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 […]
One of the perks of parenthood is sharing all the things you love with your children. My five year old daughter has been introduced to many of my obsessions: chocolate, sweatshirts, leggings as pants, Han […]
Recently I was talking with my husband about how most of his co-workers aren’t very savvy to retro pop-culture (classic films start in the 1980’s for this group). I mean, sure, they’re scientists; I don’t […]
Poor Casper. All he wants is to be a normal boy, running and playing with all the other kids…but he can’t, because he’s dead. It’s rather morbid, if you stop to think about it. He’s […]
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