The podcast devoted to Old Hollywood
This week, we begin a new month and with that, a new tribute series. I’ll admit, I went through a few different ideas and changed it up at the very … Continue Reading Mondays with Roy Scheider: The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964)
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 27th, 2012 I had originally planned to review the TCM/Fathom events double feature of Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein but ended up missing out on it. … Continue Reading Spooky Season 2021: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
It’s October which means we’re all about Halloween and we’re kicking things off with a serious discussion of our Top 3 favorite Universal monster features. The usual heavy-hitters are discussed … Continue Reading Ticklish Business #120: Universal Top 3
Over the course of September, I’ve been doing a deep-dive into the filmography of Hayley Mills in celebration of her recently released memoir. I’ve been trying to include a smattering … Continue Reading Mondays with Hayley Mills: Twisted Nerve (1968)
The 1950s were a fascinating time for science fiction. In a decade when technology changed at breakneck speed, it only makes sense this evolution would show up in the science … Continue Reading Gog (1954)
Much has been written about legendary director Michael Curtiz. I mean, his filmography speaks for itself: Casablanca, White Christmas, Yankee Doodle Dandy and The Adventures of Robin Hood. Very few … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: The Horror of Michael Curtiz
If ‘good-bad’ movies were a bettin’ game, we’d be cleaning up each week here at Ticklish Business. We started out with a killer house cat before upping the ante with … Continue Reading The Undead (1957)
Very rarely is there a movie that is just “bad”. I mean, sure, there are “bad-bad movies”; however, just as often, there are “good-bad movies”. Heck, I’ve even seen “bad-good … Continue Reading The Shadow of the Cat (1961)
Was this episode supposed to be up before Halloween? Yep! To say October was a horrible month for me would be an understatement and this delayed episode is the result. … Continue Reading Ticklish Business Episode #76: Freaks (1932)
The Ticklish Trio are back with special guest Diana Ellis to talk about Edward D. Wood, Jr., the subjective nature of bad movies, Orson Welles, and the “worst movie ever … Continue Reading Ticklish Business Episode #69: Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
It’s funny revisiting technologically-focused science-fiction features because they either unintentionally predict future events or look woefully out-of-date. Demon Seed does both, prophesying a world where everything in our homes is … Continue Reading Demon Seed (1977)
As the ’50s came to a close the creature feature slammed into the wall with all the force of a wet washrag. Studio bosses tended to assume blending a person … Continue Reading The Alligator People (1959)
Director John Brahms was best known for his sumptuously decorated murder mysteries, 1944’s The Lodger and 1945’s Hangover Square. Before he was getting A-list talent to go alongside his beautifully … Continue Reading The Undying Monster (1942)
Drea, Sam, and Kristen kick off the first of three Halloween-centered episodes starting with a look at Claude Rains in 1933’s The Invisible Man. Along the way they debate science fiction … Continue Reading Ticklish Business Episode #74: The Invisible Man (1933)
Samantha and Kristen are back honoring the 65th anniversary of Creature From the Black Lagoon. They discuss the film’s originals, Millicent Patrick’s creature work, and whether the Creature is supposed … Continue Reading Episode #65: Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
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