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About to start livetweeting GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953) dir. by Howard Hawks. Follow along with this thread, folks. #TCMParty
I get a weird twinge seeing the 20th Century Fox logo now. #TCMParty
I would wear the fuck out of Marilyn Monroe& #39;s slate gray dress with the leopard print! that hat! those jewels! #TCMParty
What really makes this film for me is the friendship between Dorothy and Lorelei. They& #39;re both true broads but very different women --- one bawdy and rough hewn on the outside, the other may seem like a dumb blonde but she& #39;s shrewd in her own way. #TCMParty
This is definitely a film where the men are fucking inconsequential. It& #39;s all about these dames. #TCMParty
Omg at Marilyn bouncing on the bed and distracting this poor man. #TCMParty
The songs kept from the original show include "We& #39;re Just Two Little Girls from Little Rock" (changed from "I& #39;m Just A Little Girl from Little Rock", "Bye Bye Baby" which is playing now, and the incandescent, long living "Diamonds Are A Girl& #39;s Best Friend". #TCMParty
Reading Todd McCarthy& #39;s bio of Howard Hawks he categorizes the director as along for the ride of making the film. Hawks insisted upon not directing the musical numbers, which make up about 40% of the film. That was handled by ace choreographer Jack Cole. #TCMParty
This makes the film a curio of sorts in Hawks filmography. #TCMParty
What I would do with Jane Russell& #39;s checked and mustard yellow coat. It& #39;s gorgeous! #TCMParty
This whole musical sequence with these clearly gay dudes (come on, it ain& #39;t subtext) wildly uninterested in Dorothy is a work of beauty. I just like seeing bodies in ecstatic motion. #TCMParty
Jane Russell is a babe and a half. #TCMParty
I mean. Come on. I love this. #TCMParty
Charles Coburn reportedly said about working on GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, "Work? This is work? This is sheer, unadulterated joy." #TCMParty
Elliott Reed as Malone in no way, shape, or form lives up to what Jane Russell is putting down. #TCMParty
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell June 26, 1953 at Grauman& #39;s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
DAMN. #TCMParty
The glamour! We don& #39;t get any glamour like this anymore in American film and I& #39;m hungry for it. #TCMParty
Malone can shove it. He needs to leave Lorelei alone! "Nobody talks about Lorelei but me." That& #39;s right, Dorothy. #TCMParty
This film is imperfect due to the casting of the dudes who don& #39;t hold a candle to what Marilyn and Jane are doing. But it is so perfect to watch tonight. A technicolor gem. #TCMParty
Marilyn& #39;s pouting and shifting gaze (sometimes wide-eyed with wonder, other times sly with cunning) is a marvel to watch. #TCMParty
When your girl just got herself in one hell of a pickle. #TCMParty
Lorelei thinking she can squeeze through that window --- Oh, lord! #TCMParty
If you could recast Malone and Gus in GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES what actors do you think could match the energy of Marilyn and Jane? #TCMParty
Jane Russell provides the film its genuine emotion and longing beneath her bawdy exterior. #TCMParty
I am screaming at these pictures of Lorelei and "Piggy" lol #TCMParty
Screw Malone& #39;s bitch ass. He sucks. Dorothy deserves better. And only a fool thinks Lorelei is stupid. #TCMParty
Also, why would you think a girl would be okay with you trying to destroy her friend? #TCMParty
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell bonded on the making of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES. Hawks was unable to communicate with Marilyn and she really relied on Jane through the shoot. #TCMParty
