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Under the Tuscan Sun

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The lesbian/bi film characters we didn't see coming.

Bad movies I love and other embarrassing confessions

With the writers strike on the verge of pushing some of my favorite shows into repeats and the holidays fast approaching, I'm relying on my security blanket to keep me warm during the cold, hopefully not-too-long, new-episode-free nights. While globalgrrl gave you her picks yesterday for desert island TV, I've got some movie picks to help soothe the pain of reruns run amok that could be our future. It's my guilty pleasure movie collection.

Entertainment Weekly's writers confessed their not-ready-for-the-Oscars list of favorites yesterday. And I've got mine today. Sure, these movies aren't award winners or, in some cases, even all that good. But every time they come on (or every time I pop the DVD in ... hey, I'm not proud), I can't help but watch.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985): I love this movie. Love it. The dancing. The hairstyles. The DayGlo. It's, like, totally awesome. I can still sing “Dancing in Heaven” from the final dance scene by heart. Plus, how can you beat seeing a young Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt and Shannen Doherty together in one film? Like I said, totally awesome. … continue reading

 
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Sandra Oh plays a lesbian in this light-hearted romantic comedy about heartbreak and healing set in Italy.

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