90’s Comedy: [discussing abortion] “Oh, I know what you're going to say. "If you kill the mother, the fetus dies, too." But the fetus is going to be aborted anyway, so why not let it go down with the ship?”

Reality 2026: TN bill would allow death penalty for women who have an abortion https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/20/tennessee-bill-death-penalty-women-abortion/88777975007/

#RootedNews #movies #thebirdcage #uspol

Lord & Taylor, business in Millburn, New Jersey. Bird Cage restaurant 1949 Feb. 5.
Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc.
1 negative : safety ; 5x7 in.

#Millburn #NewJersey #BirdCage #Gottscho-Schleisner #theBirdCage #Departmentstores #Millburn #NewJersey #UnitedStates #architecture #photography

https://www.loc.gov/item/2018748379/

🎬 The Birdcage (1996)

A hugely successful American remake of the classic French farce *La Cage aux Folles* (1978), itself based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 play, and the later sequels *La Cage aux Folles 2* and *La Cage aux Folles 3*. Mike Nichols’ film brings the story to Miami with Robin Williams & Nathan Lane navigating love, acceptance, and politics with big laughs and heart.

#TheBirdcage #LaCageAuxFolles #Comedy #LGBTQCinema #ClassicRemake #Farce #MikeNichols #ElaineMay

📝 Plot:
A lively Miami drag club owner and his partner must put on a conservative front when their son announces his engagement to the daughter of a right-wing senator. Hilarity ensues as identities are mistaken, secrets unravel, and love triumphs in a heartfelt comedy that balances outrageous humor with touching family moments.

#TheBirdcage
#Comedy
#LGBTQ
#Family
#Drag
#RomanticComedy
#Satire

🎭 Cast:
Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Calista Flockhart, Christine Baranski, Dan Futterman, Tom McGowan, Grant Heslov, Kirby Mitchell, James Lally, Luca Tommassini, Luis Camacho, André Fuentes, Tony Gonzalez, Dante Henderson, Scott Kaske, Kevin Alexander Stea, Ann Cusack, Stanley DeSantis, J. Roy Helland, Anthony Giaimo, Lee Delano, David Sage, Michael Kinsley, Tony Snow, Dorothy Constantine…

#TheBirdcage
#sousTitres
#cinemaFrançais
#Comedy
#LGBTQ

🎬 The Birdcage (1996)

Subtitles available:
🇳🇱 Dutch
🇬🇧 English
🇫🇷 French
🇬🇷 Greek
🇮🇹 Italian
🇵🇹 Portuguese
🇪🇸 Spanish

⬇️ Download https://app.box.com/s/rq2gl4b718mjqie7450z1k3lsad71q9j

🎞 IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115685/

▶️ Watch the video here 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAWV6jbG-ow

#TheBirdcage
#Comedy
#LGBTQ
#Satire
#Family
#Humor
#Drag
#RomanticComedy

I've sent my student off to watch #TheBirdcage (I thought #Priscilla might be a bit too much too soon).

Meanwhile, I might need some help drafting this email to #OUP.

#ELT