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The End of an Era: THE LAST HURRAH

Jul 5, 2019 Jeremy Carr 0

Current impressions will often skew or shape one’s perception of a classic film. It’s hard, forexample, to look back at a historical moment in time and not draw associations between that period’s politics — the tactics […]

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Lest Ye Be Judged: JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG

Sep 4, 2018 The Retro Set 0

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 […]

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Explosive Silences in Edward Dmytryk’s BROKEN LANCE (1954)

Jan 19, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

At the heart of Edward Dmytryk’s sweeping Western Broken Lance is a simple quiet scene of near overwhelming power. Tyrannical cattle rancher Matt Devereaux (Spencer Tracy) and his four sons confront the owner of a […]

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That Old Time Religion Ain’t Good Enough For Me: Scopes Monkey Trial and Inherit the Wind

Jul 21, 2015 Jill Blake 0

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the final day of the infamous Scopes Monkey Trial, held in the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. The events surrounding the trial not only made headlines throughout the world, […]

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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 […]

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The Retro Set’s Top Picks for the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival

Mar 19, 2015 The Retro Set 1

The countdown begins as we are exactly one week out from the beginning of TCM’s 6th Annual Classic Film Festival! Film fans from all over the globe will start descending on our little burg of […]

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