Nathanael Hood reveals the man behind the curtain, Stanley Donen, the Wizard of Royal Wedding Gene Kelly may have danced in the rain and Howard Keel on boards and barn-beams, but when Fred Astaire fell […]
Each month, The Retro Set Staff will select a small handful of films available to stream on a variety of services, including: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Warner Archive, and more. These are films we believe should […]
Author’s note: This interview was originally published in 2011 in celebration of Jean Harlow’s 100th birthday, and the release of the book Harlow in Hollywood: The Blonde Bombshell in the Glamour Capital. We re-print it […]
The Pictorial Palette is a weekly exercise that brings Technicolor glasses to design. By selecting a still from a classic film and exploring its color patterns, it is our hope that these little swaths of color will provide […]
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 […]
Jean Harlow, had she not died at the tragic age of 26, would have celebrated her 104th birthday today. I thought it would be fun to take a step back and observe the panorama of […]
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