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A Troubling and Rewarding SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON

Mar 15, 2017 Nathanael Hood 1

So what actually happens in John Ford’s She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)? A cavalry troop leaves a lonely fort in the Old West, heads towards a destination, returns to the fort, goes back out […]

Animation

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “The Dover Boys at Pimento University” (1942)

Sep 11, 2016 Brandie Ashe 0

Though Chuck Jones had a long and storied career at Warner Bros., first as an animator and then as the director of some of the most groundbreaking cartoons of all time, he almost didn’t stick […]

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Animation

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Feed the Kitty (1952)

Aug 20, 2016 Brandie Ashe 4

The 1950s were arguably the most prolific decade, artistically speaking, of animator/director Chuck Jones’ career. It was the decade that saw Jones take certain stock Warner Bros. characters to new heights: he made Daffy Duck a […]

Animation

“Pronoun Trouble”: Bugs, Daffy, and the “Hunting Trilogy”

Jul 27, 2015 Brandie Ashe 0

Today, July 27th, marks the official seventy-fifth birthday of one of the most iconic cartoon characters of all time, the inimitable Bugs Bunny. To celebrate, the Retro Set looks back at a trio of classic Bugs […]

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Must Watch Warner Archive: BULLETS OR BALLOTS (1936)

Jul 23, 2015 The Retro Set 2

We love Warner Archive Instant and so should you! This week our Must Watch Warner Archive pick delivers a helluva punch from Edward G. Robinson in the underrated crime drama Bullets or Ballots (1936). Don’t have […]

Animation

Saturday Morning Cartoons: A WILD HARE (1940)

Jun 6, 2015 Brandie Ashe 0

Seventy-five years ago next month, an unassuming gray rabbit was born in Brooklyn. And from those humble beginnings, he would go on to become one of the most famous anthropomorphic animals to ever grace the silver […]

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