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Listicles

10 Great Movie Music Moments

Feb 14, 2017 Wade Sheeler 2

by Wade Sheeler There are those moments in a good movie, very fleeting, when direction, plot and music all meld to deliver a message that is such a pure hybrid that no other medium could […]

Movies

A Graceless STATE OF GRACE

Nov 11, 2015 Wade Sheeler 0

In the late 80s, Phil Joanou was in line to be the “next big thing.” From USC and a dazzling student film, he caught the eye of none other than Steven Spielberg who tapped him […]

Photographic Evidence

QUIET ON THE SET! GUNGA DIN (1939) and the Hollywood Mirage

Aug 15, 2015 The Retro Set 0

Quiet on the Set! is a unique behind-the-scenes look into the making of films big and small from Hollywood’s golden age.  The picture-perfect profile of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was silhouetted by the crimson flames that […]

Movies

USED CARS Ain’t No Lemon

Jun 11, 2014 Wade Sheeler 0

If you remember a time when Robert Zemeckis was known for “balls to the wall” comedies, before Forrest Gump, The Polar Express and all the computer generated creepy-bloaty digital creations he got involved with, then […]

Opinion

It Was 50 Years Ago Today: I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

Feb 11, 2014 Wade Sheeler 2

February marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ historic 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show and their first tour of America. This watershed moment in American popular culture is being celebrated worldwide, and the […]

Books

Book Review: Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard

Jul 22, 2013 Drew Morton 0

Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard (Expanded Second Edition, 2012) By Matt Taylor ISBN: 9781781163023 Titan Books September 2012 312 pages The introductory statement “Matt Taylor’s coffee table book Jaws:  Memories from Martha’s Vineyard (Expanded Second Edition, 2012)” perfectly […]

Movies

  • Can You Make It Through THE MAZE?
    Feb 4, 2019 0
  • The Good, The Bad and The Eli Wallach Show
    Jan 30, 2019 0
  • John Ford’s YOUNG MR. LINCOLN: The Movie America Needed in 1939
    Jan 24, 2019 0
  • Are You Still SHOOK by Valentino’s THE SHEIK?
    Jan 17, 2019 0
  • Two From the Vault: Depression Early 70s Style
    Jan 15, 2019 0

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Opinion

  • Corridos and Fairy Tales – Storytelling in The Princess Bride and The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    Nov 27, 2018 0
    In recent months, the Criterion Collection has released two films from the 1980s that are about the art of storytelling. The first, Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride (1987), is a beloved Hollywood classic, based on [...]
  • Andrei Rublev and What Hate Has Wrought

    Nov 2, 2018 0
    [This review was begun the same day as the Oct. 27, 2018 Tree of Life shooting.] They killed eleven Jews in Pittsburgh today, gunned down in their synagogue as they prayed round their holy scriptures. [...]
  • 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. [...]

Lifestyle

  • Natalie Wood
    Breakfast at Natalie’s: Natalie Wood’s Huevos Rancheros
    Sep 16, 2016 1
  • Rudolph Valentino’s “Secret” Spaghetti Sauce
    Sep 9, 2016 2
  • 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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  • Martini ChrisMix: A Spotify Holiday Playlist
    Dec 20, 2015 0
  • Mardi Gras Madness: A New Orleans Spotify Playlist
    Feb 9, 2016 0
  • The Movie Buff’s Guide to Black History Month
    Feb 8, 2016 0
  • AMADEUS (1984)
    6 Ways Hollywood Biopics Get Things Really Right … And REALLY Wrong.
    Mar 6, 2014 0
  • 10 Classic Movie Gifs You Need In Your Life
    Jul 24, 2014 2

Events

  • Cinemondo Is an All New World Cinema Series

    Dec 5, 2018 0
    Link TV, the national independent non-commercial satellite television network, is premiering  a new weekly international film series this Thursday called CINEMONDO that brings cinema from around the world to foreign movie fans.
  • 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
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