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From the Terrace
Movies

Blu-ray Review: FROM THE TERRACE

Apr 21, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

Mary St. John (Joanne Woodward) is everything David Alfred Eaton (Paul Newman) thinks he wants: icily beautiful, sharp-tongued, and prestigious. The daughter of a family of pompous aristocrats, she oozes fine taste and proper breeding. […]

Photographic Evidence

Halloween … Classic Hollywood Style.

Oct 30, 2015 The Retro Set 0

Who doesn’t love the smell of pumpkin and cinnamon in the air, some “Monster Mash” in the background, and the excuse to dress up while gorging on complex carbohydrates? Halloween brings out the kid in all of […]

Never Won an Oscar: The Actresses
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Never Won an Oscar: The Actresses

Feb 20, 2015 Jill Blake 1

With the Academy Awards ceremony coming up this Sunday, February 22, we decided to take a look at some of the best actors and actresses who never won an Oscar for their acting talents. In this gallery, […]

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Books

Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood

Feb 3, 2015 Jill Blake 1

Have you ever heard anyone speak harshly of Myrna Loy? In fact, just the mere mention of her name elicits such a positive response it is hard not to crack a smile. My first encounter with […]

Libeled Lady
Opinion

“Baby” Takes a Bow: Jean Harlow in LIBELED LADY

Jan 27, 2015 Brandie Ashe 0

In the mid-1930s, the screwball comedy was still a relatively new subgenre of film. Many critics label It Happened One Night, released in 1934, as the first “screwball” picture ever produced, and subsequent films such as Twentieth Century (also […]

The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer
Opinion

THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY SOXER and the Lost Art of Dialogue

Dec 15, 2014 The Retro Set 2

To many people, the late Sidney Sheldon is best remembered for the popcorn-ready murder mysteries that clogged The New York Times Bestseller lists in the 80s and 90s. He is, after all, the seventh best-selling author of all time. […]

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