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Month: April 2015

Reviews

Rage, Glamour, Insanity: Must Watch Warner Archive Instant

Apr 30, 2015 The Retro Set 1

We love Warner Archive Instant and so should you! This week our Must Watch Warner Archive picks include George C. Scott as a one man rage against the machine in his directorial debut Rage (1972); the platinum […]

True Story
Opinion

Silence in Death and Home: Controlled Female Narrative in TRUE STORY

Apr 29, 2015 Meaghan Clohessy 0

True Story follows journalist Mike Finkel (Jonah Hill), fired from The New York Times after falsifying one of his reports. He finds redemption with Christian Longo (James Franco), accused of murdering his wife and three […]

Books

Hollywood at Home: 1950 – 1965

Apr 28, 2015 The Retro Set 0

“Hollywood at Home provides a unique behind-the-scenes look at the crossroads between the last real glamour years and the TV decade. It is a remarkable portrait of mid-century America.” So reads the back cover of […]

Movies

Jimmy Stewart Double Feature: SPEED and THE MURDER MAN

Apr 27, 2015 Wade Sheeler 0

James Stewart, like most famous actors, did not pop on the scene and immediately gain recognition for his stirring performances. He had to pay his dues for several years. In Hollywood’s early days, most actors […]

Animation

Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)

Apr 25, 2015 Brandie Ashe 0

Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) is a chilling piece of short fiction, providing a look into madness through the eyes of a narrator who believes himself to be perfectly sane. Though intriguing in its own […]

Movies

B-Roll: Billy Wilder’s FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO (1943)

Apr 21, 2015 Nathanael Hood 1

If I had to pick a single theme to characterize Billy Wilder’s work, it would be the individual trapped by unusual circumstances. Sometimes his protagonists would fall victim to traps set up by society (the […]

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