Steel Magnolias: 35th Anniversary

Thirty-five years hasn’t lessened the incredible mom energy radiating off this classic play-turned-movie. Maybe I see it as the quintessential maternal flick because it was my own mom who first showed it to me and then took me to a dinner theatre performance of the play. Dinner was subpar, but the play works no matter how rubbery your chicken cutlet is. Enjoy the schmaltz in a much more classy establishment for this screening, with Paramount’s beautiful building proving a perfect time machine to 1989’s big hair and big feelings. Now let’s talk about the injustice that is Dolly Parton going Oscar-less despite stealing the screen as Truvy… – James Scott