by Liz Locke
If you’re in the mood for a thriller full of double and triple-crosses that doesn’t take itself too seriously, look no further than the Stanley Donen classic, Charade. Starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant, this film has more twists than a Chubby Checker song. Who can you trust? In the world of Charade - absolutely no one.
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This Valentine’s Day, I want to celebrate a romantic hero so great that he could only ever exist in the movies. A hero who would stand outside your house blasting Peter Gabriel, not giving a crap about embarrassing himself in front of the neighbors. A hero who would not comment on the fact that you are WAY overdressed for a keg party, then finish the night as your dependable designated driver. A hero who would give you his heart, and get only a pen in return. Who is this guy? He’s Lloyd Dobler. And goddamn it, he doesn’t want to sell, buy, or process anything.
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Let’s, for privacy’s sake (and because he’s a big John Waters fan) call him Uncle Belvedere. He was the relative who introduced me to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Divine, and David Lynch. I read Helter Skelter in his backyard hammock when I was fifteen, and later, we discussed the music of Charlie Manson. Summers with Uncle Belvedere were a strange and wonderful journey through the avant-garde. I can still remember the weathered cardboard sleeves around plastic tapes- spines of Salò, My Beautiful Laundrette, Metropolis, and dozens more. It began with a closet full of VHS, and has grown into a 50-page spreadsheet of titles encompassing the best of cinema history, along with the truly obscure. When I say deep cuts, I mean DEEP.
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