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Crimes & Amusement: MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY

Jul 2, 2018 0

For one to have the sort of staggering, decades-spanning productivity enjoyed by Woody Allen, one also has to accept a corresponding range in quality. And to be sure, Allen has had his fair share of […]

Thoughts on THE HIDDEN (1987)

Jun 13, 2018 0

The Hidden (1987) is a tough film for me to review objectively. I sought it out right after I discovered David Lynch’s bizarre masterpiece, Twin Peaks, a show I have loved since I was a young […]

Ambitiously Uneven: THE WAY WEST

Jun 8, 2018 0

The Way West, a sweeping 1967 Western directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and produced by Harold Hecht, has a lot working in its favor: stars, scenery, a spacious story, and a stirring sense of pioneering […]

Eclipse Series 45: Claude Autant-Lara—Four Romantic Escapes from Occupied France

Jun 5, 2018 0

Few filmmakers have career codas more disheartening than Claude Autant-Lara. Though dismissed by members of the French New Wave as part of the artistically sterile “tradition of quality” that supposedly plagued the French film industry […]

Under Pressure: Michael Curtiz’s THE BREAKING POINT

Jun 4, 2018 0

Howard Hawks supposedly bet Ernest Hemingway that he could make a good movie out of the author’s worst book. That book, it was decided, was Hemingway’s 1937 novel, “To Have and Have Not.” And the […]

Vivesectioning the Vulgarities of VITAPHONE VARIETIES

May 10, 2018 0

In the early 20th century, during a time when talking pictures were considered a novelty at best, Warner Bros. Studios bought the exclusive rights to a system of synchronized audio and visual recording created by […]

“You’re Welcome Here Anytime” – Remembering Robert Osborne

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by Jill Blake, Senior Editor Five years ago this May, I had the honor of sitting in on one of Robert Osborne’s shoots for TCM. I had recently attended a screening of Seven Brides for [...]

5 Reasons The Beatles’ 1964 Washington D.C. Concert Kicks Ass

Feb 11, 2016 6

52 years ago today, on a frigid February afternoon, The Beatles played their first ever concert in the United States at the Washington D.C. Coliseum, to a sold out audience. The energy of that performance is as riveting [...]
The 8 Most Cinematic Duran Duran Music Videos Of All Time

Apr 15, 2016 6

When my big sister and I were growing up the 80s, I was pretty much at her mercy when it came to … everything. And without a doubt, her biggest rule was: no cartoons. At [...]
Top 5 Films Never Nominated for an Oscar

Feb 19, 2015 4

With the Academy Awards just around the corner, all of us (nominees and fans alike) can get whipped up into a froth over who should win. And while the nominees who DON’T get to pick [...]
5 Ways the Jimmy Stewart / Henry Fonda Bromance Will Ruin Your Life

May 20, 2015 4

Today is James Maitland Stewart’s birthday, and in case you didn’t know, the Retro Set is a huge Stewart fan. (Don’t believe us? Check out his tag.) And in celebration of the birthday boy (it’s his 107th), [...]
6 Movie Duos That Totally Deserved A Spin-Off

Sep 22, 2014 3

[dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap]f you could pick two of your favorite characters from one of your favorite movies, and give them a spin-off, who would you pick? It’s a downright delicious thought, eh? Oftentimes, the best thing about [...]

Crimes & Amusement: MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY

Thoughts on THE HIDDEN (1987)

Ambitiously Uneven: THE WAY WEST

Eclipse Series 45: Claude Autant-Lara—Four Romantic Escapes from Occupied France

Under Pressure: Michael Curtiz’s THE BREAKING POINT

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Crimes & Amusement: MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY

Thoughts on THE HIDDEN (1987)

Ambitiously Uneven: THE WAY WEST

Eclipse Series 45: Claude Autant-Lara—Four Romantic Escapes from Occupied France

Under Pressure: Michael Curtiz’s THE BREAKING POINT

Vivesectioning the Vulgarities of VITAPHONE VARIETIES

“You’re Welcome Here Anytime” – Remembering Robert Osborne

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5 Reasons The Beatles’ 1964 Washington D.C. Concert Kicks Ass

The 8 Most Cinematic Duran Duran Music Videos Of All Time

Top 5 Films Never Nominated for an Oscar

5 Ways the Jimmy Stewart / Henry Fonda Bromance Will Ruin Your Life

6 Movie Duos That Totally Deserved A Spin-Off