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Tank Girl (1995)
You go, girl!
On second viewing, "Tank Girl" is a remarkably intelligent amalgam of cultural detritus encompassing allusions that range from Cole Porter to Busby Berkely to "Shaft" to the Beat generation -- and more. It's also a great in-your-face female flick, triangulated somewhere between "GI Jane," "Thelma and Louise," and "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion." While technically so-so (e.g., editing, camera work, etc.), this film is intellectually over the top. Oh, did I mention Malcolm McDowell as a grown-up "Clockwork Orange" punk? Great fun...You go, girl!
That Touch of Mink (1962)
Great writing, techno-modernist look & killer performance by Audrey Meadows make this film a must!
Great writing, cool gowns, and Cary Grant panache only begin to describe the pleasures of this surprisingly refreshing film. Cary Grant is an overly-controlling business executive; Gig Young plays his side-kick, junior, and alter-ego. Doris Day is strong-willed and fun to watch, but Audrey Meadows is sensational in her over-the-top performance as Doris Day's older and wiser roommate. Two scenes stand out: one in the fabled NY quick-meal restaurant, the Automat, the other a computer room scene that has to be seen by anyone who knows what IBM stands for. See this movie. It will surprise you.