Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Merrie Melodies cartoon, the 1967 Speedy Ghost to Town, {co-starring Speedy Gonzales,) directed by Alex Lovy.
This is the first cartoon to be directed by Alex Lovy, who would direct all Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts after this cartoon until Chimp & Zee in 1968.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to talk about martinis. A few of the amateurs that work here like a dirty vodka martini. I say phooey. As many of you and the makers of Bombay Sapphire Gin know, it must be straight up, bone dry, olives. I have sent back more poorly made drinks then many of you have had hot meals, but I digress ... We would like you to watch this video of several different bartenders show us how they make a martini -
When the bartender referred to a very dry martini as just a glass of cold gin, I had to be restrained.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1971 crime drama, Wanda, directed by Barbara Loden , and starring Barbara Loden, and Michael Higgins. . The film is both a personal and political film. I have to say none of us had ever seen the film. We all enjoyed watching it and wanted to share it today. So push away from the table, get comfortable and join us in watching Wanda.
Barbara Loden got the idea for the movie after reading a newspaper article about a woman who thanked a judge for sentencing her to 20 years in prison for her participation in a bank robbery, as the woman said she had no sense of direction in her life and believed prison would give her stability. The woman's words resonated with Loden, who felt that she had lived much of her own life without a sense of stability, and who based the character of Wanda on herself at a younger age. Loden also drew inspiration from a book she read about the lives of prostitutes, one of whom recalled enjoying being bossed around by an abusive foster mother because it was the first time in her life someone had told her what to do.
Demand Euphoria!
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