Reviewing a movie you’ve seen a million times over an almost twenty year period is a hard task, especially when it comes to something that has become a large part of your life and that […]
Gloria Grahame may not seem to fit alongside the women we typically feature in this column — she didn’t found her own company, become a director, break any particular barriers, or do significant philanthropic work. […]
Though we’ll always remember Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, the madcap housewife constantly getting herself into scrapes, the depth and reach of her career and influence extend far beyond I Love Lucy. The character of […]
Film historian Maureen Lee Lenker returns with the latest edition of her column, Dame in the Game: an in-depth look at groundbreaking women in film. Though she is little known today, Lois Weber was one […]
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 […]
Film historian Maureen Lee Lenker is back at the Retro Set with a brand-new edition of her column, Dame in the Game: a much-needed, in-depth look at groundbreaking women in film. “I don’t want people to like me. Nothing […]
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