Sep 20, 2009 | Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Tonight's Movie: In the Meantime, Darling
IN THE MEANTIME, DARLING is the story of newlyweds Maggie and Danny , who live in a hotel with other military families during World War II.
Tonight's Movie: Million Dollar Baby
MILLION DOLLAR BABY opens with Harry Warren's jaunty "I Found a Million Dollar Baby in a Five and Ten Cent Store" playing over the opening credits, and from there on it continues to provide an entertaining viewing experience.
What's a girl to do? Here you are a modern feminist filmmaker and author, and yet you find yourself coming back again and again to certain films of the 1940s - cheesy, over-the-top melodramas, made by male directors, full of sexist stereotypes, and yet - irresistible.
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