Stories from Booze Movies
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Review: Bromo and Juliet (1926)
Booze Movies &bull Jan 25, 2012
ALCOHOL--THE FABRIC OF FILM HISTORY IS SOGGY WITH THE STUFF. STILL, FILM HISTORIANS HAVE RARELY GIVEN BOOZE ITS DUE. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. USA/Silent/B/Dir: Leo McCarey/Wr: Charles Alphin & H.M. Walker/Cast: Charley Chase (Charley), Corliss Palmer (Madge), William Orlamond (Madge's Father), Oliver Hardy (Cab Driver), L.J. While cinefiles still savor the… Full Story »
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News: THE LOST WEEKEND added to the National Film Registry
Booze Movies &bull Dec 28, 2011
ALCOHOL--THE FABRIC OF FILM HISTORY IS SOGGY WITH THE STUFF. STILL, FILM HISTORIANS HAVE RARELY GIVEN BOOZE ITS DUE. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. Soused cinema enthusiasts received a late Christmas gift today when the Library… Full Story »
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Review: Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
Booze Movies &bull Dec 12, 2011
ALCOHOL--THE FABRIC OF FILM HISTORY IS SOGGY WITH THE STUFF. STILL, FILM HISTORIANS HAVE RARELY GIVEN BOOZE ITS DUE. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. Most of the group--Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Robert Sherwood, George S. Kaufman, Charles MacArthur, Marc Connelly, Franklin R. Adams, and Alexander Woolcott among… Full Story »
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Booze News: 2012 Silent Movie Calendar
Booze Movies &bull Nov 13, 2011
ALCOHOL--THE FABRIC OF FILM HISTORY IS SOGGY WITH THE STUFF. STILL, FILM HISTORIANS HAVE RARELY GIVEN BOOZE ITS DUE. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. Every year at this time we interrupt the flow of soused cinema… Full Story »
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Review: Part Time Pal (1947)
Booze Movies &bull Nov 5, 2011
ALCOHOL--THE FABRIC OF FILM HISTORY IS SOGGY WITH THE STUFF. STILL, FILM HISTORIANS HAVE RARELY GIVEN BOOZE ITS DUE. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. However, in the 1940's the Best Animated Short Oscar was awarded to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer more than any other studio; and… Full Story »
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Booze News: Happy Halloween!
Booze Movies &bull Oct 30, 2011
ALCOHOL--THE FABRIC OF FILM HISTORY IS SOGGY WITH THE STUFF. STILL, FILM HISTORIANS HAVE RARELY GIVEN BOOZE ITS DUE. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. All Hallow's Eve is nigh upon us, and so is the 150th… Full Story »
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Booze News: PROHIBITION begins Sunday!
Booze Movies &bull Sep 30, 2011
ALCOHOL--THE FABRIC OF FILM HISTORY IS SOGGY WITH THE STUFF. STILL, FILM HISTORIANS HAVE RARELY GIVEN BOOZE ITS DUE. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. DVR Alert! Ken Burns' new, three-part, five-and-one-half-hour documentary on Prohibition begins airing… Full Story »
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Review: Her Majesty Love (1931)
Booze Movies &bull Sep 11, 2011
ALCOHOL--THE FABRIC OF FILM HISTORY IS SOGGY WITH THE STUFF. STILL, FILM HISTORIANS HAVE RARELY GIVEN BOOZE ITS DUE. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. USA/B/Dir: William Dieterle/Wr: Robert Lord & Arthur Caesar (based on a play by Rudolph Bernauer & Rudolph Oesterreicher)/Cast: Marilyn Miller (Lia Toerrek), Ben Lyon (Fred von Wellingen), W.C. Around Hollywood in 1931, most people considered W.C. Fields' movie… Full Story »
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Booze News: The 1st Official Trailer for THE RUM DIARY
Booze Movies &bull Aug 26, 2011
ALCOHOL--THE FABRIC OF FILM HISTORY IS SOGGY WITH THE STUFF. STILL, FILM HISTORIANS HAVE RARELY GIVEN BOOZE ITS DUE. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. October 28th can't come soon enough, as far as I'm concerned. That's… Full Story »
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Review: Thunder and Lightning (1977)
Booze Movies &bull Aug 13, 2011
ALCOHOL--THE FABRIC OF FILM HISTORY IS SOGGY WITH THE STUFF. STILL, FILM HISTORIANS HAVE RARELY GIVEN BOOZE ITS DUE. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. USA/C-95m./Dir: Corey Allen/Wr: William Hjortsberg/Cast: David Carradine (Harley Thomas), Kate Jackson (Nancy Sue Hunnicutt), Roger C. It's 250-proof fun!" There can be no such thing. The illogical tag line should have served as a warning to potential ticket buyers, because neither alcohol… Full Story »
