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You Call That DANCING LADY?

Apr 21, 2017 Jacquie Allen 1

Contributor Jacquie Allen is mystified over the Joan Crawford vehicle,  Dancing Lady.  Joan Crawford‘s vehicle Dancing Lady (1933), a romantic musical, is one of many early showcases for her talents as not only an actress, but […]

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Righting The Bounty

Aug 31, 2016 David Sharp 1

This much we know for sure. On October the 15th, 1787, the HMAV Bounty set out on a mission to acquire breadfruit from Tahiti for transport to Jamaica. We know that the Bounty never completed […]

Movies

Knife Fights & Naughty Knickers: Must-Watch Warner Archive Instant

Mar 6, 2015 The Retro Set 0

Happy Friday, all! Another week and another round-up of some can’t-miss flicks waiting for you on Warner Archive Instant! Today it’s a double feature full of knife fights and frilly knickers. Glenn Ford and Sidney […]

Harlow in Hollywood
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Harlow in Hollywood: The Blonde Bombshell in the Glamour Capital (1928-1937)

Jan 28, 2015 Jill Blake 0

Jean Harlow epitomizes the essence of old Hollywood glamour and stardom. Although she died young, she has an  immortal presence that has lasted for over 70 years. Perhaps it’s because we never saw her grow […]

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Must-Watch Warner Archive – 09.02.2014

Sep 2, 2014 The Retro Set 2

By CARLEY JOHNSON The Black Maria is pleased to introduce a new weekly feature in which we offer a weekly list highlighting titles of interest from the Warner Archive. We’ll be picking between three and five titles […]

Opinion

Artistic Differences: John Huston’s THE MISFITS and the End of an Era

Jun 25, 2014 The Retro Set 4

By 1961, the Hollywood Studio System had begun a slow rot from the inside out which would, by decade’s end, see to its total collapse thus ending the Golden Age of classical Hollywood. The Misfits, […]

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