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A classic culotte shape, with a high waisted fit, cropped leg and a concealed buttons at the side. A pair of trousers that. A modern French fashion garment that twisted the heads of men in the 1910's. The ballroom era. Carl Alstrup's short, delicate and sexy film with Anna Müller's snappy shape.

"What about you, Bonnie? Did you get manage to get through the week without hitting your dog?" Lone Scherfig has a unique fingerspitzengefühl and an absolute pitch for the distress of life. She has composed a breathtaking tale about a collection of odd existences colliding in the New York winter. A statement about life's many adversities but where goodness always triumphs in the end. A theme that the film industry is in dire need of.

It's a must see.

"Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life." Chuck Dederich, a newborn alcoholic, gathered like-minded drunks and hookers and created his own AA named The Tender Loving Care Club. The crew played the "Game" in which anyone was allowed to say anything, true or not, to someone to cause an effect. A.k.a. Attack therapy. They survived by begging stale food from catering trucks, hookers doing tricks and donations. When Chuck turned to the junkies for a more lucrative operation began his career as a savior. Politicians, actors and sociologists wanted to play the Game too. For fun. And then came Columbia Pictures... This is not a good rehab movie. Not accurate or serious. It is pure speculation. At a time when many therapy tricksters emerged as commercial psycho projects. L. Ron Hubbard was one.

A trifle perhaps, but "Tonight's the Night" by Neal Hefti is a great tune.