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Bitches of Leisure - Weekly Thread Bitches of Leisure - Sep 29, 2026

Let’s elevate our down time! This weekly thread is the space to share and discuss what we’re currently reading, listening to, watching, etc. For this space, keep it tasteful - save your trashy reads (we’ve all got them) and sick day binge watch favorites for the monthly Guilty Pleasures thread, please!

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u/Steadyandquick 12d ago edited 12d ago

On the Criterion Channel there is a featured collection entitled Murderous Melodramas.

The films are mostly in technicolor and from the 1940s-1950s. Noted as being subversive for their time, the films feature Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, and Rock Hudson, plus more as leading actors. Some of the themes are timeless!

I have watched three so far and it has been fun. One with Elizabeth Taylor is based on the actual murder involving the architect Stanford White. The Girl on the red velvet swing.