“52 Pick-Up,” the 1974 Elmore Leonard novel on which The Ambassador is very loosely based, takes place in a generally nondescript Detroit, a site that is, in and of itself, inconsequential to the plot. Conversely, […]
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 […]
I grew up in a rodeo town of sorts. Every year for ten days, it seems everyone gets out the one pair of cowboy boots and ten gallon hat they never wear outside of the […]
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 […]
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, […]
John Huston is one of those directors not so easily identifiable by their style. Yes, an abundance of his films focus on masculinity, male-bonding and the manly-man adventure tale. But his visual style is not […]
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