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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 […]

Burning Up In THE LONG HOT SUMMER

May 9, 2018 0

You can change your name, dye your hair, get lost – and then maybe, just maybe, you might be safe from how profound the story of The Long Hot Summer really is. Love and sweat […]

New Clothes for THE EMPEROR IN AUGUST

May 2, 2018 0

The middle of August is a time of celebration and contemplation for the Japanese people. As the last gasps of summer heat sighs into the cooler months of autumn, the rainy season ushers in a […]

Fall In LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER

Apr 17, 2018 0

Love has to be more than just bells and banjos ringing out. Or at least that’s what Angie dreams of. For Rocky, a contentedly single musician, he hopes for the opposite. But of course, Angie […]

PLAY DIRTY with DeToth

Apr 13, 2018 0

My, but what a nasty piece of work is Andre DeToth’s Play Dirty (1969). Nearly fifty years after its release it still strikes you as one of the cruelest, most cynical antiwar films ever made. […]

Style and Then Some: THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR

Apr 5, 2018 0

Norman Jewison sells himself short when discussing his chic, 1968 romantic caper, The Thomas Crown Affair. In an interview included on the new Kino Lorber Blu-ray of the film, as well as in his commentary […]

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

by Jill Blake in Featured 5

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 3

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 [...]

Vivesectioning the Vulgarities of VITAPHONE VARIETIES

Burning Up In THE LONG HOT SUMMER

New Clothes for THE EMPEROR IN AUGUST

Do Not Attempt to Adjust THE OUTER LIMITS

Fall In LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER

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Vivesectioning the Vulgarities of VITAPHONE VARIETIES

Burning Up In THE LONG HOT SUMMER

New Clothes for THE EMPEROR IN AUGUST

Fall In LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER

PLAY DIRTY with DeToth

Style and Then Some: THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR

“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