On 'Gone With The Wind': Devil In A Black Bombazine Dress
One things I will agree with you on Nicole is that the Tarleton twins (really, all the Tarletons) sounds super hot and like most excellent husband material. It makes me so, so sad when I think of Careen and her broken heart for Brent Tarleton. Careen is one of my favorite minor characters and I think she would have grown out of the shadow of her attention getting older sister and had a lovely life as a Tarleton, with a bonus of all of those fun sounding Tarleton sisters-in-law, if only Brent had not died with his twin in the most melodramatic way possible. And then she become a nun. She should have had Will at least.
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On 'Gone With The Wind': Devil In A Black Bombazine Dress
@jolie I would also be willing to share my freshman comp essay on GWTW and how bad-ass Scarlett is and how Margaret Mitchell being called home from college to take care of her idiot father when her mother died TOTALLY fueled the characterization of Scarlett, Ellen, and a bunch of other people.
I always felt so badly for Suellen and also INDIA and HONEY. Who were combined into one character for the movie! That is how sad and unpretty and old maidish they are. But the interactions between India and Scarlett are deliciously catty and get more and more so as the book goes on. AND back to Melanie and how she is awesome: SHE KICKS INDIA OUT OF HER HOUSE TO DEFEND ARCHIE. Determinedly sticking to standards that value what is important in people - Melanie Wilkes.
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On 'Gone With The Wind': Devil In A Black Bombazine Dress
Everyone should read "Frankly, My Dear: Gone With The Wind Revisited" http://www.amazon.com/Frankly-My-Dear-Revisited-America/dp/0300164378/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337961395&sr=1-2
And can't we give Scarlett more credit for saving Tara (who was going to raise the money to pay those taxes? Careen?), owning a business, and being fabulous as hell? All while having PTSD?
My favorite movie costume is the fabulous green and gold bedroom robe.
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On 'Gone With The Wind': Devil In A Black Bombazine Dress
@Equestrienne Yes, MM actually worked for some desegregation in Georgia, but was still a product of her time. The racism in the book really represents 1930s benevolent racism and not 1865 cruelty. She really goes out of her way to present Pork and Mammy as wonderful and part of the family, but she really presents them as equivalent to family pets (Pork getting the watch) or something.
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On 'Gone With The Wind': Devil In A Black Bombazine Dress
@Olivia2.0 I have always wondered how Ellen would have dealt with Reconstruction. Probably in a very Melly-ish, dignified way.
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On 'Gone With The Wind': Devil In A Black Bombazine Dress
@The Lady of Shalott @Jolie Yes, Jolie, yes! There is a lovely description in the book of Melanie's inner mettle that I believe compares her to an elegant battle saber. I wish I could find it, the internet is failing me.
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On 'Clan Of The Cave Bear': Neanderthal Fan Fic
@melis I submit Audrina is BETTER than Flowers in the Attic! Everything is just so...extreme. Have you read the possibly even more important Forever YA review of My Sweet Audrina?! Masterpiece.
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On Let's Talk "Peyton Place": Abortions, Enemas And The Secret Sex Lives Of New Englanders
So wonderful! I didn't have time to read Peyton before this installment but I LOVE Valley of the Dolls and am thrilled I have an excuse to re-read it! I even have that awesome pink edition.
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On 'Gone With The Wind': Devil In A Black Bombazine Dress
@melis The interviews with her on the 4disc GWTW box set are amazing. She talks about how she took the role because there just weren't a lot of roles for black women and she knew it would be a huge production with tons of important people. But! She refused to eat watermelon on camera or let them actually slap her. Amazing indeed!