Joey Magidson
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, we have a comedy classic coming to the Criterion Collection. Yes, Some Like It Hot gets their very special treatment this week. What else is hitting shelves? Well, not much, if we’re being honest, but all the same, read on to find out…
Joey’s Top Pick
Some Like It Hot (Criterion)
From The Criterion Collection: “One of the most beloved films of all time, this sizzling masterpiece by Billy Wilder set a new standard for Hollywood comedy. After witnessing a mob hit, Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, in landmark performances) skip town by donning drag and joining an all-female band en route to Miami. The charm of the group’s singer, Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe, at the height of her bombshell powers), leads them ever further into extravagant lies, as Joe assumes the persona of a millionaire to woo her and Jerry’s female alter ego winds up engaged to a tycoon. With a whip-smart script by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond, and sparking chemistry among its finely tuned cast, Some Like It Hot is as deliriously funny and fresh today as it was when it first knocked audiences out several decades ago.”
Also Available This Week
Jade
Just Friends (Blu-ray)
Criterion Corner
*As a reminder, Some Like It Hot is hitting Criterion today and is our top pick*
Stay tuned for more next week…
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