Mary of Scotland (1936), released by RKO, is an interesting historical drama with a touch of romance directed by John Ford. In 1936, Ford was hardly a novice; he had directed over eighty productions, including […]
One of the great things about films from Hollywood’s pre-Code era (besides the excessive boozing, blatant depictions of sex and strong, independent women) is the runtime. A vast majority of films made between the early […]
Rouben Mamoulian’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) is the definitive film version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It’s also a stunning piece of cinema featuring innovative […]
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 […]
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 […]
Growing up, I spent most of my adolescence exploring the music of my parents’ generation– The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin, to name a few. Although I […]
A few years ago I attended a very special screening at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre: 1920’s The Mark of Zorro starring the original King of Hollywood, Douglas Fairbanks. Up until that point, I had never seen a Douglas Fairbanks film. […]
It’s been a week since the 7th annual TCM Classic Film Festival ended, and we are finally able to recuperate from four days of movie-marathon-madness™. The TCM Classic Film Festival, or “TCMFF” for us regulars, is […]
Today, April 5, 2016, is the centenary of Retro Set fave Gregory Peck; beloved actor, philanthropist, and model humanitarian. Peck was viewed as the ultimate good guy, a role model both on and off screen […]
It’s February 29th, Leap Day. Every four years we enjoy the weirdness that is this magical extra day in the typically short month of February. We’re encouraged to make the most of it, as if the […]
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