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I can’t believe it’s back. It’s been two long years since I’ve seen my friends in Los Angeles to celebrate the world of classic film and the television channel that … Continue Reading Kristen’s (Tentative) TCM Classic Film Fest Schedule
Director Billy Wilder’s work in the 1960s, post-The Apartment, is often maligned. It’s said by some (coughQuentinTarantinocough) that Wilder should have retired after the success of that feature, but he … Continue Reading The Fortune Cookie (1966)
I love a good first-time-watch. There’s nothing better than stumbling onto a movie and getting that smug sense of self-satisfaction (you know we all do it!) when you can finally … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: They Won’t Believe Me (1947)
Part of why we love the TCM Classic Film Festival is discovering movies that we’ve never heard of and feelin the sweet sting when it’s discovered they aren’t on physical … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
I’ve made no secret of my fondness for westerns, particularly those of the middle of the twentieth century. While the western is one of the most classic and quintessentially “American” … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: Ride the High Country (1962)
Despite the virtual nature of this year’s festival, Turner Classic Movies brought their ‘A-Game’ this year. Over the span of three days, the network managed to present not only essentials … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: I Love Trouble (1948)
Few eras of cinema exist which are quite as memorable or as transformative as the 1970s. Hollywood had been changing since the fall of the studio system and and in … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
I’m a classic movie fan as much as the next Old Hollywood blogger here; however, I’m more than that. I’m a classic entertainment fan. So TV, comedy, the nightclub circuit, … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
Being on the brink of nuclear war is a niche our country has occupied as long as I’ve been alive. In the late ’70s though the concept felt all too … Continue Reading The China Syndrome (1979)
In the grand tradition of TCM Film Festivals past I didn’t stick around for the opening night film. No offense to West Side Story (1961), but I’ve seen it plenty … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: The Getaway (1972)
The work of Mel Brooks is iconic. The man is largely responsible for crafting the Hollywood comedy as we know it today thanks to his work throughout the middle of … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: The Producers (1967)
I’m going to be honest here… I have a complicated relationship with Grease 2. Heck, I might as well say it, I have a complicated relationship with Grease (1978). The … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: Grease 2 (1982)
Plan 9 from Outer Space is one of the most iconic works to come out of Hollywood. Granted, due to its lingering reputation in pop culture as one of the … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: SF Sketchfest Presents: Plan 9 from Outer Space Table Read
With the 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival just gearing up, I can already say that I’m firmly on-board with this year’s highly detailed, virtual approach. This is made delightfully more … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: In the Footsteps of Speedy
Regular readers of Ticklish Business know, there are a few hills which I’m prepared to die on. It seems, we’re finding these hills early on as the TCM Classic Film … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: Uncovering the Naked City
When most girls were giggling over boy bands, I was that weird on in the corner playing the specially made, Rat Pack compilation CD in my clunky, portable compact disc … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: Ocean’s 11 (1960)
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