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Month: July 2015

Opinion

Best of Enemies: The Birth of Political Punditry

Jul 31, 2015 Wade Sheeler 0

For Your Consideration rounds-up and reviews new films that may hold Oscar contention. Best of Enemies, a new documentary, opens today nationwide.

The Beatles Help!
Opinion

Won’t You Please Help Me?: In Defense of The Beatles’ HELP!

Jul 29, 2015 Jill Blake 4

In 1964, those four famous lads from Liverpool, The Beatles, made their feature film debut with the  classic masterpiece A Hard Day’s Night, directed by Richard Lester. The not-so-fictional-yet-fictional account of the day in the […]

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Movies

Beach Party Summer – HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI (1965)

Jul 29, 2015 Danny Reid 0

This is the eighth in The Retro Set’s weekly summer series taking a look at beach party movies of yore from guest writer Danny Reid. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini: Stuff It “Dig that wild […]

rancho notorious
Movies

B-Roll: Fritz Lang’s RANCHO NOTORIOUS (1952)

Jul 28, 2015 Nathanael Hood 0

Few would suspect that Fritz Lang, the European émigré who made a name for himself with sweeping epics and cynical, nihilistic thrillers, would have a soft spot for Westerns, that most American of genres. But […]

Animation

“Pronoun Trouble”: Bugs, Daffy, and the “Hunting Trilogy”

Jul 27, 2015 Brandie Ashe 0

Today, July 27th, marks the official seventy-fifth birthday of one of the most iconic cartoon characters of all time, the inimitable Bugs Bunny. To celebrate, the Retro Set looks back at a trio of classic Bugs […]

Reviews

Must Watch Warner Archive: BULLETS OR BALLOTS (1936)

Jul 23, 2015 The Retro Set 2

We love Warner Archive Instant and so should you! This week our Must Watch Warner Archive pick delivers a helluva punch from Edward G. Robinson in the underrated crime drama Bullets or Ballots (1936). Don’t have […]

Movies

Beach Party Summer – THE GIRLS ON THE BEACH (1965)

Jul 22, 2015 Danny Reid 0

This is the seventh in The Retro Set’s weekly summer series taking a look at beach party movies of yore from guest writer Danny Reid. The Girls on the Beach: Yeah Yeah Yeah “This is […]

Opinion

That Old Time Religion Ain’t Good Enough For Me: Scopes Monkey Trial and Inherit the Wind

Jul 21, 2015 Jill Blake 0

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the final day of the infamous Scopes Monkey Trial, held in the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. The events surrounding the trial not only made headlines throughout the world, […]

Margin For Error
Movies

B-Roll: Otto Preminger’s MARGIN FOR ERROR (1943)

Jul 21, 2015 Nathanael Hood 0

B Roll is a weekly column that digs into the deeper cuts and lesser-known films from legendary directors–the good, the bad, and the awesome. This week, writer Nathanael Hood tackles Otto Preminger’s confused and cartoonish Margin For Error.  At first […]

riff-raff
Movies

Above the Usual “Riff-Raff”

Jul 20, 2015 Wade Sheeler 0

Pat O’Brien is one of those easy to identify, ubiquitous Hollywood actors who could be counted on to turn up as a reporter, priest or cop. He always delivered solid and believable performances from his […]

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