Arsenic and Old Lace (film) that the deep theme of the play and film is the conflict in American history between the liberty to do anything (which the Brewsters demand), and America's bloody hidden past. The contemporary critical reviews were uniformly positive. "The New York Times" critic summed up the majority view, "As a whole, "Arsenic and Old Lace", the Warner picture which came to the Strand yesterday, is good macabre fun." "Variety" declared, "Capra's production, not elaborate, captures the color and spirit of the play, while the able writing team of Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein has turned in a very workable, tightly-compressed
Black Lace (band) the blind auditions stage. In November 2015, the Black Lace combination of Gibb and King released "Agadoo (The Space Mix)". A television advertisement for Walkers crisps was shown on British TV, featuring "Agadoo" with Dene Michael, now fronting tribute duo Old Lace and appearing alongside Gary Lineker. In 2016 Gibb celebrating 40 years with Black Lace and teamed up with guitarist and vocalist Gordon King for live shows, making the original Black Lace a duo again. Dene Michael appeared on the reality court room TV show, "Judge Rinder", being 'sued' by his wife. On 27 June 2016, Dene Michael was