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CALL NORTHSIDE 777 And Get Some 1940s Cynicism

Nov 14, 2019 Nathanael Hood 0

When originally released, Henry Hathaway’s Call Northside 777 was heralded as a triumph of noir realism. As the first Hollywood feature shot on location in Chicago, the film was part of the vanguard of studio-produced […]

Movies

Jimmy Stewart Double Feature: SPEED and THE MURDER MAN

Apr 27, 2015 Wade Sheeler 0

James Stewart, like most famous actors, did not pop on the scene and immediately gain recognition for his stirring performances. He had to pay his dues for several years. In Hollywood’s early days, most actors […]

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 […]

Born to Dance
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Booty-Calls, Gangster Molls, and Dancing Gams: Must Watch Warner Archive

Mar 20, 2015 The Retro Set 0

We love Warner Archive Instant and so should you! Where else can you get a sexually liberal (and white hot) Barbara Stanwyck, Jimmy Cagney as a gangster-turned-movie-star (I know, I know) and Eleanor Powell proving […]

Opinion

What Makes a “Classic” Film A Classic?

Jan 12, 2015 The Retro Set 0

“What really makes a classic film a classic?” Ahhh. The age old question. Classic film fans have mulled it over for years. We’ve argued about it, fought about it, unfriended “friends” online in a fit […]

Movies

The Methodical, Balanced and Explosive THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (1955)

Sep 11, 2014 Wade Sheeler 1

Majestic, epic in visual scope, complex and meditative, The Man From Laramie is probably Anthony Mann’s most mature and reserved western. That’s not to say it doesn’t offer up the director’s signature action, unpredictable violence […]

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