In the annals of TV detective series history, Columbo stands alone. The 1970s classic stars a rumpled Peter Falk as the titular (and equally rumpled) L.A. homicide detective, who spends episode after episode solving crimes committed by high-class perps. Falk is terrific, the writing is terrific, and the ’70s stars and styles are terrific.

Oh, and just one more thing…Club Columbo (a.k.a. CLUBLUMBO) is back! Last month, Riverwest-based cult movie series Film Fatale put together a Columbo watch party at The Brick House, 504 E. Center St. The inaugural event was such a success (“in large part thanks to the Milwaukee Record,” notes organizer Timothy Faust), that a second installment is scheduled for Tuesday, July 23 at 7 p.m. That’s tonight! Yes, Club Columbo will once again take place at The Brick House, and, yes, it will once again live up to its short-and-sweet tagline: “A place to watch Columbo.”

Tonight’s episode? “Double Exposure”!

“I put together a little event for people to watch Columbo and drink a beer at,” Faust said in a previous press release. “Falk’s everyman charisma is fun to watch—every time he’s on screen you go, ‘Oh fuck yeah, it’s Columbo.’ It’s compelling television; the villains are all upper-crusters who look at Columbo with disdain (class warfare!) while Columbo patiently, brilliantly, and exactingly disassembles them.”

Oh, and just one MORE thing…You can vote on which episodes screen at future Club Columbos by signing up for the Film Fatale newsletter. Do that HERE.


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