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the flip side i ve read sordid details about the lives of bette davis cary grant clark gable spencer tracy robert mitchum norma shearer etc and it hasn t affected how i watch their films i still enjoy them immensely on screen i can see where that might not work for everyone joan crawford is forever tainted by that one famous line about wire hangers i am far too nosy and inquisitive to not learn about the lives of classic film stars yet is it right for me to dig up the dirt should i honor their legendary careers by avoiding their personal lives if so why should i if they did bad things why should i overlook them what about those stars who were genuinely good people should we avoid them too jimmy stewart was raised in my estimation after reading marc eliot s biography of him stewart gets the bad rap of being a womanizer total myth and dirt digging eliot couldn t even find much to tarnish stewart now i ask you dear readers would you rather know or not know and why i would love to hear your thoughts posted by raquel stecher email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday may 13 2009 latino images in film giant 1956 giant 1956 is a superb film which is often overshadowed by the fact that it was the iconic james dean s 3rd and final picture while dean s performance is nothing short of amazing i feel that this film has many other merits which are often overlooked the family saga follows the story of the benedicts and their texas ranch reata jordan benedict rock hudson runs the ranch with the same old fashioned sentiment that was handed down to him by his ancestors he marries fiery and compassionate leslie elizabeth taylor who balances him out and also butts heads with him in the best way a wife can together they raise three children and we see how the family ranch and the world evolves over the years the family s story parallels the story of jett rink james dean jordan s arch nemesis and the oil tycoon with a trouble soul i believe that giant 1956 may be one of the best films ever made and that is no hyperbole on my part the first time i watched it i broke down in tears as i was so moved by the story this epic is one of the best treatments on the social issue of racism and prejudice against mexican americans or even latinos in general it exposes the prejudice while at the same time humanizing mexican immigrants in a way that very few films have done jordan benedict rock hudson has a clear idea about the separation between white texans and mexican wetbacks they work the same land but their lives are kept separate and social interaction is discouraged when leslie moves to reata she brings a compassion to her fellow human beings that disturbs jordan many years later when jordan s son jordy dennis hopper marries mexican nurse juana jordan has to come to terms with his irrational prejudices spoiler alert my favorite scene comes towards the end when jordan benedict takes leslie luz and juana to a restaurant the owner of the restaurant makes a big fuss about serving mexicans like juana and her young son when a mexican family tries to eat there the owner kicks them out this angers jordan who now sees all mexicans as part of his family and jordan and the owner get into a fistfight which results in the whole family being kicked out this is quite a momentous scene as we see jordan come full circle for how wonderful this film is it is big on brownface sal mineo is one of the worst cases he is almost irrecognizable with his heavy brown pancake makeup even the hispanic actors such as elsa cardenas juana were given extra foundation for some ethnic enhancement this film goes a bit overboard with almost everyone s make up and i think that it in part has to do with it being shot in technicolor several characters get specialized makeup to show the advancement of years and with the brownface i feel like this film was in part an experiment on the use of makeup in film to enhance the visual elements the merits of the story as a whole i believe outdo the offense of the brownface it s lucky that the best make up oscar was still a few decades away as this film may have been a contender for that time level of brown face 5 out of 5 shades tcm latino images in film line up for thursday may 14th mexican spitfire 1940 my man and i 1952 giant 1956 the texican 1966 posted by raquel stecher email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels film reviews latino images in film turner classic movies tv monday may 11 2009 latino images in film the garment jungle 1957 the garment jungle 1957 is an industry specific film noir focuses on the shady dealings in nyc s garment business circa mid 1950s walter mitchell lee j cobb of roxton fashions has a major dispute with his business partner over the formation of a union to protect the company s workers many of whom are latinos shortly thereafter the business partner dies in a freak elevator accident mitchell has been paying gangsters to help protect his business from the union but is too busy to realize that they have killed his partner and best friend mitchell s son alan kerwin matthews becomes part of his father s business right at the moment when the tension between the union and the workers the executives and the thugs is about to get out of control alan meets worker tulio a frustrated union leader desperate for change even if it means neglecting his wife theresa gia scala and child when tulio is killed by the gangsters alan is determined to make his deluded father see what s really going on and to cut the company s ties with the gangsters for good the screenplay was inspired by an expose written by lester velie and published in the july 1955 issue of readers digest called gangsters in the dress business the hispanic workers at the garment factory and represented in the film are overworked underpaid and fed up with it when they try to fight back they are oppressed with extreme violence in real life a union worker was killed by gangsters and the footage of the funeral is used in the film the exploitation of hispanic workers is still an ongoing problem today so this film could definitely open up the opportunity to have some round table discussions this is a film in which the execution is poor yet the cultural concept is interesting enough it makes it worth viewing the acting is so so and the story is weighed down by poorly written dialogue and weak romantic sub plots i was a bit disturbed by the widow theresa being passed off to a new man before the first husband was even dead it s not something that happens in the story per say but as the audience member you know that it s coming i also found the inclusion of racism a little forced it s as though someone said hey we need some derrogatory terms thrown at these latino characters let s say spic bum a few times that should do it otherwise culturally this film is representative of a volatile time in american history and serves well as a vehicle of looking at the present through the past level of brown face 1 out of 5 shades italian is hispanic enough in this film tcm latino images in film line up for tuesday may 12th tortilla flat 1942 and now miguel 1943 the milagro beanfield war 1988 salt of the earth 1954 the garment jungle 1957 posted by raquel stecher email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels film reviews latino images in film turner classic movies sunday may 10 2009 vote for the dairy barn american express