1 hr 1 min

14. Titus Techera on Christmas in July (1940) & Preston Sturges The Movie Shelf

    • TV & Film

Special guest Titus Techera joins Eric and Sannah to discuss Preston Sturges’ second film as writer-director, “Christmas in July” (1940), starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew. Themes discussed include advertising, our need for acceptance, America’s obsession with aristocracy, using “science” as a way to elevate our status, and more!

Titus Techera is the Executive Director of the American Cinema Foundation and hosts the ACFmovie podcast. He is a contributor to Law & Liberty, Modern Age, and other publications. He’s also on Substack at pomocon.substack.com, and he tweets as @titusfilm.

You can find Eric on Twitter at @confilmbuff and Sannah at @sannahmcdonough.

Special guest Titus Techera joins Eric and Sannah to discuss Preston Sturges’ second film as writer-director, “Christmas in July” (1940), starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew. Themes discussed include advertising, our need for acceptance, America’s obsession with aristocracy, using “science” as a way to elevate our status, and more!

Titus Techera is the Executive Director of the American Cinema Foundation and hosts the ACFmovie podcast. He is a contributor to Law & Liberty, Modern Age, and other publications. He’s also on Substack at pomocon.substack.com, and he tweets as @titusfilm.

You can find Eric on Twitter at @confilmbuff and Sannah at @sannahmcdonough.

1 hr 1 min

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