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Articles by Wade Sheeler

About Wade Sheeler
Wade Sheeler is a Reality TV Producer & Director, Writer, Frustrated lover of film and obscure music. He still makes mixed tapes if he likes you enough. For The Retro Set, he'll be covering the best new releases of classic and hard-to-find films on DVD, with an occasional foray into comedies and comedy teams you should really stay away from.
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The Retro Set Virtual Alt-Fest: Saturday Edition

Apr 8, 2017 Wade Sheeler 0

Welcome to the Retro Set Virtual Fest: Saturday Edition! Join the party and follow the links below – no matter where you are! This year, you can watch the films at the same time we do. […]

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FilmStruck First Friday: Yoyo (1965)

Apr 7, 2017 Wade Sheeler 0

Wade Sheeler discovers an under appreciated and exhilarating Yoyo (1965) The first Friday of every month, we here at The Retro Set offer up a pick from FilmStruck that we think is worth your while, […]

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TCM Film Fest Special Feature: Line up wth Raquel Stecher

Apr 7, 2017 Wade Sheeler 0
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The Retro Set Virtual Alt-Fest: Friday Edition!

Apr 7, 2017 Wade Sheeler 0

Welcome to the Retro Set Virtual Fest: Friday Edition! Join the party and follow the links below – no matter where you are! We understand that most of our followers, and lovers of TCM are […]

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The Retro Set Virtual Alt-Fest: Join the Party!

Apr 6, 2017 Wade Sheeler 0

Welcome to our first ever, virtual-Film Fest in Honor of the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival going on in Hollywood right now! We understand that most of our followers, and lovers of TCM are not […]

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TCM Film Fest Special Feature: Who’s That I Saw You In Line With? Jeremy Warner

Apr 6, 2017 Wade Sheeler 0
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TCM Film Fest Special Feature: Who’s That I Saw You In Line With? Theresa Brown

Apr 5, 2017 Wade Sheeler 1
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Who’s That I Saw You In Line With? Kellee Pratt

Apr 4, 2017 Wade Sheeler 7
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Who’s That I Saw You In Line With? Chris Sturhann

Apr 3, 2017 Wade Sheeler 1
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Hitchcock’s JAMAICA INN Welcomes the Curious

Mar 24, 2017 Wade Sheeler 0

Alfred Hitchcock’s final film made in Britain, Jamaica Inn, gets a bad wrap. It was listed in the notorious 1970s book, “The 50 Worst Films of All Time.” It was Hitchcock’s least favorite of all […]

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  • There’s HOPE For Us Yet: Bob Hope from Kino Lorber

    Feb 5, 2018 0
    I may get some hits for this, but I posit that classic film fans generally do not have as great an affinity for the popular movie comedians of the 30s and 40s, as they do [...]
  • Fire Walk with #Me Too: A Personal Retrospective on Twin Peaks

    Fire Walk With # Me Too: A Personal Retrospection on Twin Peaks

    Jan 8, 2018 0
    Reviewing a movie you’ve seen a million times over an almost twenty year period is a hard task, especially when it comes to something that has become a large part of your life and that [...]
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    Dame in the Game: Gloria Grahame

    Jul 19, 2017 2
    Gloria Grahame may not seem to fit alongside the women we typically feature in this column — she didn’t found her own company, become a director, break any particular barriers, or do significant philanthropic work. [...]
  • Dame in the Game: We Love Lucy

    May 26, 2017 0
    Though we’ll always remember Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, the madcap housewife constantly getting herself into scrapes, the depth and reach of her career and influence extend far beyond I Love Lucy. The character of [...]
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    Dame in the Game: Lois Weber

    Apr 20, 2017 2
    Film historian Maureen Lee Lenker returns with the latest edition of her column, Dame in the Game: an in-depth look at groundbreaking women in film. Though she is little known today, Lois Weber was one [...]

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  • LOST LA: Dream Factory

    Dec 19, 2017 0
    I’m a nut for L.A. history, and when that history melds with the early days of Hollywood, I’m in 100%. So I was very excited to screen LOST LA: The Dream Factory.  Most confounding, was my [...]
  • An Afternoon at the Silent Clowns Film Series

    Jun 14, 2017 2
    The Bruno Walter Auditorium is home to the Silent Clowns Film Series, which boasts itself as “New York’s longest-running regularly scheduled silent film showcase.” For twenty years now, the series has provided the public with [...]
  • The Retro Set Virtual Alt-Fest: Saturday Edition

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    Welcome to the Retro Set Virtual Fest: Saturday Edition! Join the party and follow the links below – no matter where you are! This year, you can watch the films at the same time we do. [...]
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  • The Retro Set Virtual Alt-Fest: Friday Edition!

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    Welcome to the Retro Set Virtual Fest: Friday Edition! Join the party and follow the links below – no matter where you are! We understand that most of our followers, and lovers of TCM are [...]
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