In most movies about the infamous 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, the titular shootout serves as the climax—Roger Ebert once famously wrote that in John Ford’s My Darling Clementine (1946), perhaps […]
The Way West, a sweeping 1967 Western directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and produced by Harold Hecht, has a lot working in its favor: stars, scenery, a spacious story, and a stirring sense of pioneering […]
Usually when we refer to neo-Westerns, we mean movies that transplant the themes and iconography of the Western genre into modern day settings. Usually these themes—Manifest Destiny, the struggle between wilderness and civilization, man’s ability […]
Well, it’s that time of year again, folks. The Oscars. Hollywood has been barricaded, Oscar parties are being prepped, ballots have been counted, bets have been placed, and the social media world awaits with snarky fingers eagerly paused […]
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 diggin’ the swingin’ beat of some of the […]
In 1946, Director William Wyler and Cinematographer Gregg Toland gave the world one of the most important shots in film history in The Best Years of Our Lives: a deep focus long shot of a […]
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