When you think about it, most cinematic detectives would make bad role models, and it's no surprise to find a movie detective hitting the hooch pretty hard. But while the Jimmy Doyles of cinema turn to the bottle out of loneliness or despair or just plain toughness as a last friend thanks to a lifetime spent chasing down the bad guys, Nick Charles just drinks because he likes it. And thanks to his lovely wife Nora, they're able to hit the bottle together. And when Nick and Nora drink, they don't do it in a dark corner of a lonely office, they do it at swinging parties, the best bars in the city, the nightstand by their beds, their living room on Christmas morning... really, anywhere and everywhere, and always with a smile. Heck, Nora Charles even manages to make a hangover look charming. Needless to say, these are our kind of detectives, and THE THIN MAN is our sort of classic detective story.
Some of us had the opportunity to enjoy THE THIN MAN Mother's Day feast at the Ritz last night, but for those of us who were spending the evening with mom enjoying her own home cooked meal (we offered to take her out, but she insisted!), the Ritz is offering one more screening of THE THIN MAN, each packed with special cocktails and class. You won't be able to keep up with the Charles, but you can have a good time trying.
Tickets to tonight's show are available here.
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