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I had a cold this week but after watching Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (on the Criterion Channel) it was gone. Marilyn Monroe is a comic genius and Jane Russell is a fucking legend. A film about besties being drop-dead flawless and bringing out the best in each other, getting over and getting theirs. It is pure cinema.
Mar 23, 2024
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costuming 10/10, plus marilyn, music, and surprisingly progressive undertones. honestly a cultural touchstone in so many ways (i also recommend some like it hot, not in color but still very good)
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Forever iconic. This movie has everything—Bette Davis, homoerotic obsession, a scene-stealing cameo from a little-known up-and-coming actress named Marilyn Monroe…
Apr 30, 2024
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this was so excellent, i had never heard of it before i saw it was up at the filmoteca on a random night when i had no plans, didn't even know paul newman had directed films.. heartbreaking and funny and so real and so 70s. great cinematography, great script with lots to chew on and great acting.. joanne woodward really knocks it out of the park and lays the foundation for gena rowlands to drive it home two years later in woman under the influence
memorable quote: there comes a time in everyone's life where a little voice comes and says... "buy a wig"
attached: fun polish poster for the film i found online
memorable quote: there comes a time in everyone's life where a little voice comes and says... "buy a wig"
attached: fun polish poster for the film i found online
Jul 15, 2025
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I believe this album has soothing properties. It's also a perfect counterbalance to the frigid cold in NYC right now.
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😋you know you want those mochi rice nuggets and sunflower butter cups, just get them!
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A lot of which is now streaming on the Criterion Channel! RIYL unbridled emotional complexity, novelistic films about families, "genre" filmmaking by a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker. I'd start with We Own the Night, a film I wish I could see for the first time again. If this is your first time I'm v jealous.