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…
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 select wine pairings for three movies that star James Coburn. 1967’s In Like Flint is the sequel to the previous year’s Our Man Flint. Both are spy movies, played for…
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 concentrate on the neighsayers with wine pairings for three thoroughbred films. Giddyup! The Black Stallion is a 1979 adventure about a boy who is shipwrecked on a desert isle with…
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 dig way down in the digital streaming stack once again, for three films that may have gotten past you unnoticed. There will be wine pairings, too. People who know me…
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 celebrate April First with a trio of foolish flicks and wine pairings to match. I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname is a 1967 British comedy. You know it’s British because the letter…
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 salute another great actor who has shuffled off this mortal coil. Use our wine pairings to raise a glass to Richard Chamberlain. The Last Wave is a 1977 Australian thriller…
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 chew up some scenery with three films starring Al Pacino. Also, say hello to my little wine pairings for each movie. I once took a picture of Al Pacino into…
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 is for those who sleep with a nightlight on. Don’t worry, we have wine pairings for each movie. And, we’ll leave the light on for you. Darkman,…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, Let’s get crazy. Let’s get nuts. Let’s pair wine with some films from the fringe. From the crazy ‘60s, 1969 actually, Coming Apart stars Rip Torn as a psychiatrist with mental…
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 honor another great who has gone to the great hereafter. We have wine pairings, too, of course. Gene Hackman passed away at the age of 95, leaving a lot of…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, another theme without a theme. We throw out the Strunk and White guide book to bring you wine pairings for yet more movies you never heard of. Pale Flower is 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 pair wines with three worthwhile films from director Richard Quine. Operation Mad Ball is a military farce from 1957. Quine had some great actors in this film. Jack Lemmon, Ernie…
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 three films that examine life by the slice. 1959’s The Savage Eye is a drama and a documentary rolled into one picture. It examines how a divorced…