I heart Rosalind Russell
Look at her. Divine, am I right? Here are three examples of her goddess-like nature in action…
1. His Girl Friday
This is a great fucking movie. Russell plays a writer—and a damn good one—who is trying to get away from her old life as a reporter-slash-wife with the adorably manipulative newspaper editor, . Unfortunately, she wants to begin anew with milquetoast nobody . Boo. Now, some folks will tell you that no one does a better battle of the sexes movie than and . For my taste, Tracy always came off as the all-knowing godhead in those films, which pisses me off. Meanwhile, Grant is a rogue and lovable villain to Russell’s hard working and wish-I-could-hate-my-editor staff reporter. Even though you know Bellamy would give Russell a safer life, you can’t help rooting for Grant to manipulate the fuck out of her.
***SPOILER ALERT*** He does.
Love Russell’s work in this movie. I particularly love this hat:
2. Auntie Mame
DAMN, I adore this film. It’s the perfect bookend to His Girl Friday because in Mame, Russell is the female version of Grant in Friday: a manipulative and uber-intelligent monster who you can’t help but adore. Once again, she’s also a successful writer (go her!) Most importantly, she gets some FABOO outfits to wear by the super-talented :
Those of you who know how I dress have probably guessed that I got my love of international jackets from this movie. Fun!
3. Picnic.
Okay, I know that a film buff will tell you that Picnic is important because it was the first time a guy was really presented as beefcake in a movie, in this case, a pre-steroid-era . I hated the movie, thought Holden’s character was a wimp, and found the beefcake attempt here not at all sexy as a result. Russell plays an old rat-bag who hits on Holden, unsuccessfully. Without a doubt, I hated that part of the story the most. In real life, Russell had her issues with the film as well, which is why she refused the Supporting Actress Oscar for it. Go you, Rosalind!
All in all, Russell is one kick-ass chick and I likes her a ton. If you haven’t seen Auntie Mame or His Girl Friday, please go out and do so right now. It’s absolutely worth it!
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