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#141: Grease (1978, with This Ends at Prom)

We're going back to school this week with the gang of the teen movie podcast, This Ends at Prom. Recorded weeks before the untimely passing of actress Olivia Newton-John, B.J. and Harmony join Kristen to talk 1978's Grease. The trio look at the movie's transition to film, why it's given people a misguided view of the '50s, and why its sequel might be the better movie.
 
Stay tuned for a special bonus episode, available exclusively on Patreon, as B.J., Harmony and Kristen return to look at the 1982 sequel, Grease 2.
 
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Christina Lane
Sofia Copilled
Rosa
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Donna Hill
Cat Cooper
Harry Holland
Lora Stocker
Jennifer Hill

#140: Top 3 Favorite Film Costumes (with Deborah Landis)

Kristen is joined by acclaimed costume designer and professor Deborah Nadoolman Landis to talk about their three favorite classic film costumes. What are the costumes that make you swoon? And which did Kristen pick as her number one?
 
Be sure to watch TCM's Follow the Thread series, much of which is on HBO Max!
 
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Ann Foster
Jacob Haller
Laura Neill
Christine Mier
David Floyd
Peter Blitstein
Peter Dawson
Jeffrey
Danny
Fuckbois of Literature
Christina Lane
Sofia Copilled
Rosa
McF
Donna Hill
Cat Cooper
Harry Holland
Lora Stocker
Jennifer Hill

#139: Latinos in Classic Film (with Luis Reyes)

Viva Hollywood author Luis Reyes joins the Ticklish Team to talk about his new book and the contributions of Latinos in classic film. We touch on the careers of Ricardo Montalban, our girl Lupe Velez, and the misconceptions still out there.
 
Be sure to purchase Luis' book, Viva Hollywood, when it hits bookshelves September 13.
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Ann Foster
Jacob Haller
Laura Neill
Christine Mier
David Floyd
Peter Blitstein
Peter Dawson
Jeffrey
Danny
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Christina Lane
Sofia Copilled
Rosa
McF
Donna Hill
Cat Cooper
Harry Holland
Lora Stocker
Jennifer Hill

#138: Elizabeth Taylor Top 3

Samantha and Kristen are honoring the most beautiful woman in Old Hollywood (feel free to debate), Elizabeth Taylor. The pair go through their top three favorite Liz features, discuss how Taylor was underestimated, and Samantha reveals a shocking secret!
 
What Liz movies did we forget to include?
 
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Ann Foster
Jacob Haller
Laura Neill
Christine Mier
David Floyd
Peter Dawson
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Donna Hill
Cat Cooper
Harry Holland
Lora Stocker
Jennifer Hill

Being Elvis: Elvis (2022) Sneak Peek with Erik Anderson

Get a sneak peek into our finale episode of Being Elvis, the 6-week Patreon exclusive series we've been doing looking at Elvis biopics. In our finale episode guest Erik Anderson joins us to discuss Baz Luhrmann's 2022 Elvis biopic and how it connects to modern celebrity.
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#137: Marilyn Monroe in the ’60s with Holly Madison

Samantha and Kristen are joined by author and actress Holly Madison to look at Marilyn Monroe's 1960s features. The trio talk about Monroe as an actress, what she might have done had she lived longer, and how we look at Marilyn post-#MeToo.
 
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Laura Neill
Christine Mier
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Rosa
McF
Donna Hill
Cat Cooper
Harry Holland
Lora Stocker

#136: Judy Garland Top 3 w/Izzy of Be Kind Rewind

It's Judy Garland's centennial and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to celebrate with a top 3 on her films. Izzy of the YouTube channel Be Kind Rewind drops by to give us her thoughts. We talk Judy Garland as a performer and the one film we all didn't want to include.
 
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Ann Foster
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Laura Neill
Christine Mier
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Rosa
McF
Donna Hill
Cat Cooper
Harry Holland

#135: Pre-Code Jean Harlow and Red Dust (1932)

Jean Harlow biographer Darrell Rooney joins Kimberly and Kristen to celebrate Harlow's birthday and the 90th anniversary of her pre-Code feature Red Dust (1932). We discuss Harlow before and after the Code, the commonalities between her and Mary Astor, and why pre-Code Clark Gable is the best.
 
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Ann Foster
Audrey
Jacob Haller
Laura Neill
Christine Mier
David Floyd
Peter Dawson
Jeffrey
Danny
Fuckbois of Literature
Christina Lane
Sofia Copilled
Rosa
McF
Donna Hill
Cat Cooper
Harry Holland