Maureen Dowd

But tell me what other movies you've been watching.

Oh, I love that. Except for her wig. It makes her look like George Washington.

Oh, I love that. Except for her wig. It makes her look like George Washington.

Oh, I love that. Except for her wig. It makes her look like George Washington.

Yeah, I love Barbara Stanwyck. She's that cute. She was my dad's favorite actress. She has a sexy way about her.

Yeah, I love Barbara Stanwyck. She's that cute. She was my dad's favorite actress. She has a sexy way about her.

Yeah, I love Barbara Stanwyck. She's that cute. She was my dad's favorite actress. She has a sexy way about her.

Yeah. Because it's always...

Yeah. Because it's always...

Yeah. Because it's always...

It's a great plot. Yeah. The woman's a vixen and the guy's a sap.

It's a great plot. Yeah. The woman's a vixen and the guy's a sap.

It's a great plot. Yeah. The woman's a vixen and the guy's a sap.

You've got to watch Out of the Past. That's my favorite.

You've got to watch Out of the Past. That's my favorite.

You've got to watch Out of the Past. That's my favorite.

Yes, but it gets a little twist at the end. It's Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, our old friend, and Jane Greer. It's the perfect film noir.

Yes, but it gets a little twist at the end. It's Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, our old friend, and Jane Greer. It's the perfect film noir.

Yes, but it gets a little twist at the end. It's Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, our old friend, and Jane Greer. It's the perfect film noir.

Yeah, I based my whole... When I started in journalism, it was mostly men, and I was terrified. So I would watch film noir to see how the women kind of dominated, you know, and take tips from them. Not as a femme fatale, but as... somebody, you know, they would always come in and say something like, quite the hacienda, or they'd say something that would put the men back on their heels.