Poor Judy Garland. It wasn’t her fault. She didn’t ask to be force-fed pills to keep her weight down during the filming of The Wizard of Oz (1939). Nor did she ask for the ensuing […]
Yes, I know it’s a symptom of my having been born in the wrong era, but there’s something about the red orange cigarette glow of a bohemian café in the 1950s that drives me wild. […]
As far as queer culture touchstones and icons go, I somehow ended up missing the train when it came to Barbra Streisand. I briefly went through a Cher phase, I’ve listened intermittently to the work […]
Happy Friday, all! Another week and another round-up of some can’t-miss flicks waiting for you on Warner Archive Instant! Today it’s a double feature full of knife fights and frilly knickers. Glenn Ford and Sidney […]
Need help figuring out what to watch this week on Warner Archive Instant? The Retro Set has you covered with our must watch Warner Archive picks! Each week, we select a small handful of must watch […]
By Carley Johnson Presenting Lily Mars is a 1943 piece of cotton candy directed by Norman Taurog that is sweet and pleasant, and relies on the explosive talent of Judy Garland to mask the fact […]
So here’s the thing. Walter Lang’s 1951 musical On The Riviera is not a great film. It’s not even a particularly good film. It’s all style without substance, and what could have been a prime […]
You know something? Sometimes all you need in life is Yves Montand singing from the top of the Pan Am building. Or a reincarnated Barbra Streisand. Or Jack Nicholson playing a sitar. Or Bob Newhart […]
Bill Benson (Bing Crosby) has just wrapped up his latest smash show, and is set to open a new one on Broadway in eight weeks. His manager coerces him into hiring young television star Ted […]
Seven months later and I’m still reeling from one of the most disastrous musicals I’ve ever seen on screen. Maybe I’m making too big a deal of it, but it stuns me that Tom Hooper’s […]
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