Ticklish Business

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 to have a gender. Check out Mallory O'Meara's new book on Millicent Patrick, The Lady From the Black Lagoon! Want to support Ticklish Business and get access to early episodes and exclusive merchandise? Consider supporting us on Patreon.   NEXT TIME: The Ticklish Trio returns to look at John Wayne's complicated legacy and the 1939 Western Stagecoach.   CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-host: Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of Tyrone Power's birthday Samantha and Kristen look at his career and his 1942 swashbuckler, The Black Swan. They also answer your listener questions and announce the winner of their Warner Archive contest.   Want to support Ticklish Business and get access to early episodes and exclusive merchandise? Consider supporting us on Patreon.   NEXT TIME: Sam and Kristen discuss the 65th anniversary of Creature From the Black Lagoon.   CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-host: Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek)     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of Jayne Mansfield's birthday I'm joined by guest, Mansfield biographer April Vevea sits down to talk with me about the buxom actress, Frank Tashlin's directorial prowess, and the changing landscape of the 1950s.   Buy April's book, Puffblicity over on Amazon! Also, you still have time to enter to win 3 new Warner Archive DVDs. Just send us a classic film question to enter!    NEXT TIME: It's Tyrone Power's birthday and we celebrate with a movie voted on by the listeners!     CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Guest: April Vevea (@aprilvevea) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ticklish Trio are prepping for the 10th annual TCM Classic Film Festival with a special episode.     Sam and Kristen will be attending and share their highly tentative schedules while Drea recommends her favorites. We also answer a few of your questions!     NEXT TIME: We honor Jayne Mansfield with special guest April Vieva discussing Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?     CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-hosts: Drea Clark (@thedreaclark) and Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To go along with TCM's #MarchMadness tribute to Fredric March the Ticklish Trio discuss his Oscar-winning turn in the 1931 adaptation of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. We discuss who could pull off a modern-day interpretation, our love for Miriam Hopkins, and Drea comes up with more new terms.   Want access to exclusive content, early episodes, and merch? Check out the Ticklish Business Patreon!   Next Time: With the TCM Classic Film Festival around the corner we're sharing our picks, tips and tricks. Send us your questions related to the fest, TCM, or classic film in general for this makeshift mailbag episode!   CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-hosts: Drea Clark (@thedreaclark) and Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last year we had plans to honor our final Centennial Celebrant, Jeff Chandler. But due to Kristen's move and the holidays it didn't happen as planned but we still wanted to honor him! So Samantha and Kristen sat down to discuss 1955's Fox Fire. We talk about feminism, the representation of Native Americans, and whether Jane Russell's pixie cut is a good look or not.   Want to support the podcast? Consider leaving an iTunes rating and review or becoming a Patron via Patreon.    CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-Host: Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ticklish Trio honor Kristen's deceased obsession, John Garfield, on his birthday by talking about the 1946 noir The Postman Always Rings Twice. Come for the salaciousness and stay for our talk about plot shenanigans, Sam's optimism, and Kristen making inappropriate comments.     Next Time: TCM is all about March Madness so we are too. We talk about Fredric March and 1931's Jekyll and Hyde.     CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-hosts: Drea Clark (@thedreaclark) and Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Drea, Sam, and I are looking at the classic film Oscar snubs we're still upset by. We laugh, we argue, and I might offend Luise Rainer fans.      NEXT TIME: It's John Garfield's birthday and you know Kristen had to do a tribute. The movie will be decided on by the fans so be sure to look for a special poll to cast your vote.      CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-hosts: Drea Clark (@thedreaclark) and Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Valentine's Day and the Ticklish Trio have returned to run down our favorite classic film couples!   Want to support the podcast? Consider leaving an iTunes rating and review or becoming a Patron via Patreon. If you become a Patron now you'll have access to bonus podcasts (not episodes, actual shows!), exclusive polls, and more.   NEXT TIME: It's Valentine's Day and Drea, Samantha and I discuss our favorite classic film couples.   CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-hosts: Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek) and Drea Clark (@thedreaclark) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We honor TCM's star of the month, Kathryn Grayson by brushing up on our Shakespeare and talking the 1953 musical, Kiss Me Kate!   Want to support the podcast? Consider leaving an iTunes rating and review or becoming a Patron via Patreon. If you become a Patron now you'll have access to bonus podcasts (not episodes, actual shows!), exclusive polls, and more.   NEXT TIME: It's Valentine's Day and Drea, Samantha and I discuss our favorite classic film couples.   CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-host: Drea Clark (@thedreaclark) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an all new year of Ticklish Business and we're starting off the new year by honoring the movies we fell in love with during 2018. Drea and I talk Lon Chaney, John Garfield, and more.    