Monthly Archives: May 2012

The Avengers: Joss the Superhero Wrangler, Part 2

Posted on May 23, 2012 by popgoddess

Since The Avengers is trampling box office records all over the place, this is kind of a moot point (or a moo point, as Joey Tribbiani would say), but I just want to add my own “Woo-hoo, yay for Joss!” … Continue reading →

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Clybourne Park: A Dream Still Deferred

Posted on May 15, 2012 by popgoddess

If I’d known that the goal of Clybourne Park is to shock us with the politically incorrect statements spewing from its characters’ mouths, I would’ve skipped it. I hoped for more than just shock value from the play, a sort … Continue reading →

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The Palm Beach Story: Sex Gets in the Way for Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert

Posted on May 8, 2012 by popgoddess

Speaking of sex-as-subtext in classic films, The Palm Beach Story was on TCM this week. Preston Sturges’ screwball gem is all about how sex keeps getting in the way of a wife’s scheme to help her husband by divorcing him … Continue reading →

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