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April Movie Selection: Ladyhawke (1985)

April is a Movie Matinee month and our selection is Ladyhawke! Ladyhawke is a fantasy adventure movie with a romance and a young Matthew Broderick. If you’ve never seen it, here’s the description: Upon breaking out of a dungeon, youthful thief Phillipe Gaston (Matthew Broderick) befriends Capt. Navarre (Rutger Hauer), a man with a strange secret. Navarre and his lover Lady Isabeau d’Anjou (Michelle Pfeiffer) were cursed by the wicked Bishop of Aquila (John Wood), who desires … Continue reading April Movie Selection: Ladyhawke (1985)

February Movie Selection: Broadcast News (1987)

February is our first Movie Matinee month of 2018 and we’ve picked Broadcast News. If you haven’t seen it in a while or it’s your first time watching, here’s the synopsis: A highly strung news producer finds herself strangely attracted to a vapid anchorman even through she loathes everything he personifies. To make matters worse, her best friend, a talented but not particularly telegenic news reporter, is secretly in love with her. This pick was a … Continue reading February Movie Selection: Broadcast News (1987)

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Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: The Holiday

Carrie: This came just in time as I have a cold and am supposed to sit on the couch. Now can I sit on the couch and growl “I’m WORKING” at passers by. But I’m also super cranky so I should feel more sympathy for poor Iris and Amanda instead of wanting to throw kleenex at them. Elyse: I’m probably viewing this through my own professional lens, but I have a hard time believing that … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: The Holiday

November Movie Selection: The Holiday (2006)

November is a Smart Bitches Movie Matinee month and we want to get into the holiday season with the aptly named The Holiday. For those who haven’t see it, here’s the plot synopsis: Two women, one (Cameron Diaz) from America and one (Kate Winslet) from Britain, swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man (Jude Law, Jack Black) but realizes that the imminent return home may … Continue reading November Movie Selection: The Holiday (2006)

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Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Roman Holiday

Sarah: I had my hair cut this week, and as I got in the car, I thought that having very short hair is very appropriate for watching this film. “And Introducing Audrey Hepburn…” Oh, we have met, I assure you. I love the long opening credits. And Edith Head did the costumes! Of course she did. This is a trope that works for me – individual bound by a massive weight of duty and expectation … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Roman Holiday

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Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Love & Basketball

Sarah: One of the reasons we started this feature was to both explore romantic comedies, a film genre that isn’t appearing in theatres much at all anymore, and to explore the films we love to see if they still hold up. With this film, so many people I know and respect adore this movie that I know it should be very good. “Can I play?” “You nice?” Redheadedgirl: “I told you I was nice! I’m … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Love & Basketball

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Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong

Sarah: Watching Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong. 1 hour, 18 minutes. perfect It’s sad that 2 hours is often too much of a commitment for me. I’m embarrassed admitting that. This was written and directed by Emily Ting, so I’m giving Emily all the credit for all the things I like. And so far there’s a lot. Carrie: This movie is basically the exact same movie as the Chris Evans one only without the purse … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong

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Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Christmas in Connecticut

Carrie: OK, I’m going in. Watching Christmas in Connecticut. If you don’t want spoilers avert your eyes. Sarah: Do moviegoers know it’s Christmas if there are no Jingle Bells? RHG: Special thanks to whoever said “HEY THIS IS ON TCM IN LIKE AN HOUR” when we posted that this was our pick for this month. Tivo is magic! I’m not, as a rule, terribly fond of old movies, which is one of the great things … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Christmas in Connecticut

September Movie Selection: Under the Tuscan Sun

This month’s Smart Bitches Matinee selection comes from a suggestion by RedHeadedGirl, who loves this movie. LOVES it. (Direct quote: “I love it so much.”) She says it has, for our viewing pleasure: Scenery porn Food porn Recovery for terrible breakup porn Home reno porn Here’s the summary, if you missed this one: When Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) learns her husband is cheating on her from a writer to whom she gave a bad review, … Continue reading September Movie Selection: Under the Tuscan Sun

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Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: South Pacific

Carrie: I dunno if the problem is my TV or what but the colors in the opening credits look like they were produced on some serious LSD. All I can think of is Channing Tatum dancing in Hail Caesar. Sarah: This is going to be an interesting Matinee because I am not a big musicals person. I get why other people love them, and I’ve been crew and tech and assistant stage manager for a few, and … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: South Pacific

August Movie Selection: South Pacific

After many (many) submissions for our Movie Matinee we have a fantastic list of films past and present to take us well into the future for our monthly re-watch. This month, a movie that received a hefty number of reader nominations: South Pacific. This is the 1958 movie version of the 1949 musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, based on the book Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener. The book won the Pulitzer, the movie won … Continue reading August Movie Selection: South Pacific