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Beatlemania: A Family Tradition

Nov 5, 2016 Jill Blake 0

  My mom’s first experience with The Beatles was like most people of her generation; her first glimpse of the mop-topped foursome was on February 9, 1964, on America’s favorite Sunday night pastime, The Ed […]

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Listicles

The 5 Most Ridiculous “Condemned” Movies of All Time

Mar 17, 2016 The Retro Set 3

Between 1933 to 1980, the Catholic Legion of Decency gave a “condemned” rating to a total of 148 movies. Some are hardly uprising (A Clockwork Orange wasn’t exactly family film), while others … well. See for yourself […]

Any Wednesday
Reviews

Must Watch Warner Archive Instant: 12.12.14

Dec 12, 2014 The Retro Set 1

Need help deciding what to watch this weekend on Warner Archive Instant? The Retro Set has you covered with our must-watch Warner Archive picks! Each week, we select a small handful of can’t miss titles from […]

Opinion

The Color of New: Hollywood in the 1960s

Feb 27, 2014 The Retro Set 2

Please note this article, originally published in 2011, is meant to be a broad appraisal of the history of color film from 1939 – 1969. It is not intended to exclude or demean the importance […]

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Opinion

What’s Happening! Beatlemania, The Maysles, and the Importance of Direct Cinema

Feb 9, 2014 The Retro Set 3

Today marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. This watershed moment in American popular culture is being celebrated worldwide, and the Black Maria is delighted to be in […]

Movies

Like A Rolling Stone: Inside Llewyn Davis

Nov 21, 2013 The Retro Set 0

Please Note: This review contains spoilers. Joel and Ethan Coen’s much-anticipated Inside Llewyn Davis, a week in the life of a fictional singer-songwriter in early ’60s Greenwich village, is probably not the film their fans […]

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