If you've been reading this blog for awhile, then you know that I have a love-hate relationship with the circus that I can't stop talking about. On the love side, there's color, lights, and the tutus of the tightrope walkers. On the hate side, there's refuse, sad animals, and the mangy mane of the one-armed juggler. Ball pits represent a sliver of that, what with their riveting rainbow of camouflaged pee (never mind that you're more likely to find a ball pit in a Chuck E. Cheese than under the big top; Chuck E. Cheese is a circus unto itself). So I was excited to bust out these gumball-like globes (I've had them since Easter) to stage my new Circus Clown Barrette Brooch. Because they bring the fun of the pit minus the pitfalls.
Of course, these days, the scariest circus isn't the one stunk up by urine or even a two-headed clown, but the one with media in front of it. And a media circus spins all its plates and then some in the dark comedy Breaking News in Yuba County. It boasts an all-star cast including Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes, Awkwafina, Ellen Barkin, and Juliette Lewis as well as, like any entertainment worth its salted peanuts, an array of wild wigs. Janney leads as Sue Buttons, a mousy call center drone who's addicted to sensational news stories and chants affirmations at the grocery store (I am enough!). Which sounds kooky, but sticking her head into the sands of self-help and pseudo-journalism makes more sense once we learn that her husband's a jerk who forgot her birthday. It turns out that she's at the grocery store to pick up her own cake, which is misspelled. Spoiler alert: the bakery clerk won't fix it. Just when Sue thinks that things can't possibly get any worse, she follows her husband to a motel and catches him cheating. He drops dead, and Sue seizes the opportunity to snag the recognition she craves by reporting him, not dead, but missing. Soon she's the star of the biggest missing persons case on the news, much to the delight of her equally fame-hungry reporter sister (Mila Kunis). But the stunt sets off a chain of violent events that reveal that hubby was hiding more than a mistress.
Always a fan of humor with edge, I enjoyed this movie despite its sometimes gratuitous gore. Because for all its sensationalism, Breaking News in Yuba County delivers a message not so different from that of the sadly canceled (sniff sniff) Good Girls: Be nice to women or else.
Thankfully, the weirdest thing to happen at my circus is a disembodied clown head bobbing up over the big top. Because -- surprise! -- it's not a head at all, but a balloon.
Or is it? I guess that's for its future owner to say.
Talk about buyer beware.
10 comments:
I love your first outfit ❤
Oh..NO..not Good Girls!
Well...back to your stunning outfits! Love your hair in the yellow dress!
Thanks so much for your movie review too. I guess I have just let this one pass me right by. Sounds like a crazy fun movie. Well..your August is going out with a bang! And the circus broch is delightful. What a great intro about the circus too. Here's to a fantastic September! & Thanks so much for your wonderful comments. Once I got started with Rachel and Jory..I just couldn't stop.
Oh, such a fun post! Loving that skirt and top and the broch too! Some dazzling sunnies too!
WOW about the circus. Yes, sometimes, best not to go into some of those tents...or the pits.
The movie sounds like it has it all.Such a great cast! It does sound like quite an adventure.
Wow, that was just crazy with my curser popping up here and there messing up what I was trying to write to you. Oh, and a rainstorm came through, too.
Thank you so much for such wonderful inspiration. Thanks for your comments too. Well, I am hopefully not moving at warp space with Frankie..but I don't want to drag it out either. A reader who sporadically drops by my blog practically said.."who are these people?"
Of course, I feel some characters I have forgotten lately..like Roman!
Stay fabulously you!
What a fantastic post! You had me laughing in so much of this.
The movie does sound very interesting and fun! Love your reviews! You are so great at mixing floral and plaid too! Very inspiring.
And OH MY in the shoe department too. Love these!
I have almost fallen into some roleplaying, but I dunno. The character list seems more involved than I like. I mean, I know I sound mental..but I just let the character help me..what to write and usually it surprises me.
This was such a fun post. I love the pic of you near the window and all the great colorful outfits. When I was young, I used to visit my cousins in NY during Easter vacation. And that when the Barnum and Baily Circus came to NYC- me and my slightly older cousin ( I wa 10 and she was 15 would take a subway to the city and go to the circus. Your post brought back so many memories. Love it.. thanks
in this yellow dress you look absolutely stunning:)
Oh my, how beautiful you look. You are made for such colors :)
Your outfits are totally circus-fun-colored fabulous!!! That Dolls Kill drink handbag is so stunning. I love how your accessories are circus chic and the detail of the tent is perfection! The little clown head and balloons add so much color poppin' fun. The plastic color balls are the perfect touch as a backdrop; the pose of you on the pew chair is adorable! As is your red and yellow outfit. I'm also loving your big bun hairstyle with the bow accent! Lastly, it's so cool how you incorporated the dark comedy into this post with the "media circus" reference. It truly sounds like an intriguing show filled with lots of juicy surprises!!
You have such awesome purses. A cocktail glass and hot air balloon.
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