Want to support the podcast? Consider leaving an iTunes rating and review or becoming a Patron via Patreon. If you become a Patron now you'll have access to bonus podcasts (not episodes, actual shows!), exclusive polls, and more.   NEXT TIME: We celebrate TCM's star of the month Kathryn Grayson by looking at 1953's Kiss Me Kate   CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-host: Drea Clark (@thedreaclark) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samantha, Drea and I are all together for Christmas....or the Ticklish Biz Christmas episode at least. We sit down to discuss Robert Mitchum in Holiday Affair (1949). Is Mitchum a man who loves children or, as Drea calls him, a Man Who Loves Children? We also share the Christmas movies we love and hate.   Want to support the podcast? Consider leaving an iTunes rating and review or becoming a Patron via Patreon. If you become a Patron now you'll have access to bonus podcasts (not episodes, actual shows!), exclusive polls, and more.   NEXT TIME: Samantha, Drea, and I share our favorite movies we discovered in 2018!   CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-host: Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek) and Drea Clark (@thedreaclark) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ticklish Biz is taking the holidays off and sharing with you some special gifts as we prepare for our special Christmas show on Holiday Affair. In the meantime, I'm sharing with you an episode of my Patreon-exclusive show, Doubled Features.   Adam Kautzer and I talk about the movies Hollywood enjoys doing again, and again, and again. We kick things off by looking at The Blob. How does it change between 1958 and 1988? You can catch up with the rest of my Doubled Features episodes by becoming a Patron.    CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-host: Adam Kautzer (@Tyrufus_McCoy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ticklish Biz is taking the holidays off and sharing with you some special gifts as we prepare for our special Christmas show on Holiday Affair. In the meantime, I'm sharing with you an episode of my Patreon-exclusive show, Based on a True Podcast.   Based on a True Podcast sees co-host William Bibbiani and I talk about how Hollywood discusses itself. We tackle the George Reeve murder (possibly?) by looking at the 2006 film Hollywoodland. You can catch up with the rest of my Based on a True Podcast episode by becoming a Patron.  CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-host: William Bibbiani (@WilliamBibbiani) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samantha and I jump on-board the Mayflower to find out about the passage to America as laid out in 1952's Plymouth Adventure. Along the way we talk about our differing views of Van Johnson, why Gene Tierney is in this, and why the heck is Plymouth rock?   Want to support the podcast? Consider leaving an iTunes rating and review or becoming a Patron via Patreon. If you become a Patron now you'll have access to bonus podcasts (not episodes, actual shows!), exclusive polls, and more.   NEXT TIME: Samantha, Drea, and I are all coming together to celebrate Christmas with a feature film decided by you listeners!   CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Guest: Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drea joins me as we honor both Centennial star Anne Shirley AND the shadowy month of #Noirvember by discussing Dick Powell, the noir genre, and 1944's Murder, My Sweet.   Want to support the podcast? Consider leaving an iTunes rating and review or becoming a Patron via Patreon.    NEXT TIME: Samantha Ellis and I celebrate Thanksgiving by looking at how movies portrayed the first Thanksgiving in 1952's Plymouth Adventure.   CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-host: Drea Clark (@thedreaclark) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samantha and I couldn't stop at listing our three favorite Twilight Zone episodes so we devoted an additional bonus episode to looking at the 1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie. Listen as we discuss '80s Hollywood's attempts to remake certain episodes, dive deep into the horrific accident that mars the film, and more.   Want to support the podcast? Consider leaving an iTunes rating and review or becoming a Patron via Patreon.    CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Guest: Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek) Editor: Amber Cortes (@yamsbrr) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samantha and I mix things up this Halloween by talking about our top three favorite episodes of Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone. And be sure to listen to our bonus episode where we go in-depth on the 1983 movie adaptation of the series!    Want to support the podcast? Consider leaving an iTunes rating and review or becoming a Patron via Patreon.     CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Co-Host: Samantha Ellis (@classicfilmgeek) Editor: Amber Cortes (@yamsbrr) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-host Drea Clark joins me as we unintentionally kick-off Halloween looking at Alfred Hitchcock's 1943 drama Shadow of a Doubt.   Want to support the podcast? Consider leaving an iTunes rating and review or becoming a Patron via Patreon.    NEXT TIME: Samantha Ellis and I discuss all things Twilight Zone.   CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Guest: Drea Clark (@thedreaclark) Editor: Amber Cortes (@yamsbrr) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-host Samantha Ellis joins me as we look at romance in the '40s, thirst over Peter Lawford, and swim alongside Esther Williams in On an Island With You.   Want to support the podcast? Consider leaving an iTunes rating and review or becoming a Patron via Patreon.    NEXT TIME: Drea Clark joins in to start a new Centennial tribute, honoring actress Teresa Wright in 1943's Shadow of a Doubt.   CREDITS: Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) Guest: Samantha Ellis Editor: Amber Cortes (@yamsbrr) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices