A little sun on my hair and you had to water your neck.
Stany really is the kind of woman who makes whole civilizations topple. You can smell a Billy Wilder script a mile away with dialogue this loaded with gems. My parents and I couldn't peel our eyes away once we put this on, it's been a while and I forgot just how much of a ball Ball of Fire really is. Kind of crazy this and The Lady…
Great gowns. beautiful gowns.
/end of review. Jk...this movie has some okay moments, but for all the political/social/relationship messages it tries to weave through the plot, it all just says a lot of nothing? Apparently it's a screen-sanitized adaptation of a somewhat controversial novel. Some of the satire hits, it's definitely watchable, Barbara is great as always, I don't think I like Van Heflin all that much, and ultimately their characters are not without chemistry but definitely a very confusing match who seem to get together and stay together for all the wrong reasons.
A captivating first foray into Argentine noir for me and I'm happy TCM featured this, it immediately caught my attention and now I'd love to see more from this director. La bestia debe morir is based on a source novel by Daniel Day-Lewis's father, but I enjoyed the flip of story structure they apparently employed for this film, starting off with the murder and bringing everything full circle after a series of flashbacks. The actors' performances were all very emotionally engaging and I didn't find it overly melodramatic aside from maybe a few moments. A gem worth seizing the chance to watch.
A while ago (pre-COVID) my parents and I were visiting my grandfather in the nursing home. His mind is still sharp, but just much slower. So our weekly visits with him, back when we could see him in person, were often just sitting together for a couple hours. Chatting, but slowly. We were in the lobby sitting area, where there are always the same few coffee table books set out. This time, there was inexplicably a new addition, a big…
