By Kyle Turner If you try to elevator pitch any of Lars von Trier’s films, they sound like they come from the mind of an idiotic, perverse, trolling provocateur. “A simple woman has sex with […]
By Drew Morton Being a Film Studies academic can be a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing because I’m fortunate enough to get paid to teach film history and popular culture courses and to […]
“God, but this film is beautiful,” Roger Ebert once said of Gregory La Cava’s 1936 satirical screwball comedy My Man Godfrey. “This movie, and the actors in it, and its style of production, and the system […]
By Wade Sheeler Recently, the Warner Archive Collection released two lesser-known James Stewart films that offer a unique and unusual perspective on the actor from an especially fertile period just as he was attaining national […]
As we wind down our Beatles tribute week, we are delighted to bring another piece from guest blogger and all-around Beatles aficionado Terence Towles Canote, with the long and winding history of the music video. […]
Cupid, chocolates, giant stuffed teddy bears clutching hearts with screen-printed sweet nothings…it’s Valentine’s Day, y’all! The Retro Set has partnered with Warner Archive Instant to help set the mood for a perfect Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re a sugar-coated […]
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