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Encyclopedia > The Real Blonde

The Real Blonde is a 1997 movie directed and written by Tom DiCillo. It stars Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Berkley, and Marlo Thomas. The film is a satire on New York's fashion and entertainment industries. See also: 1996 in film, other events of 1997, 1998 in film, list of years in film. Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies are made. ... Matthew Modine (born March 22, 1959 in Loma Linda, California) is an American actor. ... Catherine Keener with Jake Gyllenhaal in Lovely & Amazing Catherine Cathy Keener (born March 26, 1960 in Miami, Florida) is an American actress. ... Elizabeth Berkley Elizabeth Berkley (born July 28, 1972 in Farmington Hills, Michigan) is an American television, film, and stage actress. ... Marlo Thomas (born Margaret Julia Thomas on November 21, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress. ... Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... A fashion consists of a current (constantly changing) trend, favoured for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons. ... The entertainment industry consists of a large number of sub-industries devoted to entertainment. ...


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THE REAL BLONDE movie review with photos (672 words)
He has peopled his screenplay with a half-dozen characters who go chasing after ridiculous dreams when, as Dorothy observed, their heart's desire was right there in their own back yard.
An inveterate womanizer, Bob thinks he will achieve happiness when he finally finds a woman who is a real blonde -- as opposed to the bottled kind he usually encounters.
Real Blonde refuses to progress down conventional avenues, or even explain some of its digressions.
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