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Longing For Summertime
Each winter, after all the excitement of the holiday season has passed, I always feel a touch of melancholy. The shortened days with their gray skies, bare trees and cold winds have a lonely feel […]
Irma, I Love You, But You’re Breaking My Heart
When I decided to write about Billy Wilder’s Irma La Douce (1963) for this week’s StreamLine piece, I originally intended to argue on the film’s behalf. In discussions of “lesser Wilder films” Irma La Douce […]
Hollywood Magic Is Real
In the supernatural comedy I Married a Witch (1942), director René Clair serves up an irresistible potion consisting of revenge, sex, politics and romance. Based on the novel The Passionate Witch by author Thorne Smith, […]
Listen to The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
In 1948, director Joseph Losey made his first feature-length film, the beautiful technicolor comedy-drama, The Boy With Green Hair for RKO Pictures. Based on the 1946 short story written by Betsy Beaton, The Boy With […]
A Look at the Short Films of Harold Lloyd
As I prepare for this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, I am revisiting the films of some of the actors and actresses whose work is being featured at the annual event. With […]
The Delightfully Perfect Blithe Spirit (1945)
There are countless great movies, but so few are truly perfect. Some of the movies that I consider worthy of the “perfect” designation include Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious (1946), William Wyler’s The Best Years of […]
DWT: Drinking While Talking
DWT # 13: TCM VIRTUAL CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL
It’s been a while – but we’re back – and just in time for tomorrow’s TCM Classic Film Festival. Thanks to Covid, this will be the second year in a row that TCM is bringing […]
DWT #12: Movie Music & Absinthe
While we wait for the Biden Presidential Victory to finally be announced, Jill Blake and Wade Sheeler present a diversion to keep your thoughts away from the Trump S#^t-show by offering our picks for great […]
DWT #11: “Drive-Ins, Bowling & Dives (off of buildings)”
Jill Blake and Wade Sheeler accept they can’t go anywhere anymore, so they program the best screenings for their virtual backyard drive-in and suggest movies and shows you should stream — all from the safety […]
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