This review originally ran on December 20th, 2011. My thoughts on the film itself haven’t changed, and have only grown. Natalie Wood continues to astound me, and the film has … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Originally published December 7th, 2014 Christmas in Connecticut is a screwball charmer proving Barbara Stanwyck’s prowess as an unlikely comedienne. I reviewed a Stanwyck film last Christmas, 1940’s Remember the … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Originally published December 6th, 2014 A series of comic miscommunications and mistaken identity lead to a fun holiday story perfect for the post-WWII family. It Happened on Fifth Avenue focuses on … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Originally published December 15th, 2015 Maybe it’s the forced togetherness and spirit of brotherhood that makes the holidays so perfect for the noir genre. Whether it’s the glittery Hollywood pulp … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Lady on a Train (1945)
See below for transcription! Over the last few weeks on both my podcast and here on this channel, I’ve spoken about some of the greatest cartoon and voice over talent … Continue Reading Kim’s Top 5: Underappreciated Animation and Voiceover Actors
Somehow “Noirvember” 2020 is already in the rearview mirror, leaving December, and the holidays, bearing down on us. While this particular holiday season will be far different from those most … Continue Reading TCM Top 10- December 2020
Describing the Florida Keys always sounds as if a Dashiell Hammett-esque noir voice should be speaking the words aloud: “An isolated strip of land as beautiful as it is hot.” … Continue Reading Key Largo (1948)
I’m jumping into the podcast game this week! Well, for those who have followed my work, I produced Hollywood and Wine, a classic TV podcast, through most of 2020. Each … Continue Reading Hollywood and Wine: Top 6 Women in Classic Game Shows
Fallen Angel is certainly the perfect title for a film noir; the term, attributed to the ultimate fallen angel, Lucifer, immediately conjures up images of Hell, sin, and dark dames … Continue Reading Fallen Angel (1945)
Finding the Michael Shane series has been an epic quest in my cinematic goal of engaging more with Lloyd Nolan’s filmography. He’s long been a favorite of yours truly, but … Continue Reading Michael Shane: Private Detective (1940)
There’s a formula to film noirs, and while not strictly enforced there are particular elements one looks for – the morally ambiguous hero, interplay between light and shadow, an evil … Continue Reading Pitfall (1948)
If the last few weeks of articles has shown us anything, it’s that film noir presented audiences with no shortage of amazing viewing. There are more great movies than one … Continue Reading Kim’s Top 5: Unsung Film Noir Creatives
With my new full-time writer status, part of my transition with the site is to write about movie I get truly excited over, whether it makes me so mad I … Continue Reading Out of the Fog (1941)
There’s very little which excites this girl more than a good noir where a woman steps up to lead a film, functioning as something more than a femme fatale or … Continue Reading The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Christmas expert and special guest Alonso Duralde joins us to celebrate Christmas early with our look at 1940’s Remember the Night. Buy Alonso’s book Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas. Listen to … Continue Reading Ticklish Business #99: Remember the Night (1940, with Alonso Duralde)
Here at Ticklish Business, our Noirvember celebration continues today with another YouTube, first-time-watch for yours truly. There is a plethora of resources on there, I tell you! While Vincent Price … Continue Reading Shock (1946)
