[lbo-talk] "Nothing is too good for the working class"

[bitch at pulpculture.org]

andie wrote:

>  Why shouldn't the
> >proletariat wear Prada? Who gave the Devil a monopoly
> >on fine clothes? Fuck the Mao suit and the jeans,
> >Vuitton for all!


speaking of: finally saw that film on your advice. where does the 
expression come from "The Devil Wears Prada"? Or was it a coinage from the 
book itself with no prior history? i should prob. google it, huh?

The film was charming, though it felt so formulaic. I guess I'm just 
getting fed up with the formulaic which results from what Michael Ventura 
says is the dictate for any Hollywood writer: make sure they leave the 
theater happy. And when I turn to indies, some of them just bore the hell 
outta me and seem to just plod along. Maria Full of Grace... maybe I was 
just tired from a long week and holiday guests, but that film was just 
boooooooooring. Babel wasn't bad, though it would have been a plodder had 
it not been playing with your head in terms of the sequence of events. 
Maybe I just suck at appreciating film.

Any recommends for something that is not a snoozefest?

Btw, a belated public thanks to Dwayne for knowing that name of the film I 
asked about: La Domenica specialmente. But damn, I can only find it used at 
$60 and it only plays on DVD player from a certain world zone. Fuckers!

BTW, for a beautiful film, I recommend La Belle et La Bete from Jean 
Cocteau. Gorgeous.




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