Listicles
50 Years, 50 Films – 1950 – 1999
Instead of just listing a clump of movies, I’m only picking one film a year. So ultimately, after 50 days, you’ll have 50 films that (I think at least) are worth your time. I’ll also […]
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Contests & Giveaways
Win Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski’s AVA: A Life in Movies!
This is the big prize! Send us a picture of a celebrity that appeared at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival, as well as a picture of that celeb’s Star on the Hollywood Walk of […]
Listicles
10 Great Movie Music Moments
by Wade Sheeler There are those moments in a good movie, very fleeting, when direction, plot and music all meld to deliver a message that is such a pure hybrid that no other medium could […]
Photographic Evidence
Quiet on the Set: Halloween Behind The Scenes!
Ahhh, Halloween. Sure the stores have been selling candy corn and ghoulish goodies since Memorial Day, but now that it’s almost here, all of us here at The Retro Set are getting excited! Whether or […]
Playlists
Buddy Holly: The Day the Music Was Born
He was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas, on September 7, 1936. Nicknamed “Buddy” by his mother, Holley was surrounded by music at an early age. He eventually started a country band, and together […]
Listicles
8 Top Motorcycle Chases: An Infographic
What do The Great Escape and Tom Cruise have in common? Well, both are celebrating their birthdays! The incredible World War II Prison escape film is about to turn 53, having premiered originally on July […]