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Who’s That I Saw You In Line With? Chris Sturhann

Apr 3, 2017 Wade Sheeler 1

TCM Classic Film Festival 2017: THE RETRO SET PICKS

Mar 24, 2017 The Retro Set 4

Jill Blake and Wade Sheeler sit down to discuss, debate and tear their hair out over the most exciting TCM Classic Film Festival EVER! It’s time once again for THE RETRO SET PICKS! Well, it’s […]

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 […]

Henry Hathaway: Portrait of an Underrated Artist

Oct 28, 2016 Nathanael Hood 1

At this year’s New York Film Festival, two retrospectives were planned to coincide with the release of Bertrand Tavernier’s new documentary My Journey Through French Cinema. The first was a collection of French films prominently […]

2016 New York Film Festival – French Film Roundup

Oct 18, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

2016 NYFF: The Battle of Algiers

Oct 11, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

Shortly before our screening of Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers, one of the organizers for the New York Film Festival announced that, unfortunately, Saadi Yacef—one of the real-life leaders of Algeria’s National Liberation Front […]

NYFF Exclusive: The Retro Set Interview with Christopher Murray

Oct 5, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

The Retro Set is extraordinarily fortunate to have Nathanael Hood in residence at the 54th Annual New York Film Festival. He’s covering, of course, revivals and restorations for us, as well as grabbing hold of […]

I Saw Joe Dante’s THE MOVIE ORGY and Lived to Tell the Tale

Aug 11, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

There couldn’t have been more than 50 of us. Many came wearing baseball caps and shorts, toting satchels and backpacks. More than a few wore tennis shoes. As for myself, I wore a loose V-neck […]

My First Date with Douglas Fairbanks

May 23, 2016 Jill Blake 1

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. […]

TCM Delivers Once Again With ‘Moving Pictures’

May 9, 2016 Jill Blake 0

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 […]

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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]

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

Apr 8, 2017 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. [...]
TCM Film Fest Special Feature: Line up wth Raquel Stecher

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

Apr 7, 2017 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 [...]