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Godmonster of Indian Flats: The Weirdest Mutant Sheep Movie Ever Made

Nov 29, 2018 0

I love the American Genre Film Archives. They lovingly restore old schlock movies that might otherwise become lost. I believe in leaving future generations the best possible quality version of a film as possible. Who the […]

Corridos and Fairy Tales – Storytelling in The Princess Bride and The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Nov 27, 2018 0

In recent months, the Criterion Collection has released two films from the 1980s that are about the art of storytelling. The first, Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride (1987), is a beloved Hollywood classic, based on […]

Make Movies Short Again

Nov 21, 2018 0

One of the great things about films from Hollywood’s pre-Code era (besides the excessive boozing, blatant depictions of sex and strong, independent women) is the runtime. A vast majority of films made between the early […]

They Won’t Let You Go Home Again—Tarkovsky’s NOSTALGHIA and His Quest for Self-Realization

Nov 2, 2018 0

When first released in 1983, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia landed with a thud of indifference that seemed odd for the man heralded as one of the best Soviet filmmakers since Sergei Eisenstein. Even its winning a […]

Andrei Rublev and What Hate Has Wrought

Nov 2, 2018 0

[This review was begun the same day as the Oct. 27, 2018 Tree of Life shooting.] They killed eleven Jews in Pittsburgh today, gunned down in their synagogue as they prayed round their holy scriptures. […]

Freeing the Soul: Dr. Jekyll’s First Transformation in DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931)

Oct 31, 2018 0

Rouben Mamoulian’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) is the definitive film version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It’s also a stunning piece of cinema featuring innovative […]

“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 [...]

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 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 [...]
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 [...]

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Godmonster of Indian Flats: The Weirdest Mutant Sheep Movie Ever Made

Corridos and Fairy Tales – Storytelling in The Princess Bride and The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Make Movies Short Again

They Won’t Let You Go Home Again—Tarkovsky’s NOSTALGHIA and His Quest for Self-Realization

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Godmonster of Indian Flats: The Weirdest Mutant Sheep Movie Ever Made

Corridos and Fairy Tales – Storytelling in The Princess Bride and The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Make Movies Short Again

They Won’t Let You Go Home Again—Tarkovsky’s NOSTALGHIA and His Quest for Self-Realization

Andrei Rublev and What Hate Has Wrought

Freeing the Soul: Dr. Jekyll’s First Transformation in DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931)

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

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