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Fake Sculptor and the Band of Boys

 Monday: The Wild One (1953)

         Johnny is a leader of a motorcycle gang. His gang arrives in a small town. They don't plan to stay for long but then one of their own gets injured. Johnny meets a pretty woman named Kathie. He convinces his gang they need to stay for their injured friend. Really it's an excuse to spend more time with Kathie. Another rival gang arrives. After a fight Johnny lands in jail. The gangs continue to terrorize the town until he is released. Kathie is unsure how she feels about everything. Johnny wants to be better. This movie was alright. Not the best but enjoyable.

Wednesday: Design for Scandal (1941)

          Jeff is a reporter who's actions constantly get him in trouble with his boss. Recently his boss got a divorce. The judge, Cornelia, ruled in favor of the wife. The boss has to pay alimony. He is not happy about it. Jeff comes up with a plan to help his boss and keep his job. He will cause a big scandal for Cornelia that will force her transfer. Which will allow his boss to get an appeal and stop paying the alimony. Cornelia is going on vacation. She plans to spend the time relaxing and sculpting. Jeff follows her there and pretends to be a sculptor. He gets her to fall in love with him, with the plan for another woman to come and claim to be his wife and ruin Cornelia's reputation. But things don't go as he planned. This is a good movie. I have seen it before. But before I started this blog. 

Sunday: The Boys in the Band (2020)

        This is based on a play. Set in 1968 seven gay friends get together for a friend's birthday. Michael is the host. A friend from college is in town. He doesn't know Michael is gay. He is supposed to just stop by for a quick drink, but he comes late during the party. Michael's friends aren't good about hiding their gayness. Each of the friends brings their own drama. Although they enjoy each other's company they still fight and bully each other. As the night goes on it only gets worse. Especially when Michael forces them to play a game where they have to call the person they have truly loved. I liked this movie a lot. It was very well acted. The original play came out in 1968. Which was very brave in that time. Most of the actors in that version were gay, as well as the playwright. The play was revived a couple years ago. All the actors were gay. They all reprised their roles in this movie.

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