It was on TCM the other night, and I found myself watching. A little silly but fun to watch, icons Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton getting in and out of scrapes. A good movie to watch while writing your resume. ;)
recently rediscovered that this is the perfect movie, and i say that without a hint of irony. i watched it twice last week and then read the screenplay front to back. my mom told me she caught it on hbo (that’s something parents still do, catch things on hbo) and i almost cried. strikes the perfect balance of genuine heart and complete nonsense. the extended sequence at mamie-claire’s house is (again, genuinely) a feat in cinema. “five feet to the left and unhappy”
-Pollyanna (1960)
-The entire Harry Potter Series
-Mona Lisa Smile
-8 Femmes
-All That Jazz (1979)
-On the Town (1949)
-Gone Girl
-Bringing Up Baby (1938)
-Cover Girl (1944)
-A Little Princess (1995)
-The Secret Garden (1993)
-The Neverending Story
-Heidi (1937)
-Fried Green Tomatoes
-Summerland (2020)
-Waiting to Exhale
-The Duke of Burgundy (Hahaha!!!)
One of the funniest movies I've ever seen, you can tell the US still didn't have a huge grudge against communists at the time. Hollywood studios still had a sense of humor about it cause they didn't have to be afraid of getting McCarthyed.
