Movies
Suddenly, Last Summer Still Shocks
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 […]
Montgomery Clift
Movies
Lest Ye Be Judged: JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG
Guest Contributor – Lauren Humphries-Brooks In the opening credits of Stanley Kramer’s 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg, now on Blu-ray from Kino-Lorber, the camera lingers on an image of the swastika atop the Deutsches Stadion, as the […]
Reviews
What’s On: Your Streaming Picks for March!
Each month, The Retro Set Staff will select a small handful of films available to stream on a variety of services, including: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Warner Archive, and more. These are films we believe should […]
Movies
THE YOUNG LIONS (1958) Are a Little Long in the Tooth
The Young Lions must’ve looked great on paper. Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Dean Martin; three hot actors, three juicy WWII rolls, all in the vein of From Here to Eternity, which boasted Burt Lancaster, Monty […]
Movies
B-Rolls: Alfred Hitchcock’s I CONFESS (1953)
“We Catholics know that a priest cannot disclose the secret of the confessional, but the Protestants, the atheists, and the agnostics all say, ‘Ridiculous! No man would remain silent and sacrifice his life for such […]
Photographic Evidence
Never Won an Oscar: The Actors
With the Academy Awards ceremony coming up this Sunday, February 22, we decided to take a look at some of the best actors and actresses who never won an Oscar for their acting talents. In this gallery, […]