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Thoughts on Laurence: I’d actually never heard of him before watching this film, despite the fact that he was quite popular and appeared in many iconic films. Maybe now I’ll … Continue Reading “The Manchurian Candidate” Review – Laurence Harvey (Summer Under the Stars #11)
Thoughts on Audrey: Since we share a name, I’ve known about Audrey Hepburn almost my entire life. She is very inspiring to me and I absolutely love her fashion. While … Continue Reading “Wait Until Dark” Review – Audrey Hepburn (Summer Under the Stars #6)
Originally Published June 27, 2015 Celebrating its 40th-anniversary, TCM and Fathom Events paired up to screen Steven Spielberg’s seminal shark thriller, Jaws on the big screen. I’d never seen the … Continue Reading Mondays with Roy Scheider: Jaws (1975)
Last month I sat down to look at The Wrong Man, a first time watch for me from the legendary director Alfred Hitchcock. This week, we’re returning to the Hitchcockian … Continue Reading The Distraction Blogathon: Strangers on a Train (1951)
Okay, Alfred Hitchcock is The Master of Suspense. Few would question the impact his work had on Hollywood during the twentieth century. So, when examining the work of composer Bernard … Continue Reading Bernard Herrmann Blogathon: The Wrong Man (1956)
Originally Published October 10, 2019 I heard about Trilogy of Terror long before I ever saw it. For my mother, she swore it was an actual film she saw in … Continue Reading Spooky Season 2021: Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Originally Published: October 12, 2019 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 … Continue Reading Spooky Season 2021: Carnival of Souls (1962)
A Woman’s Face is a unique entry into the noir canon as I’m sure someone could say it’s not actually noir; it’s a woman’s picture. It’s both and that’s a … Continue Reading A Woman’s Face (1941)
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)
If there’s one thing we here at Ticklish Business can’t resist, it’s diving into a work of film noir. We can’t resist! So, how excited were we to learn that … Continue Reading Crossfire (1947)
Originally published April 15, 2015 Nearly every popular celebrity has a horror movie in their past, an idea traced all the way back to the golden era of film; but … Continue Reading Supernatural (1933)
Originally published January 9th 2017. “Murder starts in the heart, and its first weapon is a vicious tongue.” You can’t sum up the macabre lunacy of Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte any … Continue Reading Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
It’s always interesting to tackle the subject of remakes from a Classic Hollywood perspective. Film fans the world over criticize Hollywood for a lack of originality in the twenty-first century; … Continue Reading Friday’s with Kevin McCarthy: Nightmare (1956)
The shadowy world of film noir represented all that was scary, unknown and uncertain about the world circa 1950. With the rise of the blacklist and HUAC, film noirs allowed … Continue Reading The Prowler (1951)
The different breeds of noir can end up creating a dark morass of shadows and fog, with little variety in-between that it’s remarkable that some noirs were able to stand … Continue Reading The Big Heat (1953)
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