#Melinda Dillon

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

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Celebrity Melons

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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)

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297 - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Why not derail an originally planned episode to close pride season with a beloved queer 90s film with three praised performances? In 1995, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar spun a tale of three drag queens on a road trip that get stranded in middle America. Its headliners were two macho movie stars in Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes and one emerging theatre actor in John Leguizamo, resulting in Globe nominations for Swayze and Leguizamo. One of a few of the 90s drag centric movie hits, To Wong Foo was ignored by the Academy for both its performances and its costumes, a category won by The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the previous year.

This episode, we unpack how the film has stood the test of time in the queer canon and the performances from these straight performers. We also discuss the film's divine female ensemble, how the film holds up to contemporary expectations for queer cinema, and title punctuation.

Topics also include favorite outfits from Snipes' Noxeema Jackson, the drag road trip movie tradition, and 1995 Best Supporting Actor.

The 1995 Academy Awards

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A Christmas Story (1983) Dir. Bob Clark

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Italian lobby Card (fotobusta), 1977

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Remembering Melinda Dillon on her birthday #botd

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Melinda Dillon, Peter Billingsley & Ian Petrella on the set of A Christmas Story (1983)

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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 1977

He says the sun came out last night. He says it sang to him.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Steven Spielberg

September 21st 2024

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Double Bill Number Fourteen:

The Coffee Table (2022) + A Christmas Story (1983)

whatthehelliswrongwithhim writes: “hello dave. I just finished the coffee table (2022) and thought it would make a fun double feature with a christmas story (1983): they’re both movies where a guy buys a weirdly sexy piece of furniture that his wife hates. keep up the good work man”

Hi! Thank you for the great suggestion and the kind words! I actually really really want to see “The Coffee Table”, but haven’t been able to find it anywhere, hopefully it will be available here in Norway soon. I think I saw “A Christmas Story” when I was a kid, but maybe it’s due for a rewatch this Christmas season.

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**Shots of the Movie**

A Christmas Story (1983)

Director: Bob Clark Cinematographer: Reginald H. Morris

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Me and my dad watched a Christmas Story last night. And you know...maybe it's because my mom's gone (so it's just the two of us), or maybe it's because i'm growing up, but this was the first time i really focused on the whole film. I didn't really do much on here or with my phone or tablet in general. I mean, I used them. But i was pretty intently focused on the film.

Now with that out of the way: my god, that movie is impressive. It's really only got four or five actors, but wow. They really emote. I was stunned by the mother and father, especially. Melinda Dillon and Darren McGavin really express so much, often with just their physical expressions and vocal tones. It's impressive. And Jean Shepherd is a great narrator, too. I can see why he was a popular humorist at one point. His delivery of his lines is amazing. So although i always saw this film as a kid and loved it, now i think i noticed more stuff to appreciate.