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Long Live THE KING OF JAZZ?

Oct 16, 2018 Nathanael Hood 1

Director Lloyd Bacon and choreographer Busby Berkeley’s 42nd Street has rightfully been heralded as a masterpiece, but less can be said for the film that inspired it: John Murray Anderson’s King of Jazz (1930). One […]

Movies

There’s HOPE For Us Yet: Bob Hope from Kino Lorber

Feb 5, 2018 Wade Sheeler 0

I may get some hits for this, but I posit that classic film fans generally do not have as great an affinity for the popular movie comedians of the 30s and 40s, as they do […]

King of Jazz 1930
Interviews

KING OF JAZZ Gets the Royal Treatment

May 13, 2016 The Retro Set 0

Tonight, New York City’s MOMA kicks off its series Universal Pictures: Restorations and Rediscoveries (1928-1937) which, through June 15th, will highlight gems from Universal’s early sound catalogue. The festivities begin with the revival premiere of […]

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Jazz Week: Louis Armstrong in the Movies

Aug 3, 2015 Wade Sheeler 1

It’s Jazz Week here at The Retro Set! Put your glad rags on while we cut a rug, because from August 3rd through August 8th the Retro Set is groovin’ to the beat of some of […]

Going Hollywood (1933) Directed by Raoul Walsh Shown seated at table: Bing Crosby, Marion Davies
Reviews

Must Watch Warner Archive Instant: 10.09.2014

Oct 9, 2014 The Retro Set 1

Need help figuring out what to watch this week 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 must watch titles […]

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Danny Kaye’s THE FIVE PENNIES (1959) from Warner Archive

Jan 3, 2014 Wade Sheeler 1

The Warner Archive Collection recently released two box sets of Danny Kaye’s greatest films. During the 1940s, Kaye had an uninterrupted string of critically and financially successful films, four of which are available in Danny […]

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