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I did not lift my skirt, It TWIRLED Up! You only remember the bad stuff don\u2019t you?\u201d\xa0 We watched \u201cPostcards from the Edge\u201d with Friend of the Pod Joshua Clement and we could use a stiff drink.\xa0 From the novel of the same name by Queen Carrie Fisher, this semi-autobiographical film tackles the drug and alcohol use of struggling actress Suzanne Vale (Meryl Streep) and her recovery via her actress mother from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Doris Mann (Shirley MacLaine).\xa0 It was never a secret that these roles are thinly veiled allusions to their real life counterparts Carrie and her larger than life mother - the incomparable Debbie Reynolds. In a ultra-meta version of life imitating art, Miss Reynolds herself is said to have lobbied for the role of Doris Mann, but was told by director Mike Nichols she wasn\u2019t \u201cright for the part.\u201d Iconic. Meryl Streep is wonderful as always as the ever-on-edge Suzanne but for our money, the stand-out here is really Shirley MacLaine. Give us the full length Doris Mann movie! This cast is so packed with heavy hitting cameos we can barely count (Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfus, Rob Reiner) but the supporting cast is pretty stellar. Annette Bening as a horny day player is super charming and Dennis Quaid as the philandering producer\u2026 I mean Dennis Quaid\u2019s abs in 1990 generate enough sexual energy to power a small nation.\xa0 If you weren\u2019t already aware of Carrie Fisher\u2019s prowess as a writer, watch this movie. The sheer amount of sarcasm and wit packed into 100 minutes is a hint of the talent hiding in a teeny space princess. \u201cWhat if you had a mother like Joan Crawford or Lana Turner? These are the options? You, Joan or Lana?\u201d

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