It has been almost a year and they’re still looking. But now that they’re looking for monsters “and the like,” I’m hoping that they’ve lowered their “monster” threshold to the point that they’ll finally accept my spine-tingling “Tale of the Menacing Potgut.”
I can only assume that they were going for, “Many colors to choose from…”
Then why are they sending it to me?
A surprising rival and an unexpected mystery force Edna Brayley to choose between two suitors.
“Beautiful and brilliant,” the hospital staff called Edna Brayley. The lovely young nurse knew how to cope with any situation at Farmington General Hospital.
But Edna’s personal life was a different story. Upset at her father’s recent death and pressured by a young and beautiful stepmother, Edna was undecided about marrying the handsome son of a Boston millionaire. And then Edna met the compelling and embittered young doctor who had just joined the staff — and found her own stepmother a sudden rival!
The drama and conflict of a small New England hospital become part of the agonizing decision facing a young nurse and the men who love her.
Just a quick note for those of you who are local. New York Doll is playing this week at the University 4 theaters. If you didn’t get a chance to see it the first time around, now’s your chance. And you’ll only pay $1.50 for the privilege. (50¢ on Tuesdays.)
Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Doll was described by one critic as possibly “the only documentary that will appeal to punks and Mormons alike.” But surely it deserves a wider audience than that.
And, whatever you do, be sure to stay until the end of the closing credits for David Johansen singing an acoustic version of “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief.” Truly one of the most surreal film moments of 2005.
Here’s the trailer…