Movies
Down to The Last Detail
by Sean Barron We’ll start with describing The Last Detail in one sentence because apparently I suck at writing loglines and I intend to practice and make myself not suck at it: Two Navy Men who “got a […]
Month: February 2017
Movies
B-Roll: Lonely Are The Brave (Cowboys)
Usually when we refer to neo-Westerns, we mean movies that transplant the themes and iconography of the Western genre into modern day settings. Usually these themes—Manifest Destiny, the struggle between wilderness and civilization, man’s ability […]
Listicles
10 Great Movie Music Moments
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
Edward G. Robinson Double Feature: Unholy Partners and Blackmail
From a man trying to do right, to a man simply doing wrong, Edward G. Robinson has worn the black and white hats of numerous iconic characters spanning all eras. Playing mob bosses and family men, […]
Previously on Streamline
Irma, I Love You, But You’re Breaking My Heart
When I decided to write about Billy Wilder’s Irma La Douce (1963) for this week’s StreamLine piece, I originally intended to argue on the film’s behalf. In discussions of “lesser Wilder films” Irma La Douce […]
Editor's Picks
Dame in the Game: Queen Bette
Film historian Maureen Lee Lenker is back at the Retro Set with a brand-new edition of her column, Dame in the Game: a much-needed, in-depth look at groundbreaking women in film. “I don’t want people to like me. Nothing […]