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Nicholas Ray Characters Are All ON DANGEROUS GROUND

Jul 21, 2017 0

Nicholas Ray is not an easy director. Almost all of his work requires the viewer to be introspective while simultaneously digging deep beneath superficial layers to discover irony, paranoia and self-loathing. Whether it’s the misunderstood […]

THE THIRD MAN Team Delivers OUR MAN IN HAVANA

Jul 17, 2017 0

1959’s Our Man in Havana was the third collaboration between director Carol Reed and novelist Graham Greene—their best known work being 1949’s The Third Man. The movie begins with a title card: “This film is […]

B-Roll: John Ford Lost and Found BUCKING BROADWAY

Jul 10, 2017 0

In all of film history, there are few greater tragedies than the fact that only a handful of the 60-70 silent films directed by John Ford still survive to this day. Ford, one of American […]

FilmStruck First Friday: Stream LOVE AND DEATH

Jul 7, 2017 0

The first Friday of every month, we here at The Retro Set offer up a pick from FilmStruck that we think is worth your while, whether it’s a classic, a hard to find gem or […]

Technology Run Amok: Demon Seed

Jul 5, 2017 0

Looking back to the world of 1977 as presented by Demon Seed (written by Robert Jaffe and Roger O. Hirson from a novel by Dean R. Koontz, directed by Donald Cammell), the strange fear that […]

DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME Brings the Dead to Life

Jun 27, 2017 0

There are countless reasons to rejoice in the TCM Classic Film Festival, held every year in Hollywood. And this past April was no exception. Beyond the many cinematic pleasures, well-known and obscure that screen side-by-side, […]

“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 5

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 [...]
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 [...]
The 5 Most Ridiculous “Condemned” Movies of All Time

Mar 17, 2016 3

Between 1933 to 1980, the Catholic Legion of Decency gave a “condemned” rating to a total of 148 movies. Some are hardly uprising (A Clockwork Orange wasn’t exactly family film), while others … well. See for yourself [...]

Nicholas Ray Characters Are All ON DANGEROUS GROUND

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THE THIRD MAN Team Delivers OUR MAN IN HAVANA

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Nicholas Ray Characters Are All ON DANGEROUS GROUND

THE THIRD MAN Team Delivers OUR MAN IN HAVANA

B-Roll: John Ford Lost and Found BUCKING BROADWAY

FilmStruck First Friday: Stream LOVE AND DEATH

Technology Run Amok: Demon Seed

DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME Brings the Dead to Life

“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

6 Movie Duos That Totally Deserved A Spin-Off

The 5 Most Ridiculous “Condemned” Movies of All Time