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
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
I got aboard the Paul Newman train late, but if 2020 has done anything for it it’s been my conversion into the world of Newman movies. I’ve watched several this … Continue Reading Harper (1966)
Special guest Sheila O’Malley joins the Ticklish Trio on a trip to the bright lights of Las Vegas as they discuss Elvis Presley’s 1964 musical Viva Las Vegas. Support the podcast … Continue Reading Ticklish Business #90: Viva Las Vegas (1964, w/Sheila O’Malley)
Ten years after the landmark film The Moon is Blue marked the erosion of the Hollywood Production Code, several films continued pushing at the boundaries of the sex comedy. Many simply … Continue Reading Sunday in New York (1963)
There are many arguments made with regards to the greatest film year ever. Authors Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan are the latest to make the case that 1962 is one … Continue Reading Interview: Author Michael McClellan Talks New Book
The Ticklish Trio returns (finally!) with an episode that honors Black History Month and Sidney Poitier’s birthday. We break down Poitier’s complicated legacy as one of Old Hollywood’s most famous … Continue Reading Ticklish Business Episode #80: A Patch of Blue (1965)
Watching The Glass Bottom Boat is interesting, especially if you’re coming at it with preconceived notions about Doris Day and director Frank Tashlin. For me, Day’s always been at her … Continue Reading The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Entertainment writer Liz Shannon Miller joins Kristen to talk about Audrey Hepburn, blindness in cinema, and whether Wait Until Dark is a horror movie. If you want to know what classic film … Continue Reading Ticklish Business Episode #75: Wait Until Dark (1967)
Carnival of Souls is the touchstone from which directors like George Romero made their best works. I cite Romero especially because watching Carnival of Souls will easily make you think … Continue Reading Carnival of Souls (1962)
I keep being pulled to the 1960s with this column between this and my last post on Sunday in New York. There’s just something about the period that makes it … Continue Reading Kristen Recasts the Classics: Bunny Lake is Missing
Drea and Kristen take off their shoes to walk Barefoot in the Park. They talk about the crumbling studio system, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda’s chemistry, and Drea tries to remember … Continue Reading Ticklish Business Episode #73: Barefoot in the Park (1967)
I mentioned in my review of Lenny awhile back that I had one final “directed by Bob Fosse” film to watch and it was Sweet Charity. The sad thing is … Continue Reading Sweet Charity (1969)
Drea and Kristen are joined by Nerdist writer Lindsey Romain to discuss Sharon Tate, melodrama, and the 1967 adaptation of Valley of the Dolls! Want to support Ticklish Business and get … Continue Reading Ticklish Business Episode #71: Valley of the Dolls (1967) w/Lindsey Romain
This post is in conjunction with Film Forum’s Burt Lancaster tribute. Find out more and purchase tickets here. If this is your first time taking in Elmer Gantry, expect the … Continue Reading Elmer Gantry (1960)
This post is in conjunction with Film Forum’s Burt Lancaster tribute. Find out more and purchase tickets here. There are certain real-world events Hollywood is quick to capitalize on and … Continue Reading Judgment at Nuremberg (1963)
