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Booze Movies: The 100 Proof Film Guide
http://boozemovies.blogspot.com/
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.
Reviews, news, and features from the world of soused cinema!
- Added on: Nov 5th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: William T. Garver
- Listed in: Film Cocktails and Spirits
- Tags: Film movies alcohol cocktails booze w.c. fields
Recent Posts
The Soused Cinema Library: Hellraisers
Greetings, fellow inebriates,If you're looking for a gift this holiday season for a soused cinema enthusiast (hint, hint), a new title from Macmillan's Thomas Dunne Books looks promising.Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, R...
Review: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
USA/C-96m./Dir: Hal Needham/Wr: James Lee Barrett, Charles Shyer, and Alan Mandel/Cast: Burt Reynolds (Bo “Bandit” Darville), Sally Field (Carrie a.k.a. “Frog”), Jerry Reed (Cledus “Snowman” Snow), Jackie Gleason (Sheriff Buford T. Justic...
Booze News: HARVEY Remake Stalled
Fans of the soused cinema classic Harvey (1950) can breathe a sigh of relief. Variety is reporting that Steven Spielberg's plans to direct a remake of the pooka pic, mentioned here in August, have gone up in smoke.Apparently, the director had wanted...
Booze News: 2010 Silent Movies Calendar
It's that time of year again--holidays, decorations, novelty songs (bah, humbug)--and before you know it another year will be behind us. You know what that means, don't you? You're going to have to replace that 2009 calendar you have hanging on the...
Review: Eastern College (2008)
USA/C-105m./Dir: James Francis Flynn/Wr: James Francis Flynn/Cast: Jonathan Dicks (Nathan), Noah Applebaum (Justin), Christopher Clark Cowan (Dom), Brandon Lea (Bob), Laure-Lyne Zbinden (Scud), James Francis Flynn (Skydive), Darren Bailey (Professor ...
Review: The Man with a Cloak (1951)
USA/B&W-84m./Dir: Fletcher Markle/Wr: Frank Fenton/Cast: Joseph Cotten (Dupin), Barbara Stanwyck (Lorna Bounty), Louis Calhern (Charles Theverner), Leslie Caron (Madeline Minot), Joe De Santis (Martin, the butler), Jim Backus (Flaherty, the barte...
