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Corman’s Career Defining HIGHWAY DRAGNET

Aug 15, 2018 0

It’s rare that you can directly trace any sizable movement in cinema back to a single movie. There may be the occasional watershed film where styles and themes coalesce after percolating for several years; but […]

Rebel Rebel: THE BREAKFAST CLUB

Aug 14, 2018 0

From its opening citation—a line from David Bowie’s 1971 song “Changes,” about children being “quite aware of what they’re going through”—to its final, rebelliously jubilant freeze frame, The Breakfast Club makes no attempt to hide […]

Down the Rabbit Hole and IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

Aug 10, 2018 0

I had no idea that In the Mouth of Madness had gotten middling reviews on its initial release. I’ve always thought it one of John Carpenter’s best films. But part of all that could be […]

SHORT CUTS: That’s Life

Aug 8, 2018 0

Following the success of The Player (1992), which was widely regarded as a return to form for director Robert Altman (even though eclecticism is often what defined the best of his work), Short Cuts seemed […]

Building The Bridge at Remagen

Aug 6, 2018 0

World War II served as the backdrop for many movies during the 1960s, some based on non-fictional events, some purely fictional, with others riding somewhere in the middle. The late 1960s, in particular, brought, it […]

The Passion of Joan of Arc — A Meditation on Three Soundtracks

Aug 3, 2018 0

Few films have been so passionately apotheosized as Carl Theodor Dreyer’s reconstruction of Joan of Arc’s historical trial and execution. What more can be said about its style, its acting, its editing, its impact on […]

“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 [...]
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), [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]

Corman’s Career Defining HIGHWAY DRAGNET

Rebel Rebel: THE BREAKFAST CLUB

Down the Rabbit Hole and IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

SHORT CUTS: That’s Life

Building The Bridge at Remagen

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Corman’s Career Defining HIGHWAY DRAGNET

Rebel Rebel: THE BREAKFAST CLUB

Down the Rabbit Hole and IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

SHORT CUTS: That’s Life

Building The Bridge at Remagen

The Passion of Joan of Arc — A Meditation on Three Soundtracks

“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

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

Top 5 Films Never Nominated for an Oscar

6 Movie Duos That Totally Deserved A Spin-Off