March 2013
1 post
February 2013
6 posts
Sooner or Later
Jane Krakowski
Now that 30 Rock is over, it became very important for me to dig through my archival CD-R’s from high school and announce to the room that JANE KRAKOWSKI’s recording of “SOONER OR LATER” by STEPHEN SONDHEIM,famously of the DICK TRACY soundtrack, is ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RECORDINGS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. <END TRANSMITTAL>
Episode 6 - In the Cut // GUEST: David Archer
Bonnie and Maude
In our first book vs. movie episode, we discuss Jane Campion’s 2003 film In The Cut and how it compares to Susanna Moore’s original erotic thriller, published in 1995.
Does Meg Ryan’s flat, brown hair obscure her image as America’s innocent sweetheart?
Is Jennifer Jason Leigh her sister or friend?
Why are all the men in the movie so obsessed with marriage?
Does it matter that we spoil the killer’s identity?
All will be revealed in Episode 6!
Literary publicist and all-around bibliophile David Archer joins Bonnie and Maude for the discussion and treats us with an impeccable Meg Ryan impersonation.
Eleanor and Kseniya were masochistic enough to let me join them to discuss Jane Campion’s 2003 adaptation of Susanna Moore’s IN THE CUT. Can you stand it?
January 2013
5 posts
A Lot of Consonants: What to do if you're falling out of love with New York →
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All of this, but specifically: “Go for a long walk. I can’t stress this enough. See how you feel. It might be helpful to listen to whatever music you think is good for walking in the city; it might also be helpful to listen to the ambient sounds of the street. Be sure to smell everything: fried food, perfume, bodega carnations, smoky grills, floor wax. If you are tired of walking in your neighborhood get on a bus or the train and get off somewhere else. Anywhere really.”
- Go to Chinatown, alone, preferably in the late afternoon. Walk around. Go into one of the shops that sells mysterious (to me) herbs and dried things. Buy some condiments or beef jerky or sweet buns for, what, $2. Listen to the grandmas hollering at their children/grandchildren/the vegetable…
December 2012
1 post
PREVIEW: Episode 6 - In the Cut // GUEST: David Archer
Bonnie and Maude
A taste of Episode 6 to get you through the holiday season.
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With the help of our special guest David Archer, we will be discussing Jane Campion’s 2003 film In The Cut (starring a mumble-y, brunette Meg Ryan in what was intended to be a gritty, sexual role for America’s Sweetheart) and how it compares to Susanna Moore’s original novel.
Read the book and check back in January to hear what we thought!
For better or worse.
