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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