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Suddenly, Last Summer Still Shocks

Oct 5, 2018 Jacquie Allen 0

One of the first movies I saw ever saw in a film class was Tennessee Williams’ Suddenly, Last Summer. At the age of 18, a lot of the subject matter flew right over my head. Re-watching […]

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WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? AT 50

Jun 22, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

At first, the studio wanted Bette Davis. But no, that wouldn’t have worked; audiences could expect cruelty and hysteria from an actress who had proven herself both bitch and beauty queen. After seeing her sit […]

Books

God Bless Public Television: Joan Kramer and David Heeley’s IN THE COMPANY OF LEGENDS

Apr 7, 2015 The Retro Set 0

God bless public television. The public funded, by-the-bootstraps programming of the ’80s and ’90s, produced a seemingly endless wonderland of high-caliber, star-studded productions that, oh-so-cleverly, had education, not mere entertainments, at its core. From that […]

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The Retro Set’s 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival Top Picks

Apr 7, 2014 The Retro Set 0

It’s that time of year again, cinephiles! In just a few days, the 5th annual TCM Classic Film Festival kicks off here in Hollywood, and boasting a range of must see events — from celebrity […]

Opinion

All Bartenders Become Movie Stars: Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and the South as Tennessee Williams Tells It

Mar 25, 2014 Millie De Chirico 0

The great Tennessee Williams’ birthday is Wednesday, March 26th, and given the major impact his works have had on cinema, the Black Maria is dedicating this week to examining his film adaptations both big and […]

Opinion

History Fail: Hollywood’s Period Problem

Jan 16, 2014 The Retro Set 12

A word of explanation: this started off as a simple review of the recent Blu-ray release of Sydney Pollack’s The Way We Were. That seminal ’70s sobber has enjoyed a terrific transfer from Twilight Time–one […]

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