Was it HOT Enough For You?

Now that the heat has THANKFULLY dropped to a happy summery 85 or so degrees and I don't need to run and stick my head in the freezer between keystrokes, here are some of the things your DivaCardista has been up to:

MOVIES:
I went to see the Wayans "Little Man" and laughed out loud for the first time in about a week. (In the heat, too hot to laugh.) It's good to see a Wayans movie every so often. They are so silly. Crafty, too. It was a typical Wayans movie plus a heaping helping of Warner Brothers' Baby Buggy Bunny with a soupçon of Robert Townsend to make the hard edges a bit softer and to bring the requisite tear to the eye.

Plus the theatre was cool.

Also...

In search of something else in my 11x21 manse I found a new favorite: "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". (Thank you, Mr. Kellogg!) Now by this point everyone knows that Ms. Monroe was actually quite the smart cookie, however breathy. But hardly anyone talks about her dancing.
Girlfriend could move! Jane Russell could hold it down when she had her featured solos, but when she was next to Marilyn, Dear Jane looked like a teamster in drag. (Overly harsh? Maybe. But you watch them together as the film progresses and tell me if you don't see what I see.)

The casting was great, because as soon as Jane got too acidic, here comes the breathy sweetness of Marilyn. And even those with a few lines were on point.

But, um...

What was the deal with the Bondage Girls on the chandelier? Much less the gymnasts in the scene by the pool? & what's with those 1953 pre-spandex/pre-speedo mostly flesh tone shorts? Maybe we are simply too young to fully understand Director Hawks' intentions in those moments, but overall, this classic is funny, fascinating, tuneful and nobody's fluff piece. Of course, I would love to see it done today with a muti-culti cast. Beyonce would make a hysterical Loreli.

HOT THINGS:
There was this tea that called itself "Hot Love" that I tried lately that tasted more like hot socks.

Which brings us, of course to the demise of "Hot Feet" the recently closed Earth, Wind & Fire dance outing on Broadway. I think that one of the reasons it closed so soon is because it focused its title on those who would be moving to/through the music. Not on the music, which would have drawn more people. If they called it "Gratitude" or "Reasons" or "Love's Holiday" DivaCardista believes in her heart that this show would still be playing. If you can say the title and begin humming immediately, well, there's half of your marketing right there.

Ah, me. Well, I have to go upstate to a family picnic. Should be fun.

So long as the Good Lord doesn't decide to turn the heat back to broil.

Stay hydrated!

Blessings,
DivaCardista