Some Like it Hot (1959)

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When musicians Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) accidentally witness what bears a striking resemblance to the Valentine's Day Massacre (coincidence? No, of course not), they have to get out of town fast and without being recognized. An opportunity presents itself, and they take it, and briefly change genders to join a travelling all-girl band. One of the men definitely pulls it off better than the other.

Near the end of that clip, we meet Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), whom neither man can resist. Both attempt to woo her in their own way. They aren't the only ones attempting at seduction, either. While in their female disguises, both men find out just what it can mean to be a woman. Here's Jerry's suitor, Osgood Fielding III, played by the hilarious Joe E. Brown:

Men in dresses, Marilyn Monroe, music, and mobsters. What's not to like?


Since today's movie is all old and stuff, here's some suitable music to go with it or whatever.


Frank Sinatra - Goody Goody

   genre: vengeful swing
   ideal for: mocking your ex like a (mob) boss. haha I make joke.
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Maureen McGovern - Embraceable You

   genre: classic Broadway sung by a master
   ideal for: a romantic candlelit dinner, complete with crooning stranger on a nearby grand piano
  Sorry guys, this one's not on Youtube, but the whole album, which is fantastic, is available on Amazon and iTunes.

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

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Swashbuckling fun.


Those are the two words that come to mind when I think about this movie. Not "gritty" or "realistic" or "dark," though those words certainly have their place in the spectrum of awesome. When I think about Robin Hood, however, I tend to want something like this movie, rather than Ridley Scott's recent film (although the original concept for it sounded fantastic).


Sometimes I just want to see swords go *click click* when they hit each other, and I want people to die instantaneously and without bleeding when they get stabbed in the stomach. And I especially want to see the dashing hero swagger all over the douchey villain.

The Crimson Pirate is good for that too. Just replace the clicking swords with explosions.


Robin's band of Merry Men make for more good viewing. Robin Hood's first meeting with Little John is one of my favorite scenes:

And it inspired the best part of Robin Hood: Men in Tights:

There you have it. Two hours of escapist fun. You won't regret it! I hope.


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