Episode 85: 1940 with Stephanie Crawford
A podcast about the great movie years.
Film critic and podcaster Stephanie Crawford usually dabbles in horror and exploitation cinema, but she is also obsessed with screwball comedy — so she joins us to discuss 1940, a banner year for the subgenre, thanks to His Girl Friday, The Philadelphia Story, and Christmas in July.
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His Girl Friday is streaming on Amazon Prime, the Criterion Channel, Kanopy, Tubi, PlutoTV, and several other services; it also has a bang-up Criterion Blu-ray. Rebecca is not currently streaming or digitally rentable (I know, right?) but it also has an excellent Criterion Blu-ray.
Christmas in July is streaming on the Criterion Channel and has a very good Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics. Angels Over Broadway is streaming on Tubi. And The Philadelphia Story is also on Tubi and is available for digital rental or purchase, and it too has a very good Criterion Blu-ray.
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