They Talk About , a four week film fest celebrating racy pre-Code Hollywood at the Film Forum . If anything, it offers a chance to revisit Barbara Stanwyck in her best period - on the big screen, no less. Interesting, multiracial cast. It's a pip. Barbara plays the tough lady who tries to get under his kimono.
Beautiful cinematography offsets the camp.
Baby Face - Barbara literally sleeps her way to the top in an office high rise, until she falls for the big cheese, played by the dull George Brent. The story gets a little pat near the end, but earlier scenes at her childhood house of ill-repute are wonderfully grungy. Illicit - Babs and her boyfriend give unmarried cohabitation a try, causing a scandal among their uppercrust set. Boring and dated. We had lunch at The Willow House , a local hangout.