A steady stream of Criterion movies? I just hoped on and caught the last half hour of Paris, Texas and now have Tampopo on in the background while I spring clean. A game changer!
I kept adding to this all year and what I learned was that I really did not keep up with new releases like I wished I had. Notes for next year I guess but some highlights:
- A Taste of Honey is so charming and got me so into kitchen-sink realism for a bit, gave me a deeper understanding of UK subculture/punk that I revere so much but was missing a lot of sociopolitical context on
- Hollywood Shuffle is one of my dad’s favorites, very short and silly and sweet and smart. It made me a little emotional to think about how resonant this movie was for my dad when it came out. For those who don’t know the name or recognize Robert Townsend, Ayo’s dad on The Bear!
- Watching Elaine Stritch bust her ass on “Ladies Who Lunch” from Company and baby Stephen Sondheim be a genius in real time changed me for the better
so much to talk about, the sunglasses, the scarf, the fresh baguette and coffee, the always lovely cafe setting. I think this is the most swag ever captured on camera I aspire to be at this level
