Columbus (Friday the 13th!)
It’s wild to have two theatrical experiences this special back to back. I was thinking maybe 35-45 people would show up (if I was lucky), but the theater was *packed* 🤯 The room overflowed with love and support. I saw old friends, new friends, cast, crew, and even my ex from high school drove into town. The Q&A after was a breeze — just chatting with a room full of friends.
Gateway Film Center is such…
My queen, Meg Foster, has almost nothing to do in this movie. Yet, I ate up every moment she’s on screen — especially in close-up 👑
This story may not provide the same chills found in The Innocents (1961) or The Haunting (1963), but The Uninvited does stand with them in its glorious visuals. Brilliant cinematography and production design. The influence of Rebecca (1940) seems clear, but I mean that with a positive connotation. I didn’t expect to find another 40s film that captures such a similar gothic, seaside beauty 🖤
Some background on me, before my little review: I was assigned male at birth but have always identified more with women. I refer to myself as non-binary, because I don’t present in a traditionally feminine way. I grew up gay in Ohio, where boys called me a fag, long before I understood my own sexuality. Over the years, men have said hurtful things to me as I walked down the street or given me dirty looks for carrying a gender-neutral…
Love how only ten seconds into the movie the fairy godmother materializes in the fireplace. She’s like “Girl, you already know the story — let’s make some magic happen.”
