Play It As It Lays

Last Friday, I saw the film version of Joan Didion's Play It As It Lays.
It was late, the theater seats were terribly uncomfortable, my dates were all exhausted (sorry guys) but I loved this movie.
It's a dark film (the book is even darker... but overall the film is pretty true to the book), but I enjoyed seeing bits of long gone and not -so- long- gone L.A.

The 70's clothing (the film was shot in 1972) : amazing. Tuesday Weld looked stunning. Tie-dye. Big Sunglasses. Fitted leather jackets. Caftans galore.

But the best part of the film (here we go... I know I'm gonna get crap for this) was Anthony Perkins. Yes. That's right. Norman Bates-Psycho- Anthony Perkins. The man had the best lines and performance in the film, and if I do say so myself, looked downright hot. I also say "whatever" to the hipsters who snickered at the scene where Perkins enters wearing gigantic, black, wraparound sunglasses. You wish you could pull that off.

The film is not on DVD, so if it happens to be playing in your area, I recommend trying to see it.