MM@M: "only you, you're the only thing I'll see forever"

TV's greatest show has a love affair with the movies. So we have a love affair with TV's greatest show. This is Mad Men @ The Movies. Season 4 of the Emmy-winning series begins in 4 days.

Episode 2.7 "The Gold Violin"
It's a rare Ken Cosgrove (Aaron Staton, left) focused episode (yay!) in which art director Sal is about to get a painful closet crush. Their coworker Harry Crane has a bad case of nerves about a meeting with the eccentric boss. Sal's Ken crush kicks off early when Ken references a musical.

Harry Crane: He wants to see me and only me.
Ken Cosgrove: Isn't that from West Side Story?

West Side Story, my fav film, opened in fall 1961 and played forever becoming one of the biggest hits of all time (adjusted gross of $444 million) and winning 10 Oscars. The soundtrack spent over a year at #1 on the album charts and becoming the best selling record of the 1960s (in the U.S. at least) . It would have been number #1 still in the summer of 1962 when this particular episode takes place.

There's another song reference in this episode "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)", a tune which has its own cinematic moment, albeit infinitely less iconic. Woody Allen resurrected the oldie for Everyone Says I Love You. Skip ahead to the 2:00 mark for the silliness.



Sage advice from the movies, yes?
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Sage Advice From the Movies, Totally 80s Edition

Never say 'Never!'... at heaven's elevator door


Because... once you dare
you can't get it up
Anymore!!!

That's so true Vanity. It's so true.



This message has been brought to you by Nathaniel's adolescence, permanently warped by Prince and all of his women... Vanity chief among them. She found a place, she ♫ fiiiin'lly found a place for you and me to go | if you want to get in, ha ha | Step on the elevator, press number 7 | that's all you got to do to get yourself in heaven ♫... Argh It's happening again. This song has been stuck in my head for days. I...uh... I... swear I don't know how it got there. I swear I haven't seen a frame of The Last Dragon for years. Not one single frame, sho' nuff. I swear I never sang this song while dancing around in my parent's basement, flashing my eyes like a madwoman.
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Sometimes the Answer is Right in Front of You

Pictured from top, center: intense actress Naomi Watts and a really intuitive paper bag.

Sage Advice From the Movies, Brick & Maggie Edition

"You can be young without money but you can't be old without it."
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perhaps it's not advice per se but it's a truth (sigh)
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Sage Advice From the Movies (80s Music Edition)

If a song is catchy, people don't listen to the lyrics. They really should.
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Sage Advice From the Movies, Kate Winslet Edition

"Be Kind"

This message has been brought to you by "Random Acts of Kindness" Week 02/11-18. Do something kind. Or if you're lazy, say something kind in the comments. Spread the warmth and love.

Sage Advice From the Movies, FF Edition

Hug it Out!
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Sage Advice From The Movies, Uma Edition

"If you got it, flaunt it..."

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