Today I met up with folks who I've been seeing by zoom for months now in my cinema chat groups. We had lunch at Zut Cafe on 4th Street. It was great to get to know people a little better and to feel their presence. When I got back home, I decided to watch a Judy Holliday comedy instead of the next in the neo-noir series on Criterion, so I watched Born Yesterday. She's wonderful. The best scene in the movie is the gin rummy game.
Here's the story of how she rescued the Broadway play when Jean Arthur dropped out at the last minute, and went on to win an Oscar for her role:
Here's the Criterion clip with an overview of her career:
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