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B-Roll: George Cukor’s A WOMAN’S FACE (1941)

Jun 23, 2015 Nathanael Hood 1

B Roll is a weekly column that digs into the deeper cuts and lesser-known films from legendary directors–the good, the bad, and the awesome. This week, writer Nathanael Hood looks at George Cukor’s 1941 film noir A Woman’s Face. […]

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Obsession, Race, and the Dark Side of Human Nature: Must Watch Warner Archive

Jun 11, 2015 The Retro Set 0

We love Warner Archive Instant and so should you! This week our Must Watch Warner Archive picks are all about digging deep into the dark side of human nature. Lon Chaney is a man obsessed with Joan Crawford […]

Movies

Knife Fights & Naughty Knickers: Must-Watch Warner Archive Instant

Mar 6, 2015 The Retro Set 0

Happy Friday, all! Another week and another round-up of some can’t-miss flicks waiting for you on Warner Archive Instant! Today it’s a double feature full of knife fights and frilly knickers. Glenn Ford and Sidney […]

Rita Hayworth in YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER (1942)
Opinion

Cinema Shops and the Film Fashion Frenzy

Dec 3, 2014 The Retro Set 0

Scene: Main Street, U.S.A., 1942. It’s date night in small town America and a fella has taken his best gal to the movies to catch the newest Fred Astaire flick, You Were Never Lovelier. He […]

the Damned don't Cry
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Must Watch Warner Archive: Noirvember Edition

Nov 28, 2014 The Retro Set 0

Now that Thanksgiving is over and we’re all slowly regaining consciousness from that last serving of turkey stuffing, The Retro Set wanted to spend the remaining moments of November 2014 with a much-belated salute to Noirvember.  Chances […]

Opinion

Art from the Golden Age of Movie Magazines

Nov 10, 2014 The Retro Set 1

Let it be known that The Retro Set Earl Christy. And Rolf Armstrong. And McClelland Barclay. And R Wilson Hammell. And Charles Edward Chambers. And Marland Stone. And Charles Gates Sheldon. And all of the other […]

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