The CMBA is excited to feature our newest member, James Oliphant of Nuclear Theater, as this month's Member Profile.
Why do you blog?
It’s a way to combine what I do for a living with what I love. I enjoy writing about films
but not necessarily as a critic or a scholar. It’s more in terms of my personal relationship
to the material – or its connection to history – or both.
Besides classic movie blogging, what are some of your other passions?
I like to write fiction, but I never finish anything. I like good whiskey when I can afford it.
We have a dog named Steve McQueen.
If you could program a perfect day of classic movies for TCM, what would be the seven films on your schedule?
Wow, this is such a great question. I guess it depends if I am doing it just for me or trying to entertain as many viewers as possible.
Let’s go with: (All pre-1967)
1. The Philadelphia Story
2. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
3. The Sea Hawk
4. Trouble in Paradise
5. The Train
6. Sweet Smell of Success
7. In the Heat of the Night
What is a classic movie that you love, but most people don't know about - and what do you love about it?
This is a tougher question with this audience because people here know so much.
My answer is One, Two, Three directed by Billy Wilder and starring James Cagney. The
film satirizes the Cold War and American consumerism and the dialogue is rat-a-tat-tat.
What is something that most people don't know about you?
My great-great-grandfather was one of the American West’s first photographers.
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We thank James for participating in our Q&A profile and allowing us to get to know him better. Be sure to visit his work at Nuclear Theater.
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