americana that doesn t exist and isn t real. and here s the thing it s basically the stepford wives. the difference is the stepford wives at the beginning of the stepford wives, you think, ok, you know, is there something off kilter? you can t quite figure what s wrong with it. in the case of this, from the beginning, it is absolutely clear that this is an artificial world, that none of this can be what it seems, that somehow, they re in a bubble or an illusion. now, florence pugh works wonders making the character of alice engage you, so that even though she s in this completely artificial environment, you believe in her character and you engage with her character. harry styles, he s fine. there ve been some sort of cruel things said about his performance. it s ok. it s staggeringly unremarkable. the problem is that you very quickly figure out there s one of a number of possible scenarios that are the solution to how this is all happening, and then when it s revealed. 0k,
i mjane hill, and taking us through this week s cinema releases as ever is mark. hi, mark. very interesting week we have. don t worry darling we have blonde, which may be a marilyn monroe biopic, or maybe not. and catherine called birdy, a mediaeval tale birdy, a mediaeval tale with a difference. oh, i thought it was a biopic, but anyway, more on that later. ok, so don t worry darling, which is a new film by olivia wilde, who made booksmart, which i loved. florence pugh and harry styles are alice and jack chambers. they live in a kind of absolutely rarefied, dreamy, late 50s, early 60s americana, you know, glistening cars, mad men suits, fabulous dresses. the wives stay at home and prepare the house and cook the meals and wait for the return of their husbands, who are out doing work which cannot be spoken of when they come back. and florence pugh s character seems to think this is idyllic and wonderful. and then, one of her friends and neighbours becomes suicidal after le
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Ainsley it is 8 00 a. M. On the east coast. It is friday, may 10th. Happy birthday to walker, my cousin. This is a serious story in tallahassee. Fox weather alert. Destruction where tornados are touching down and janice dean will bring the latest. Brian that, plus learning the president s former Attorney Michael Cohen set to testify on monday in the new york versus trump star. Will and Mccrobbeary Will B here. Ainsley drinking cabernet in the cab of your truck. It is about a breakup. Will final hour of Fox And Friends, remember, mornings are better with friends. Ainsley fox weather alert. Tornado touches down in tallahassee, florida. Janice dean has the Fox Weather F forecast. Janice people are still hunk erred down. National Weather Service not reporting and radar is not operating. People are sheltering in place. Storms are moving quickly. Tornadowarned storms, at least three, indicating strong rotation for lafayette and taylor and madison into valdusta, georgia, for this area of geor