Isaac Watson 
I dunno, why *wouldn't* I watch The Sound of Music after watching the two Sister Act movies?
Not me thinking I see Kathy Najimy and Maggie Smith lookalikes though...
Christopher Plummer is an absolutely snack of a man. I know as a kid I crushed on a couple of the kids but as a man, well…
Friedrich 😍
Catholic guilt lobbed with precision at the dinner table?! Classique
I always liked the dancing in the Gazebo though for some reason I wasn’t into Rolfe
Uncle Max is totally a fun guncle
There is so much shade and sarcasm in this script I love it
How had I completely forgotten about the puppet show and the Lonely Goatherd?!
Watching this just makes me want a classic Julie Andrews marathon. Thoroughly Modern Millie, Victor Victoria, Mary Poppins, etc
Also I will die on this hill: My Favorite Things is NOT NOT NOT a Christmas song!! The film is set in Spring and summer. The first time they sing it is during a summer storm. Just because it mentions snowflakes and Christmas as objects of affection does not a holiday song make!!
(Die Hard, however, is absolutely a Christmas movie)
If I ever get married again I am stating now that I want a cheeky wedding march and chorus of “How do you solve a problem like a Watson”
The Sound of Music is such a lovely film. Julie Andrews is my diva. And the morals are refreshingly simple:
Don’t let your grief/trauma ruin your children’s lives.
Marry for love, not money (if at all). 16 is far too early.
Nazis=Bad. Tear up the flag. Sing of your homeland.
A lack of political affiliation is not an option, you’re either complicit in fascism or working to destroy it.
Beware of nuns, they will fuck shit up in the most innocently pious way possible if you cross them.
JTinMI@ibwatson That last one is especially important not to forget. Nuns are badass. Cross them and they will FUCK YOU UP. And then pray for your soul.
Vim Lena@JTinMI @ibwatson I learned recently that the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (who basically do nun drag for LGBTQ community service and activism) got going because they wore the habits they held onto after being in a production of The Sound of Music.
From the linked article:
“‘They got such a tremendous response that they realised that they could use this image of a hairy-chested bearded nun, with the iconoclastic sarcastic gay sense of humour, to use joy and humour and satire for gay rights,’ Sister Unity says. ‘And so they did.’”
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: Using iconicism and satire to combat violence
When a major league US baseball team recently picked a fight with a group of queer and trans 'nuns', they struck out. After announcing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence would be honoured with a community heroes award, the LA Dodgers buckled to conservative pressure from Republican politicians and some Catholic groups, revoking the award and an invitation to their Pride Night.
@ibwatson @JTinMI Yeah I wasn’t aware until like last week but it made me really happy to learn! I work at a non-profit and we’re doing an event with our local chapter so I was reading their website out of curiosity and it mentioned the origins.
Between that and stuff like Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and other organizations oriented around theater activism/fundraising, there’s some pretty cool history!
Journeys In Film@JTinMI @ibwatson Speaking of radical nuns, while you're having your nunfest, we have a hidden gem to recommend: Rebel Hearts.
If it's (most likely) not on your radar, it's a film about an order of Catholic nuns who challenged the Catholic Patriarchy in the 1960. Their story is absolutely extraordinary.
I tear up in awe at the 044 mark in the trailer. The film itself is way more powerful.
Every once in a while we have watch parties for our remote team so we can watch films together and this is a Journeys staff favorite.
If you'd like to check it out, there are links for where to watch it in our library:
Court Cantrell does not comply@ibwatson Julie Andrews is the *entire* reason my wedding dress had a train long enough for all four of my bridesmaids to hold while standing in a line. 🤩😁🤩
Ry
Robert@[email protected] I absolutely agree … on both points!
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Cromley@ibwatson @courtcan Yes! On the other hand this arrangement definitely is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJgK1FfTk3I
that's me on bass
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / My Favorite Things
@VoiceofDuum @courtcan ok ok I will allow this only because the evidence is weighted *heavily* in your favor based on my heretofor unknown niche interests:
1. Medleys are good, carol medleys are great
2. God Rest Ye… is one of my fave carols
3. Syncopation
4. I’m a sucker for a capella groups
5. Also a sucker for vocal double quartets (I was in one in high school)
6. I also sing (sang) bass
1. Medleys are good, carol medleys are great
2. God Rest Ye… is one of my fave carols
3. Syncopation
4. I’m a sucker for a capella groups
5. Also a sucker for vocal double quartets (I was in one in high school)
6. I also sing (sang) bass
AutistiCritic@ibwatson Who says that it is? I’ve never thought of it as such, even if the BBC insists on showing the film at Christmas as if it’s written in their charter. 🤔
And yep, with you on Die Hard.
@benjamincox I’ve encountered multiple holiday albums and sheet music books in my life that include it, it’s like the carol gods latched onto it because it mentions snowflakes or something.
@ibwatson Maybe it’s a cultural thing, then? 🤷🏻♂️
@benjamincox it also wouldn’t surprise me if “dumb modern Americans” heard “brown paper packages tied up with string and thought of Christmas presents and not posted parcels or shopping spoils.
Ed
Shaula Evans@ibwatson Her 1964 film The Americanization of Emily opposite James Garner (before The Rockford Files fame) is a delight, too.
I happened to see it when it was on the Criterion Channel (iirc). I'm so glad I stumbled across it.