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#205: High and Low (1963 with Scott McGee)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-n5wbp-18d8725 International Month comes to a close with a look at Akira Kurosawa’s contemporary noir feature High and Low! And who better to join us than TCM producer and author Scott McGee. Scott joins Kristen and Emily to talk about this morality tale, its connections to today’s society, and what the “right type” of wealthy man can look like. Buy Scott’s…
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#204: International Month — Seven Samurai (1954 with Alicia Malone)
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#204: International Month — Seven Samurai (1954 with Alicia Malone)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bcw5a-18c460c We’re going on vacation through the world of classic film! Yes, International Month is back. But unless the previous two years, where we did two movies from different countries, we’re spending June in one country with a single director: Akira Kurosawa. TCM host and author of the new book TCM Imports: Timeless Favorites and Hidden Gems of World…
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#203: The Old Man Is Still Alive (with Karina Longworth)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-b64di-18b0949 You Must Remember This host Karina Longworth sits down with us to talk about the new season of her show, “The Old Man Is Still Alive.” We discuss which directors weathered the collapse of the studio system best, why Stanley Donen’s Blame It On Rio gets so much guff, and John Huston’s third act celebration. This episode was created thanks to our…
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#202: TCM Classic Film Festival Audio
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fdxtg-189b652 Another TCM Classic Film Festival has come and gone, but whether you were on the ground in LA or you couldn’t make it, Ticklish Biz has you covered with some great audio from the festival. We start off with Ben Mankiewicz, and Elle and Dakota Fanning introducing Michelle Pfeiffer at her hand and footprint ceremony. Then it’s Alicia Malone and…
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#201: Nancy Kwan Interview
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-84dph-1886df1 Flower Drum Song star Nancy Kwan sits down with Ticklish Business in anticipation of her new autobiography! Nancy talks about being discovered young, what her costars were like, and more. We also talk about the joys of actor James Shigeta. Buy The World of Nancy Kwan now. This episode was created thanks to our Patrons: Ali Moore Danny David…
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TCM's Eddie Muller Talks 'Dark City Dames'
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yb559-184173c TCM’s “Czar of Noir” Eddie Muller joins us once again to discuss the women of his latest book Dark City Dames: The Women Who Defined Film Noir. Eddie chats about interviewing some of the most iconic film noir women and how his new book seeks to tell their stories more fully. You can pre-order Dark City Dames: The Women Who Defined Film…
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Interview With Merle Oberon Biographer Mayukh Sen
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rp6n8-1815ae7 Your eyes don’t deceive you! Ticklish Business is back, kinda. Kristen sits down with author Mayukh Sen to talk all about Merle Oberon, the subject of Sen’s latest book, Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood’s First South Asian Star. Sen breaks down the stereotypes about Oberon he wanted to dispel and how she was able to rise above Hollywood…
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#198: The Wizard of Oz (1939, with Front Row Classics)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-w3p4j-1733feb Kristen and Emily return with Front Row Classics podcast host Brandon Davis to celebrate the release of Wicked by looking at the film that started it all: 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. The trio discuss Judy Garland’s casting, the economics of Oz, and various rumors. This episode was created thanks to our Patrons: Ali Moore Amy Hart Danny David…
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