hardcover ISBN: 9781613733844
400 pages
February 2020
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's
"Alfred Hitchcock would not have become 'Hitchcock' without her." — read more
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
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