Rainy weekends often find Millie and me nestled on the couch, laps warmed by a blissful kitty, plenty of Barbara's Organic Raspberry Fig bars on hand, ready to watch whatever strikes a chord. Our selections are rarely premeditated and as an unwritten rule quite disparate.
This weekend's fare proved to be no different. It's an unlikely mix, and yet, oddly enough, each film deals almost exclusively in class issues, two grasping at the silver spoon, the other spitting it out all together. Come, see for yourself . . .
The Landlord (1970), dir. Hal Ashby
Starring: Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Pearl Bailey
The film's star, a very handsome Beau Bridges
Oscar winner Lee Grant
Hal Ashby's directorial debut - the story of a uncommonly wealthy twenty something who buys a tenement building in the soon-to-be-gentrified Park Slope - is engrossing, discomforting, and exceedingly sharp. It also plants seedlings that blossom in another Ashby film, quite possibly our favorite film . . . in our humble opinions, The Landlord deserves your time.
Millie's Bees to Knees Meter (1 bee = blah, 10 bees = hoo-rah!): 9
Working Girl (1988), dir. Mike Nichols
Starring: Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver
The film's magnetic star, Melanie Griffith
Epic hair. Epic.
Even Mike Nichols' less successful films remarkably better than your average fare, and with lauded notches such as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966) and The Graduate (1967) on his dance card, not to mention thoroughly enjoyable fare such as The Birdcage (1996) and Postcards From the Edge (1990), it's unlikely you'l be sitting bored on the bleachers in your party dress. Working Girl is not only entertaining, but infectious, boasting an admirable heroine one simply can't help but root for. And it's an fashion sarcophagus of the most wonderful and unrelenting kind.
Millie's Bees to Knees Meter (1 bee = blah, 10 bees = hoo-rah!): 7.75
Alfie (2004), dir. Charles Shyer
Starring: Jude Law, Sienna Miller, Marisa Tomei, Susan Saradon
Millie's Bees to Knees Meter (1 bee = blah, 10 bees = hoo-rah!): film - 5, Jude Law - 11
4 comments:
Oh Lordy, I'm glad to see a new Millie post! And I simply adore Working Girl. I aspire to be Tess McGill - dressing to impress and always looking for the next big idea. =) Happy rainy movie-ing.
Hello Steph, so nice to hear from you! Yes, Tess McGill is a heroine for sure, I'm so inspired by her wardrobe! Tight skirts, silk tops with shoulder pads, and pink gloss here I come!
"I've got a head for business and a bod for sin!" I just watched Working Girl this weekend and it was gooood.
In her cute little Bette Boop voice? Greatest line in the movie! Thanks for stopping by Brandy!
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