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TCM Classic Film Festival 2017: THE RETRO SET PICKS
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 […]
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Hitchcock’s JAMAICA INN Welcomes the Curious
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 […]
Festivals
Henry Hathaway: Portrait of an Underrated Artist
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 […]
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2016 New York Film Festival – French Film Roundup
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 […]
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2016 NYFF: The Battle of Algiers
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 […]
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NYFF Exclusive: The Retro Set Interview with Christopher Murray
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 […]
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I Saw Joe Dante’s THE MOVIE ORGY and Lived to Tell the Tale
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 […]
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My First Date with Douglas Fairbanks
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. […]