September 16 movie: The Celluloid Closet. I was flipping channels last night and this was just starting. I had only seen in once before, long ago when I hadn't seen most of the movies they talk about. It's interesting and I can't disagree with their conclusions, although I can honestly say it would never have occurred to me to interpret Rebecca in a gay context. Not that I would accuse them of stretching to make their point. Or maybe I would.
I watched the "early Hollywood" section and mainly found myself regretting movies they hadn't included like The Mark of Zorro and Designing Woman. When they got to more current movies I had to turn it off. I was in the mood for a fun movie last night. Marlene Deitrich in white tie? Fun. The Children's Hour or Cruising? Not so much.
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