The podcast devoted to Old Hollywood
Listen up kids, we’re doing something special today! This is a Ticklish Biz premiere! Have you watched Wired? Well, have you? Our Patreon exclusive podcast, Based on a True Podcast … Continue Reading Wired (1989)- Based on a True Podcast
William Bibbiani and Kristen are back talking about Netflix’s new feature that’s (supposedly) tailor-made for the TCM set: Mank. What is it about this David Fincher movie that’s leaving classic … Continue Reading Based on a True Podcast: Mank (2020)
Entering the world of classic film is a sad endeavor as the knowledge looms large that people you love have been dead for years or will eventually pass. I knew … Continue Reading Fridays With…Debbie Reynolds: The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
Doris Day tested her image’s bounds as Ms. Wholesome when she took on the role of torch singer Ruth Etting in Love Me or Leave Me. We’ll never know for certain, … Continue Reading Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Originally published March 21st, 2012 Calamity Jane was the latest film I watched for my Women in Film class and this movie is frustrating. It’s cute and has some good … Continue Reading Calamity Jane (1953)
The first person to cross the finish line wins, a rule that Hollywood endorses no matter what. When revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara died in 1967 Hollywood scrambled to present his … Continue Reading Che! (1969)
After the success of Baby Face, Barbara Stanwyck found herself increasingly dissatisfied with the films Warner Brothers cast her in. She broke out as a freelancer and did today’s film, … Continue Reading Annie Oakley (1935)
The 1950s definitely enjoyed biopics, as evidenced by the amount I’ve previously reviewed (The Buster Keaton Story, The George Raft Story, Valentino). Probably one of the better remembered ones, Jeanne … Continue Reading Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Stories regarding the grand search for Margaret Mitchell’s Scarlett O’Hara have passed into legend. With stories of practically every actress in Hollywood during the 1930s testing for the role, it’s hard … Continue Reading Biopic Theatre: The Scarlett O’Hara War (1980)
It’s been a mini-Lifetime movie marathon over the last three weeks with both Grace of Monaco and The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe preceding today’s film. Where those latter two … Continue Reading Biopic Theater – Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)
Just last week I called the biopics on Lifetime “low-hanging fruit.” The fact that the network was moving forward on the umpteenth Marilyn Monroe biopic failed to inspire confidence, not just … Continue Reading Biopic Theatre: The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015)
I’ve probably said this about Lifetime biopics before: attacking them is like picking low-hanging fruit. As Lifetime becomes the de facto biopic factory, they’ve certainly injected an added air of quality … Continue Reading Biopic Theatre: Grace of Monaco (2014)
With Lifetime preparing for a turn on the Marilyn Monroe biopic bandwagon, I figured it might be a good time to finish up a few of the remaining Marilyn biopics … Continue Reading Biopic Theatre – Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
This Mother’s Day we should all hug our moms…for fear they decide to beat us with a wire hanger! Mommie Dearest, the movie that’s collectively become synonymous with schlock and the … Continue Reading Biopic Theater: Mommie Dearest (1981)
The last film directed by acclaimed choreographer and director Bob Fosse, is a a bleak tale of obsession, both for fame and romance, swathed in questions regarding public persona and the … Continue Reading Star 80 (1983)
Look up infamy in the dictionary and you’ll probably see a picture of Errol Flynn. The actor was never shy about admitting his “wicked, wicked ways” that, ultimately, led him … Continue Reading Biopic Theatre: The Last of Robin Hood (2013)
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