Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 21, 2024

Thanksgiving is just around the corner! I may not be quite prepared for a day full of cooking (and eating), but I’m ready to serve up some thanks for Out of the Past today! Here are the top 10 reasons I’m thankful for this gem (and I’ve tossed in a...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 20, 2024

I love lots of things – discovering new flavors of coffee, collecting vintage radios, baking (and eating) fresh bread . . . And taking classic movie quizzes. I hope you do, too, because today’s the day for our weekly quiz on our focus film, Out of the Past. Just put...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on August 21, 2023

On Sunday, September 10, my 4-part Film Noir Style series at the American Cinematheque comes to a conclusion with The Post-War Years 1947-1950. After my presentation, we will screen Out of the Past (1947) starring the mysterious Jane Greer and featuring costumes by Edward Stevenson. Sunday, Septembe   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 16, 2022

Note: This post contains plot spoilers for the Deep Space Nine episode, "Necessary Evil" I'm currently making my way through the entirety of the Star Trek TV series, Deep Space Nine, which I never got to watch regularly during its first run, and so far it has been a richly...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 18, 2019

Ask any noir fan to name their top 10 movies from the film noir era, and chances are very good that Out of the Past (1947) would be among them. Some would even call it the quintessential noir, with its flashback structure, exquisite use of lights and shadow, one of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 25, 2016

It’s time to take a look at one of the films on the Sight and Sound Top 250 of All Time again, and today’s pick is #199 on the list, Jacques Tourneur’s Out of the Past. And as always I’ll note that for those just joining us, you can find...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on January 4, 2016

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/361/Out-of-the-Past/#tcmarcp-145746-145745 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Out of the Past is a dark, twisty film that struck critics and audiences as an especially dynamic and gripping movie when it premiered in 1947. In Bosley Crowther’s rev   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on January 4, 2016

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/361/Out-of-the-Past/#tcmarcp-145746-145745 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Out of the Past is a dark, twisty film that struck critics and audiences as an especially dynamic and gripping movie when it premiered in 1947. In Bosley Crowther’s rev   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on November 8, 2015

(1947) Directed by Jacques Tourneur; Written by Geoffrey Homes (aka: Daniel Mainwaring); Based on the novel Build My Gallows High by Geoffrey Homes; Starring: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, and Virginia Huston; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating ****½   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on July 14, 2015

Out of the Past always has at least two things going on at once. Not just the double crossings, which is so prevalent lead Robert Mitchum even taunts the bad guys with it, but how the film itself works. Daniel Mainwaring’s script–which gives Mitchum this lengthy narration over a flashba   read more

CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on February 7, 2015

One of my favorite films of 1947 is “OUT OF THE PAST” which I write a little about it here if you scroll down. Mitchum takes his girlfriend for a ride and tells his tale in flashback. By the time he pulls up to his destination at Kirk Douglas’ Tahoe retreat, we...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 4, 2014

Out of the Past (1947) is one of film noir’s best-known offerings – some even call it the quintessential noir. With its typically complex noir plot, OOTP offers everything a noir fan could want, including flashbacks, voiceover narration, a painterly use of light and shadow, an oh-so-fatal femme, and   read more

True Classics Posted by on September 21, 2014

“I never told you I was anything but what I am. You just wanted to imagine I was.” That claim, uttered by Jane Greer as the devious Kathie Moffat in director Jacques Tourneur’s Out of the Past, is not entirely true. The character is an exercise in self-construction, spending much o   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 27, 2014

Watching the newly-released Blu-ray of Out of the Past (1947) took home viewing to a new level for me. It's jaw dropping beauty can be described endlessly, but is best experienced. The picture is sharp and clear, but shimmers with just the right amount of grain to warm the images....   read more

Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on August 23, 2014

I’d published a commentary on Jacques Tourneur’s “foolproof and beautiful” OUT OF THE PAST (1947) a couple of years ago in which I gushed about the look of the movie, one of the most beautifully photographed I’d ever seen.  Well, that goes by the wayside now that the Wa   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 8, 2014

=== One of the best and best known of all films noirs, this obviously has a fairly substantial entry in my Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir. However, when Sam Juliano of the great Wonders in the Dark website offered me the chance to write about it in greater depth and...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on April 9, 2014

The 5th annual TCM Classic Film Festival kicks off Thursday evening but for me the festivities start early! Today I'll be hanging out at the Warner Bros. lot with Robby from Dear Old Hollywood, shopping at Larry Edmunds Bookshop and attending a Tweet-up. I'm so excited to meet some folks...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 1, 2013

Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas, this classic has every element of a good film noir.   Jeff Bailey (Mitchum) makes his living in a small town working at a gas station. He has an honest living and a girl. However, soon his past catches up with him...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 1, 2013

Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas, this classic has every element of a good film noir.   Jeff Bailey (Mitchum) makes his living in a small town working at a gas station. He has an honest living and a girl. However, soon his past catches up with him...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on July 6, 2013

“Out of the Past”: 6th and Final Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center July 9, 2013 Tuesday, July 9, 20136:30 p.m.The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center1550 S. State Street Out of the Past (1947) is considered one of the best of the 1940s film noirs....   read more