Raquel Stecher
@raquelstecher.bsky.social
Film Historian and Critic. Writer for TCM, Quelle Movies. Co-host of the #CineHistorians podcast. Passionate about world cinema.
www.raquelstecher.com
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The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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My latest for @tcmtv.bsky.social! An article on the history of The Wizard of Oz (1939) just in time for TCM's new website relaunch www.tcm.com/articles/afi...
I make new year style resolutions for my birthday every year. This year its decentering everyone I've been putting on a pedestal. Also improving my Spanish.
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I make new year style resolutions for my birthday every year. This year its decentering everyone I've been putting on a pedestal. Also improving my Spanish.
If you put a dash between the t and the u in youtube in a URL it will show you a no cookie, embed version of the video that plays with no ads.
a colorful background with the words " the more you know " and a star
ALT: a colorful background with the words " the more you know " and a star
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November 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
If you put a dash between the t and the u in youtube in a URL it will show you a no cookie, embed version of the video that plays with no ads.
In Spanish spouses and handcuffs are the same word
a little girl is sliding down an orange slide with the words adios written on the bottom
ALT: a little girl is sliding down an orange slide with the words adios written on the bottom
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November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
In Spanish spouses and handcuffs are the same word
I'm glad Vimeo walked back their decision not to have an updated app on Apple TV. I still use it regularly!
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I'm glad Vimeo walked back their decision not to have an updated app on Apple TV. I still use it regularly!
Ayyyy nueva temporada de Kitzia y Colu en el baño! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo98...
Segunda temporada Episodio 1 Como renacer de las revolcadas de la vida?
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November 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ayyyy nueva temporada de Kitzia y Colu en el baño! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo98...
Got my favorite foundation for $8 today instead of the usual $45. Now THAT'S a Black Friday deal!
November 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Got my favorite foundation for $8 today instead of the usual $45. Now THAT'S a Black Friday deal!
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Episode S2E6 of the #CineHistorians Podcast is now available on YouTube! In this episode, we discuss Djibril Diop Mambéty's Touki Bouki (1973), the history of Senegalese cinema, Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project and much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zzd...
S2E6: Touki Bouki (1973) and Djibril Diop Mambéty
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November 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Episode S2E6 of the #CineHistorians Podcast is now available on YouTube! In this episode, we discuss Djibril Diop Mambéty's Touki Bouki (1973), the history of Senegalese cinema, Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project and much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zzd...
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#CineHistorians co-host @ckjsweeney.bsky.social discusses the history of Hong Kong Cinema
November 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#CineHistorians co-host @ckjsweeney.bsky.social discusses the history of Hong Kong Cinema
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S2E6 is now available! On the latest episode, #CineHistorians
@raquelstecher.bsky.social & @ckjsweeney.bsky.social discuss Djibril Diop Mabéty's Touki Bouki (1973)
Available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
@filmstories.bsky.social @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social
#filmstories
@raquelstecher.bsky.social & @ckjsweeney.bsky.social discuss Djibril Diop Mabéty's Touki Bouki (1973)
Available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
@filmstories.bsky.social @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social
#filmstories
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
S2E6 is now available! On the latest episode, #CineHistorians
@raquelstecher.bsky.social & @ckjsweeney.bsky.social discuss Djibril Diop Mabéty's Touki Bouki (1973)
Available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
@filmstories.bsky.social @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social
#filmstories
@raquelstecher.bsky.social & @ckjsweeney.bsky.social discuss Djibril Diop Mabéty's Touki Bouki (1973)
Available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
@filmstories.bsky.social @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social
#filmstories
Yesterday I saw a cop pull over a guy dressed as Santa and dammit I wish I had taken a picture 😫
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Yesterday I saw a cop pull over a guy dressed as Santa and dammit I wish I had taken a picture 😫
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#CineHistorians co-host @raquelstecher.bsky.social recommends Wong Kar-wai’s film The Hand (2004), the expanded version of his short film from the anthology Eros (2004). #wongkarwai #filmsky
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#CineHistorians co-host @raquelstecher.bsky.social recommends Wong Kar-wai’s film The Hand (2004), the expanded version of his short film from the anthology Eros (2004). #wongkarwai #filmsky
What time is it?
It’s…
It’s…
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
What time is it?
It’s…
It’s…
My birthday gift to myself is an existential crisis.
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
My birthday gift to myself is an existential crisis.
I always miss out on the discourse 🤷🏻♀️
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I always miss out on the discourse 🤷🏻♀️
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#CineHistorians co-host @raquelstecher.bsky.social discusses the cheongsam dresses Maggie Cheung wears in the film In the Mood for Love (2000) #wongkarwai #filmsky #maggiecheung
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
#CineHistorians co-host @raquelstecher.bsky.social discusses the cheongsam dresses Maggie Cheung wears in the film In the Mood for Love (2000) #wongkarwai #filmsky #maggiecheung
Thank you! This was such a fun episode. Love talking about Luis Buñuel!
Happy Birthday @raquelstecher.bsky.social! Thanks for coming on to the show this year and classing up the joint! fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/fo47/
Fade Out – Luis Bunuel - The Fire and Water Network
Episode 47 - Luis Bunuel's THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE w/guest Raquel Stecher Have a question or comment? Looking for more great content? E-MAIL: [email protected] Follow FADE OUT on Blue Sky: ht...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thank you! This was such a fun episode. Love talking about Luis Buñuel!
New year means entering the next phase of my ego death.
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
New year means entering the next phase of my ego death.
Udo Kier's face card never declined
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Udo Kier's face card never declined
Now watching: O Agente Secreto/The Secret Agent
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Now watching: O Agente Secreto/The Secret Agent
Post a famous bathroom scene
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Post a famous bathroom scene
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#CineHistorians co-host @ckjsweeney.bsky.social discusses In the Mood for Love (2000) director Wong Kar-wai’s unusual approach to screenwriting. #wongkarwai #podcast
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#CineHistorians co-host @ckjsweeney.bsky.social discusses In the Mood for Love (2000) director Wong Kar-wai’s unusual approach to screenwriting. #wongkarwai #podcast
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This remarkable obit carries a century of American cultural, social, racial, and political history in it. (As H. Rap Brown, Al-Amin has a one-sentence cameo in my book Pictures at a Revolution, describing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in language not shareable here.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82
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November 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This remarkable obit carries a century of American cultural, social, racial, and political history in it. (As H. Rap Brown, Al-Amin has a one-sentence cameo in my book Pictures at a Revolution, describing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in language not shareable here.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
God speed Udo Kier
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
God speed Udo Kier
Trying to watch a movie on Plex for research and it will only let me play 2-3 minutes at a time ugh. I have 30 minutes left and that will take me the rest of the day it seems.
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Trying to watch a movie on Plex for research and it will only let me play 2-3 minutes at a time ugh. I have 30 minutes left and that will take me the rest of the day it seems.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM