Year in Review – Ticklish Business

Posted January 3, 20196 Comments Year in Review

My 16 Best New Discoveries of 2018

It was tricky keeping up with classic films this year. It’s not that I didn’t see many – I actually saw 137 films pre-1980 – but with a full-time freelancing … Continue Reading My 16 Best New Discoveries of 2018

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#118: The Way We Were (1973) September 8, 2021

It's Kristen's birthday and with that dealer's choice, so she picked the 1973 swoony romantic drama The Way We Were. Guest Jill Marie Morris joins Kristen and Samantha to talk about the pairing of Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, the highly contentious set, and whether Hubbell Gardner might be the worst character on-screen. Reviews matte […]

#117: Gene Kelly Top 3 (with Patricia Ward Kelly) August 25, 2021

We're celebrating Gene Kelly's birthday and what better way to do that than with a look at our top 3 favorite Kelly movies? And we're joined by a very special guest, Patricia Ward Kelly herself! Patricia joins Kristen, Kimberly, and Samantha to discuss her husband's career, the movies that deserve more love, and Kelly's love of short […]

#116: Satire, Dr. Strangelove & The Great Dictator August 11, 2021

Drea, Samantha, and Kimberly unite to discuss the changing face of propaganda and satire by exploring two controversial films of their day: the 1940 feature The Great Dictator and 1964's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Support our podcast by recommending us to your friends! Follow us on Instagram at TicklishBiz an […]

#115: Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and 'A Place in the Sun' July 28, 2021

Charles Casillo, author of the new book Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship, joins Kristen and Kimberly to discuss the enduring friendship of Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor and the ultra-sexiness of their 1951 pairing A Place in the Sun. Support our podcast by recommending us to your friends! Follow us on Instagram at […]

#114: Natalie Wood Tribute (Rebel Without a Cause & Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice) July 14, 2021

We're celebrating Natalie Wood's birthday by discussing not one, but two films with not one, but two special guests. Maureen Lee Lenker and Oriana Nudo of Hollywood-ography stop by chat about Wood's career and two of her defining feaures, 1955's Rebel Without a Cause and 1969's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Be sure to keep […]

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Kristen’s Best Classic Film Discoveries of 2020