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more catradora scribbles from the archives 💌

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SAVING FACE (2004) dir. Alice Wu In Manhattan, the brilliant Chinese-American lesbian surgeon Wil is surprised by the arrival of her forty-eight year old widowed mother to her apartment. The woman was banished from Flushing, Queens, when her father discovered that she was pregnant. The presence of her mother affects Wil’s personal life, especially now that the young doctor finds herself in love with dancer Vivian Shing, the daughter of her boss. Once her grandfather has promised that her mother would only return to Flushing remarried or proving that it was an immaculate conception, Wil tries to find a Chinese bachelor to marry her. (link in title)

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So the barbie movie happened 😭😭😭😭

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“The average US president has been charged with 1.54 felonies” factoid isn’t true. The average US President has been charged with 0 felonies. Donald trump, who has been charged with 71, is a statistical outlier and should not have been counted

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"Of course I'm going with you, dummy."

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Lena Horne performs "I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby" Stormy Weather (1943) dir. Andrew L. Stone

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Peter Falk-Gena Rowlands "Una mujer bajo la influencia" (A woman under the influence) 1974, de John Cassavetes.

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Audrey Hepburn for Harper’s Bazaar in Paris, 1959 by Richard Alvedon

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Yo this wine taste good bro?

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"Purrr prrrr ~"

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

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Perfect Blue, 1997 Satoshi Kon

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Like music to my ears

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Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran”

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ABIGAIL BRESLIN & ALAN ARKIN as Olive & Grandpa LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006, dir. Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton) ALAN ARKIN (1934-2023)  🌹

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Trivia for To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) dir Beeban Kidron