partners in preservation program is giving grants to historical massachusetts landmarks that need funding for the preservation of these sites out of 700 applicants they chose 25 and they are asking that you the public vote for which you think most deserves funding the winner will be guaranteed a grant others will be reviewed by committees to decide whether they should get some of the funding so why am i writing about this because my high school s dairy barn is one of the 25 contenders i attended norfolk county agricultural high school from 1994 1998 i was an environmental science major but had a special place in my heart for the dairy cows and the dairy barn the barn was built in 1919 and has been instrumental in teaching students about farm management however due to detoriation the barn no longer houses dairy cows and students are not allowed in this gorgeous barn is now used only for the storage of hay i spent many many hours in this dairy barn i got to see a cow give birth i got to feed the cows milk them and even bond with them in my junior year i selected a special guernsey cow named gemma to be my cow for the spring show i would go to the school on saturday mornings to train with her and groom her i clipped her bathed her cleaned her ears and nose scrubbed her shined her hooves and got her all gussied up for the show together we won 3 ribbons i have so many special memories of her and they all tie together with that barn so i m asking you please vote for my high school s barn register on the website and you can vote for it once a day until may 17th the more votes it gets the better chance it will receive some funding unlike the other sites the barn is used for educational purposes and does not get any outside funding from admission fees so it really really does need your votes vote that s me at 16 showing gemma the guernsey cow at the 1997 spring show here is gemma and i again and you can see the dairy barn and silo in the background my friends kevin and lisa outside the dairy barn 5 3 09 here i am petting crystal the guernsey she s gemma s great grandaughter 5 3 09 and have a happy mother s day posted by raquel stecher email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels personal adventures friday may 8 2009 tcm latino images in film giveaway i m very blessed to be able to do another tcm related giveaway this time in conjunction with their latino images in film festival this festival is by far my favorite and very close to my heart since i am a latina who loves classic films i really hope that you ll take the time to watch some of the films in the festival and really think about the representation of latinos in these movies i will be giving away some latino images in film themed composition notebooks to the winners of this contest how to enter 1 check out the tcm s latino images in film line up and the tcm originals video clips 2 add a comment on this post about which film in the line up you want to see and why or have seen and what you thought of it or tell me something interesting you learned watching the video clips 3 bloggers add a link or write an entry on your blog about tcm latino images in film festival if you are on twitter tweet about it to your followers 4 entries must be in by midnight sunday may 24th you can also e mail the entries to quellelove at gmail dot com winners will be announced tuesday may 26th they will be chosen at random this contest is open to everyone if you chose not to participate you can always enter tcm s contest on their website for the same prize you do however have a better chance of winning a notebook here posted by raquel stecher email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels latino images in film turner classic movies wednesday may 6 2009 latino images in film border incident 1949 border incident 1949 is a gripping noir about the illegal smuggling of braceros mexican workers into the us ricardo montalban stars as pablo rodriguez a mexican undercover agent who is posing as a paisano bracero in order to infiltrate a band of devious smugglers pablo befriends bracero juan garcia james mitchell and the two form a close bond as pablo and juan get smuggled across the border american agent jack bearnes george murphy who is posing as a dealer in forged immigration papers however the network of bandits are violent and determined to get their way and things get to get complicated and ugly really quickly i have to say this was a very uncomfortable film to watch it s very violent not in terms of gore but with torture and murder plus there is also a pit of death where the illegal braceros are thrown in to die once they are no longer needed yikes some folks don t think it s technically a noir but it s got all the elements of a noir just in an atypical setting this films merits i think lie in the performances of ricardo montalban and james mitchell they are our heroes and we root for them all the way you mean you can make a film about latinos with latino actors no the mexican characters in this film are mostly played by latinos which makes a welcome change from caucasian actors with olive complexions or extra make up the only exception is james mitchell who i don t think is actually hispanic but i could be wrong the theme of illegal immigration and the exploitation of mexican workers makes this film incredibly relevant today the situations in the story are disturbingly real and i think this is a good movie for sparking some political discussions level of brown face 1 out of 5 shades tcm latino images in film line up for tuesday may 7th bordertown 1935 border incident 1949 right cross 1950 requiem for a heavyweight 1962 revenue agent 1950 posted by raquel stecher email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels film reviews latino images in film turner classic movies monday may 4 2009 latino images in film the mark of zorro 1920 in the mark of zorro 1920 douglas fairbanks sr plays the title role of zorro a masked crusader out to defend and fight for the interests of the oppressed in his world this is everyone who is subject to the law governor soldiers sargeants etc which is corrupt by day he is a soft jaded rich boy with a delicate education from spain the motherland but whenever the oppressed people of his community needs him he transforms into the masked zorro a genuine hero full of masculine bravado and good intent no one knows zorro s true identity not even his love interest lolita who he is wooing as both versions of himself can he save his townspeople from oppresion and win the heart of lolita zorro can do anything this silent classic was produced by douglas fairnbanks production company and was the first feature film release of united artists which fairbanks started with chaplin and his wife pickford among others this was the first in a series of swashbuckling movies that fairbanks did which made him vastly popular fans of his son douglas fairbanks jr might remember him mocking his father s performance in the film our dancing daughters in the cast is also noah beery brother of wallace beery and walt whitman although no relation to the poet darn i thoroughly enjoyed this silent film fairbanks was quite acrobatic and his stunts were enjoyable to watch the representation of mexican spanish people in the film i thought was done very respectfully what i found interesting is that although the main division is between the townspeople and the law 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