It occurs to me that though we did mark the year's halfway point, we did not do a "wrap" post for May or June and here we are in mid July. So let's stop to catch our breath before steaming ahead into the dog days of summer. Herewith key posts in case you're behind on your favorite blog. That's this one, right? (Rhetorical question)
17 Favorites
• A League of Their Own - a four part retrospective
• Olivia de Havilland sues Feud - don't mess w/ this centenarian
• Interview James Ivory - on Maurice's 30th anniversary
• Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Moonlight - revisiting the Oscar winner
• Susan Hayward Centennial - we looked back at four pictures
• mother! - the teaser poster
• Podcast Premiere - Wonder Woman, My Cousin Rachel...
• Pfeiffer's Despair - Murtada on Where is Kyra?
• Q&A "Strong Female Character" - and who should AFI honor?
• Wonder Woman at the Alamo - a special all female report
• 70 Gowns - Best of the 70th Cannes Film Festivals
• Dark Habits - going way back with Pedro's risque nuns
• Welcome Back Debra Winger - The Lovers
• The Year of Dern? - Star Wars Dress, Big Little Lies, etc...
• The Furniture: The Skin I Live In - Almodóvar's decorating obsession
• Soundtracking: A Mighty Wind - it's blowin' you and me...
• "Werk! Werk!" - The Beguiled girls do Hamilton
17 Most Discussed
• Welcome to the Academy - Oscar's 774 New Invitees
• 25 Best of 21st Century - way too early but everyone was doing it
• Cannes Closing Ceremony - la fin
• The Greatest Showman - a Yes No Maybe So on the trailer
• The Papers - Spielberg casts virtually everyone
• Dream Emmy Ballot (sigh) and the Real Emmy nods (!)
• Murder on the Orient Express - the teaser discussion
• Tony Awards - key moments, interesting stats
• Q&A - Best Best Actress Decade? and Gay for Play
• Q&A - Best of Marisa Tomei & Toni Collette
• Q&A - Star Wars, Madonna, etcetera
• The State of Comedy - Rough Night and more
• Ways to Celebrate... - Nicole Kidman's 50th Birthday
• Emmy Snubs - Why wasn't ____ nominated?
• More Tarantino Bloodshed - He's taking on the Manson Murders
• Annette Bening as Gloria Grahame - First peek at the new biopic
COMING SOON
Charlize Theron week, Robert Mitchum's Centennial, and the latest from both Christopher Nolan and Luc Besson