Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. Just for laughs, let’s get giggly with this week’s movies. Even the wine pairings for each film will seem laughable. When I was in college the student center had a room where a…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. The jack-o-lantern on the porch has not yet been completely consumed by the squirrels, so we’re in the mood for a few scary movies. There will be wine pairing opportunities, of course. I…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, a little insectual healing. We will pair wines with movies about ants. You can take these wines on a picnic, but don’t hold us responsible for what happens after you’ve unfurled…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, we remember the work of Diane Keaton, with a wine pairing for each film. Looking for Mr. Goodbar is the 1977 film that was based on the real-life murder of a…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, we make room for roomy movies. We’ll make room for some wine pairings for them, too. From 1986 we have A Room With a View, the theatrical release, not the TV…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, we remember another fallen great, Claudia Cardinale. Cardinale starred with Burt Lancaster in The Leopard, a 1963 epic historical drama about the turbulent times in Italy during the 19th century. When…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, we remember Robert Redford, the guy every guy’s wife says she would have married had she had the chance. One of Redford’s better films, which is a high bar, is The…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, we look at what is real and what is not, with an emphasis on what is not. There will be a wine pairing for each of the three films, if…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week we spotlight some not-so-ladylike ladies, and offer a wine pairing for each film. I should apologize in advance for all the nasty things we’ll be saying about the following women….
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week we pair wines with movies featuring ol’ Ski Nose himself, Bob Hope. Road to Utopia was released in 1946, but it was filmed three years earlier. It took so long…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we pair wines with a trio of movies directed by John Ford. A 1960 movie that centers on race relations in America and stars an African-American actor? Yep, that’s Sergeant Rutledge….
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. For my next trick, a little escapism. Movie magic, from serious to comedic, with wine pairings appearing for each one. My initial impression of Harry Houdini came from the master illusionist’s portrayal by…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. Please join us in lifting a glass to remember director and TFH guru Jonathan Kaplan. In 1977, Kaplan directed Mr. Billion. Noted for bringing Terence Hill to American movie-goers for the first time,…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, our wines are paired with films that are set on the high seas. A Countess from Hong Kong is a romantic comedy from 1967, back before they referred to the genre…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we steal some wine pairings for three movies where the stakes were much higher than a bottle of vino. Scratch any cinephile, and you’ll see traces of the 1955 French crime…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we have wine pairings for three films starring an actor who is aging like a fine wine himself. My favorite JB movie is The Big Lebowski, but that’s just, like, my…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, our wine pairings are paired with one of Hollywood’s finest pairings, Bogie and Bacall. To Have and Have Not is based on Ernest Hemingway’s book of the same title, although the…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we pay tribute to one of Hollywood’s most memorable music men, Lalo Schifrin. 1967’s Cool Hand Luke features an Oscar-nominated original score by Schifrin. He channeled Aaron Copeland for this masterpiece…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, a look at the work of Ronald Reagan, from before he lived on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Girl from Jones Beach is a 1949 comedy starring Reagan, alongside Virginia Mayo and Eddie…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we have three films vying to keep the wolf from the door, and on the screen where he belongs. Lap up a wine pairing for each movie. An American Werewolf in…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, our trio of films are not for those who are afraid of the dark. If you are, don’t be scared of our wine pairing for each. In 1972’s The Night Stalker,…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we have three films about death in the murky depths. In the event of a water landing, the wine pairings may be used as life preservers. Dead Calm is an Australian…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we have three films that breathe fire. And wine pairings to keep things cool. Ridley Scott directed Legend in 1985, with a cast that features Tom Cruise, Tim Curry, and Billy…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we have three films directed by Otto Preminger, with a wine pairing for each. 1958’s Bonjour Tristesse translates as “Hello, sadness,” an odd title for a film set during summertime in…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we have three films about growing up, and a wine pairing for each. From 2000 comes Our Song, written and directed by Jim McKay. He’s not the Wide World of Sports…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, we have wine pairings for three movies featuring rock. And roll. Elvis: That’s the Way It Is tells the musical story of Elvis Presley’s 1970 concert in Las Vegas. Besides the…