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Rediscovering the PLACES IN THE HEART

Apr 12, 2017 Jacquie Allen 0

Contributor Jacquie Allen didn’t see the power of Places in the Heart coming. And it triggered some past familial memories.  I often enjoy keeping the movies I’ve been assigned a secret from friends and family […]

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Jeff Bridges in BAD COMPANY (1972)

Oct 24, 2013 Wade Sheeler 0

I could watch Jeff Bridges eat potato salad. He’s one of our most gifted actors, and up until maybe 15 years ago, highly underrated. He’s finally come into his own, with cultists who can recite […]

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  • Fall In LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER
    Apr 17, 2018 0
  • PLAY DIRTY with DeToth
    Apr 13, 2018 0
  • Style and Then Some: THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR
    Apr 5, 2018 0
  • THE HERO Of Your Dreams
    Mar 26, 2018 0
  • September
    Woody Allen gets serious, entertains all the same: SEPTEMBER
    Mar 21, 2018 0

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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 [...]
  • Gloria Grahame

    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 [...]
  • Lois Weber

    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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  • Natalie Wood
    Breakfast at Natalie’s: Natalie Wood’s Huevos Rancheros
    Sep 16, 2016 1
  • Rudolph Valentino’s “Secret” Spaghetti Sauce
    Sep 9, 2016 1
  • A Retro MUST See – Clifton’s Cafeteria
    Apr 26, 2016 0
  • My San Francisco Tiki Safari Part 2
    Apr 19, 2016 0
  • My Bay Area Tiki Safari
    Apr 12, 2016 0

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    Feb 13, 2015 2
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  • Monstravaganza: The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror: A Personal Top Ten
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  • Buddy Holly: The Day the Music Was Born
    Sep 7, 2016 1

Events

  • 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

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  • 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 [...]
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