Ticklish Business Episode #58: Top 3 Favorite Romantic Pairings
It’s Valentine’s Day and the Ticklish Trio have returned to run down our favorite classic film couples! Advertisements
Made for Each Other (1939)
Long-time readers of JiCF know I’m a sucker for a domestic melodrama and only Old Hollywood knows how to take a simple story about a couple struggling to make a … Continue Reading Made for Each Other (1939)
Throwback Thirstday: Saturday’s Children (1940)
Back with another Throwback Thirstday article all about my favorite deceased paramour, Mr. John Garfield. Raise your hand if you think I should just rename this series “the John Garfield … Continue Reading Throwback Thirstday: Saturday’s Children (1940)
25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1994)
Originally published December 15th, 2012 Part two of my three-part series of Little Women reviews discusses the 1994 version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic. This is the Little Women I … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1994)
25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Inn (1942)
Originally published December 4th, 2012 Tonight’s 25 Days of Christmas film appears on many “Best Of Christmas” lists and I figured I’d give it a look. It’s one of two … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Inn (1942)
Little Women (1933)
The last in my series of reviews on the three adaptations of Little Women is the 1933 George Cukor version. This one is widely considered the de facto interpretation of … Continue Reading Little Women (1933)
25 Days of Christmas: O. Henry’s Full House (1952)
Originally published December 2nd, 2011 This is an odd one to group with Marilyn movies as she’s literally in it for a minute (I’d say less but I didn’t time … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: O. Henry’s Full House (1952)
25 Days of Christmas: The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Originally published December 1st, 2014 As one comment on the Facebook page read when I alluded to my less-than-positive review of this film, it may be time to get out … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1949)
Originally published December 4th, 2012 I decided to watch all three film adaptations of Little Women as a subset of my 25 Days of Christmas. I’ve seen them all separately, … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1949)
I’ll Be Seeing You (1944)
Originally published December 16th, 2014 Merry Christmas to all my awesome readers (or whichever holiday you choose to celebrate around this time). I always close out my 25 Days of … Continue Reading I’ll Be Seeing You (1944)
25 Days of Christmas: Christmas in Connecticut (1992)
No, your eyes don’t deceive you. We aren’t talking about the 1945 Barbara Stanwyck version of this movie which I absolutely adore! No, we’re talking about the time Arnold Schwarzenegger … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Christmas in Connecticut (1992)
25 Days of Christmas: Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
I’m not 100% clear why Beyond Tomorrow is considered a Christmas movie. Maybe it’s because in 2004 20th Century Fox retitled it Beyond Christmas and that, in essence, made people … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Affair (1949)
Originally published December 24th, 2012 Coming into the home stretch of 25 Days of Christmas 2012, and the final three movies cannot come sooner. I don’t hate Christmas movies; it’s … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Affair (1949)
25 Days of Christmas: Remember the Night (1940)
Originally reviewed Remember the Night on December 16th, 2011 We journey back to 1940 for today’s 25 Days of Christmas film featuring two huge stars of day, Remember the Night. … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Remember the Night (1940)
25 Days of Christmas: White Christmas (1954)
This originally ran December 14th, 2011. Really my thoughts on this film haven’t changed. I still adore Vera-Ellen‘s dancing but I don’t love this movie. Yep, it’s official: I’m not … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: White Christmas (1954)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
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 It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
